October 25, 2019

This day was a little out of the ordinary in that Dad ran late today.  Poor Sandy!  They were on their way to my house when something in the road blew her tire.  They had to turn around and go back, and get his truck.  I offered to pick him up, but Sandy wanted to bring him.  We ate lunch at Chick Fil A, where we haven't been in AGES.  Had I not needed to run to Kroger, we would have stayed in, because all the rain made everything a mess.

After lunch, Jonah dropped me at the door of Kroger, and I bought the ingredients for dinner.  Since Sandy was dealing with the tire on her car, I told her I was making them dinner too, and insisted she just take it and not argue.  ;)  I was also making some for my friend Abbey, and us, and I made two cakes all at the same time.  I made broccoli cheddar soup, using my favorite recipe.  This one.  It was delicious.  Sometimes we all just need a little comfort food.  Amen?

While I did all of that, Dad sat and talked to me, and all the boys ended up coming in here as well, which was nice.  Drew made it home from school and got to tell us about his day, and that's always a treat, because he never talks to me most days (introvert probs), and it was fun hearing him excited about nursing school.  I finished all the cooking, cleaned up, and we sat in the living room for about thirty minutes before I needed to take him home so I could deliver food to my friend by five. 

All of this makes me tired.  ;)  I was drenched at the end of all that, but I got to cuddle a sweet baby boy, so it makes up for that little fact. 

I try to bless Dad and Sandy with dinner every so often.  Sandy does all the driving these days, since Dad's been declared as legally blind, and she is such an excellent wife to him.  She never complains, at least to me, and I know she would rather stay home some days, but she always considers his needs above hers.  What an excellent example of a godly wife.  There is a verse about this, that she reminds me of.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others ore important than yourselves.  Philippians 2:3 (ESV)

I gain a lot of wisdom by observing her as his wife.  She is truly a Proverbs 31 woman of God, if ever there was one. 

I know she'll never read this, but I thank God for giving her to my dad.  Her worth is far more than rubies, and the only person she loves more than my dad is Jesus. 

Love to all.