I will praise the Lord!

  I've heard many people say, I will praise the Lord in the good times and in the bad.  Well, today, I got to feel some of that.  Finding something to be thankful for when some may have looked at the situation and turned their back on God for what they might call desertion.  I call it protection and wonder how many angels HE has assigned to just OUR family.  This month has been a loooong month for our family.  Many good things, but also some hard times.  My mom was rear-ended and Preston's car broke down in the States.  Then while my mom was having her house repaired after the flooding, they discovered that the people who built the house did a whack job on the plumbing and had actually put a nail through the water line.  When the new baseboards were about to go up, the carpenter pulled an old nail and ended up filling the room with water again.  Mom didn't sound angry about, a bit discouraged maybe, but continuing to trust that God would work it all out.  Today it was our turn. Scott left for work, but walked back in twice because he forgot his water and then his cell phone.  The 3rd time he walked in I was teasing him, "what did you forget this time?"  The look on his face told me something was wrong though. He said, "I went off the road and the car rolled."  Now, that is something you don't expect to hear that early on a Monday morning.  However the Lord showed me that it was my turn to be an encouragement.  After all, I still have my husband.  Cars don't last forever and apparently the Lord allowed it to happen for a reason. I'm just thankful that Scott was okay.  He will probably be extremely sore tomorrow( I remember that from our experience sliding off the road last year) but I hope he doesn't have to feel it too much. It's really a small price to pay when all the damage is on the vehicle though.  God is good and I can truly praise HIM in this time. 

1st damage you see, with two flat tires on the other side.

I was surprised the windshield class didn't shatter into the car.

 
   With so many blessings this month, it's expected that Satan will fight back.  The Lord answered my prayers for visitors 4 weeks in a row.  This week it was a mother and daughter.  We'd been praying for her and never met her.  A lady in the church met her and requested prayer for her cancer, but then figured she wasn't interested after several invitations.  They just showed up this week and said that they'll sit with her next week and the daughter would like to help out with the kids.  Two blessings and answers to prayer.  All 4 kids sat quiet and relatively still yesterday too. Morning AND evening service, which is a miracle in my book.  We can usually get one good service with Caleb, but it's rare to have two and Kiersten going along with the program just makes me smile:) Thank you Lord!!!
  Saturday I was able to talk to family and friends on Skype.  Something that is totally amazing to me.  Talking to people all the way across the world like they're across the room from me.  Many blessings and many more to come!  Through it all I just want to Praise the Lord!