A Good Weekend

Well, here it is Sunday night and time to start the week over. It seems like the weekend was fairly long, but again, I'm not ready for Monday.

Friday night David and I tried the new Carabbas restaurant. Zach had gone to Jackson to help with Union's tornado clean-up and Natalie did childcare for a program at church. The restaurant was good, but a little overrated. The wait was a little long, but the food tasty. I had lasagna and David ravioli. I didn't care for my salad, so David had extra!

Saturday David went to Gallatin to volunteer in tornado clean-up in Castalian Springs. He spent the day picking up debris where homes were destroyed and a woman killed. He was surely tired when he got home! Zach came in later in the afternoon and was pooped too! He spent all Friday and Saturday morning helping pack professors' offices and hauling things down three flights of stairs. He said campus was a real mess!

I spent much of the day finishing crocheting a baby afghan to give for a gift tomorrow. I was glad to finally finish it late last night!

Church today was good. Sunday School in the college department got to me, though. We had testimonies of four of our students who experienced the storm at Union. One guy was pinned under wreckage; two guys within inches of him are still in the hospital, but he's fine. He said they were under 25 feet of debris. That is so hard to imagine. But he said it changed his life. Though he was a Christian, it made him realize how it can all be gone. He said he's changed his priorities!

After the testimonies, Jason, our college minister, ended the class by playing a song by Matt Redman. We were to listen prayerfully, with our eyes closed. Well, that's when it all started to get to me...the memories all brought back fresh again and the emotions tied to it. Just has made me a little weepy today.

So today, I'm thankful that God is in control and protects us. All we have to do is ask. He is there!

Please remember our next-door neighbors, the Saleh family. Dad Mohammed is still in Philadelphia with 5-year-old Rana. She had surgery on her pancreas because of uncontrollable blood sugar. Vanderbilt treated her for a while, then sent her there. Mom Lulu is here in H'ville with the other 5 children and #7 is due in April. Neighbors are doing what we can to help as Dad is the only breadwinner in this Muslim family and had to close his business while in PA. We've tried to spread the word that this is a good mission activity, as they could lose their home from this financial setback. Rana is recovering well and should be home soon.

Later!