Day 173(A) - Because I have SO much to talk about!

So my mother was diagnosed with cancer, I used every last penny I had to buy a plane ticket out to see her, then my work laptop went kablooey and I had to purchase a new one, and then last night my middle daughter dropped and broke our home netbook -- which is the computer our eldest daughter uses to complete her high school homework assignments and reports -- and then our downstairs toilet overflowed all over the bathroom floor and into the kitchen...AND our roof is leaking.

Lord...it's always something, isn't it? It's funny that during the times when everything is going right, I am always looking over my shoulder or peeking around corners for the next catastrophe to hit.

Thankfully, my catastrophes are not the same as Job's catastrophes from the Old Testament. I'll take my struggles over his any day of the week.

So today, I ask that the Lord would guide us and keep us, that our central heat would continue to chug along and pump heat into our home (it's negative 20 degrees outside), that our vehicles would continue to run so we can get to work, and that our refrigerator and cupboards would still have food to feed my hungry family.

Job 31:4, "Does He not see my ways and count my every step?"

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Okay, the next post -- Part B -- will be discussing Day 2 of The Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren.