Prayer

Well, the funny stories are hard to come by these days as my counterpart is working his tush off in Minnesowtah (that's how they say it up there). After shedding many, many tears at the GSP airport, I trucked to Camp Desoto for a few days of feeling useful, needed, and busy as I helped them prepare for camp. Then I trucked it back to York, SC to help my mother host a lovely wedding luncheon. If I do say so myself, it went off without a hitch and everyone shared their favorite "go to" recipe with the bride. It was so much fun!

One of the coolest things about Thomas being gone has been how supportive people have been. We are definitely in a unique situation that most people deem "glamourous," but believe me, it has many low points. We were having one of those low points on Saturday afternoon and our agent happened to call Thomas at just the right moment and spend some time in prayer with him. Apparantly his wife overheard his conversation with Thomas and decided to give ME a call and pray with me too. It was so meaningful and such an encouragement to both of us. They were in the NFL for 14 years and they "get it" when it comes to our situation and it is such a blessing that we were reminded of on Saturday.

I also had a neat time of prayer this morning with my dad and his running parter. They actually PRAY on the last mile of their run,and it was special to get to be part of that prayer time this morning. I used to run with them when I was living at home before we got married, and I forgot how difficult it is to RUN and PRAY at the same time. But despite all the huffing and puffing, it is truly an encouraging time. I have been reminded of how the Lord works in mysterious ways in order to strengthen us for what HE wants us to do!

Blow Out

I realize I haven't posted in F.O.R.E.V.E.R. We don't have the internet at our house and I haven't been near the internet long enough to post for quite some time. We are in the midst of what feels like 30 million-billion changes. Thomas leaves for Minnesota for a month tomorrow and I will begin my month of driving and flying to what feels like every corner of America. (Mom, my blog is private now so predators can't read that Thomas will be leaving me for a month. No worries!) When I look at my planner, I feel overwhelmed with all the driving and flying and sleeping in beds that are not mine, but it should be a fun filled month. We are so thankful that the owners of Camp Desoto  asked me to come work for them for part of the month that Thomas will be gone. I think Thomas is more excited about it than I am since it means I may not be bored and crying half the time he's gone. Other than the 2 weeks I'll be at Camp I'll be visiting family and flying to see Thomas in Minnesota.

One thing we're V.E.R.Y thankful for is that we had a major blowout on the interstate on the way to see Thomas' sister on Tuesday. Why are we thankful?? Because it occurred while Thomas was with me! Had this occurred while I was alone, who knows what would've happened. A. I would've driven off the road into a ditch and B. I have NO CLUE how to change a flat tire. And this was no standard flat tire my friends....it was a MAJOR BLOWOUT. Add to that the fact that:
1. We were on a hill which meant
      A. cars were flying over the hill and couldn't see    
      us until they were practically in our trunk
     B. the truck would roll forward every time Thomas tried to get it on the jack.
2. We were also in a construction zone therefore the left lane was marked off therefore cars couldn't move away from us.

Needless to say, I was a basket case. Especially when Thomas asked me to HOLD the truck in place. I immediately informed him that I would most definitely let go if the truck began to roll forward. Eventually we moved into the marked off left lane which ended up working to our advantage. My amazing husband was able to successfully change the tire and we went on our merry way. I am still thanking the Lord that I didn't have to deal with this situation alone.

Other than our major blow out, we have no new news. We will have no certainty about Thomas' future with the Vikings until the end of August/beginning of September. Until then, we covet your prayers as we remain in transition period for the next 3 months.