the last 48 hours...

-up most of the night with suffocating heat, power loses, barking dog, crying baby, loud-mouth chickens

-stung by a wasp at 5:30 am (instead of Sofia's cheek), had an allergic reaction and lost everything I'd eaten in the past 24 hours

-lost $110 US when the ticket we bought Don would NOT be given to him (despite matching name and ID) because the confirmation number we were given was one digit off

-lost a precious day of possible office work (had child care!) when 10 students showed up with financial questions

-Uncle Don came, wonderful and bearing gifts...bubbles and a roach-free blender

-watched DVD of Uncle Don jumping out of an airplane with Lily...twice (and she has asked for it 50 times since then)

-received hard news

-lost $4000 US worth of diesel fuel

-lost all power in billion degree weather

-unexpected guests

-cried

-moved 25 loud-mouth chickens away from our bedroom window to behind the soccer field.

-cleaned up the 13th drink spill of the day without losing it

-Lily locked herself in the bedroom and (long story) took ripping a towel in half and a screwdriver and quite a while to get her out

-found the $4000 US worth of diesel fuel.  Got power back.  Amen, amen.

-fussy heat-rash baby

-prayed with and had (a really good) supper with our missionary team in Vaudreil

-chased a million bubbles around the house

-made 16 cups of tomato sauce (yay, new blender)

-killer headache

-was reminded by different friends that 1) everything is not my responsibility, 2) I can choose peace, 3) delegate, delegate, delegate and get more help! 4) pray

-was reminded by Lily's praise CD this morning to praise Him in the morning, in the noon time, and when the sun goes down.

ahhhhhhh
sweet peace standing on the Rock of a Steady God!