Jim came out to the desert for three days and it was so good to see him again as well. He's gaining in strength--a little more slowly than he'd like though. Here's a picture of the two of us with Mom and Dad and also a very good friend from my high school years!
While Jim was with us, he and I picked over 100 pounds of grapefruit in about 20 minutes from trees in the backyard of a friend's home!! I brought home a suitcase full of grapefruit. Oh, they are SO good!!
Bob just phoned from Edmonton and he sounded amazingly well considering the busy weekend he's had. It's been over a year since he's had this kind of involvement and we were wondering how he would fare. Apparently the workshop went very well and everyone, particularly the lead pastor, was thrilled with what he presented. The board all gathered around Bob and prayed that God would restore his health so that he could continue to use his gifting to enrich churches and help promote board health. He was so encouraged!!! He flies home tomorrow morning and will go for dialysis in the afternoon.
Kim had her third (out of six) chemo treatment yesterday and is again finding that it makes her extremely tired for the first week. Barbie's there to help Tim with the children and friends and their church family are once again bringing a meal every day for a week.
God is GOOD!! Yesterday when I was shopping at Target, I talked to a black lady who was collecting money for a shelter for battered women in the desert. She was a sweetie and in our conversation I shared about the challenges we've faced this past year and the fact that God is good. She gave me a marvelous retort when she said, "Honey, food is good, GOD is GREAT!" I couldn't agree more!!
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