Praise the Lord! Our electricity came on last night right before midnight , after approximately 12 hours without it. Thankfully, we had an old-fashioned dial-up phone hanging out in the back room, and flashlights and an electric camping lantern, battery-powered laptop to watch a movie on, and a little charge left on our cell phones. And, best of all, wonderful neighbors who took our frozen and other foods into their own refrigerator/freezer. Seems like all our neighbors on our cul-de-sac, except the one directly east, had electricity. We were apparently on the edge of a major outage east of us.
But all is good now. Didn't get cold, or run out of hot water, or anything serious. God is taking care of us. Am going moment by moment here, trying to find something to eat now and then that doesn't nauseate me. Tortilla chips, home-cooked beans, tomatoes, and avocadoes has been a major success, but only at certain times of the day. Nibbling on thinly sliced apples right now. So far so good with them. Just can't do very much at once.
This is hard, but I have to say, God is Good. I feel like such a wimp sometimes, because I know many have gone through so much worse than I am going through. But my sweet friend, who's going through her own trials, responded to my text with, "I don't see a wimp in you at all! You're strong and an inspiration to me." Thank you, sweet friend, you made me smile.
There really is a lot to smile about. The skies are blue today, instead of gray with dust and high winds. (thought a tornado was blowing through here yesterday; wonder about the stories behind all the power outages). Got a little bit of moisture from the snow last night, and it is already mostly soaked into the thirsty ground. My beautiful daughter is taking excellent care of me. And my other beautiful daughter is doing God's work, and having fun, on her mission trip. Keep Steve in prayer as he is traveling this week. He needs to focus on his work right now -- I am in good hands here.
Time to go for now. Trying to keep these posts shorter rather than longer. :)
My heartfelt love and thanks to you all for your love and prayers. You know I pray for you too, and thank my God for you always.
Caroline ♥
