Rainy Days on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...

Today is Friday - an end to the first full week of school. It rained Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, no it poured Monday, Tuesday and part of Wednesday. This makes the drop off and pick up times very trying. When I dropped off at the high school on Monday part of the parking lot was under water - meaning no parking for about 50 cars. Throw in the new licensed drivers who are so excited to be driving themselves to school and you have a recipe for disaster. Luckily, I was not involved in any disasters. This week has also been a sad on. I lost two friends who were both buried on Monday. My dear sweet neighbor Mrs. Lewis passed away last week. She was 86. I enjoyed sitting on her back patio visiting with her while she was soaking in her vitamin D for the day. She has such a great family and we have had the pleasure of spending a few 4th of July holidays together in our backyards with her son and his children and grandchildren. We will miss her. The other family is a classmate from high school. Donna was one of those girls that you wanted to be your friend. She had such a sweet personality. She was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer back in March/April. Her high school sweetheart who she has been married to for about 27 years tried to move heaven and earth to get her the best treatment in an effort to beat this disease. God had other plans for them. Donna's husband Cap was able to keep the family and friends posted through a CarePage network. Everyday I was drawn to read the updates as her family and friends all over the country were praying for them. This wonderful man of God unashamedly share his heart for the world to read. There were numerous accounts of things that happened that could not be explained other than it was a God at work. So many people were touched by the things Cap shared, all the while reminding us that they wanted God to be glorified throughout this season in their life. I know these two friends are in presence of God and I look forward to seeing them both again someday.