Thursday and heading home

So, here we are at Thursday again. The week has fairly flown. I guess that's the way of it, when you're busy, and we are.

Tuesday wasn't the best day. My poor brother could barely communicate at all. His speech problems were the worst we've seen so far. Yesterday we learned that he had a pretty siginificant seizure in the middle of the night on Monday night. I'm no doctor, but I'm guessing the seizure is probably connected to the increased problems with his speech the next day. The odd thing is, Tuesday he was able to walk without any limp and didn't scuff along with his right foot, as he sometimes does when his foot is super numb.

We dashed to town Tuesday afternoon to do some major grocery shopping in anticipation of being gone for ten days. Our hope is that they will be pretty well stocked up so that trips to store can be kept at a minimum while we're home for ten days.

Today was fun for us, but a little tiring for our brother. We met in Napa for lunch with a couple of our cousins who live in Sacramento. We have seen them only one other time, very briefly, in the past 20 years or more. These cousins are two of 5 siblings, the children of our Daddy's youngest sister. We had a great time reminiscing about old times and have decided it would be great to have a cousins reunion. We want to make it happen fairly soon while our brother is still able to enjoy our time together. Although, he says he is afraid he won't enjoy it very much, since he already has a difficult time participating in a conversation.

Tomorrow morning bright and early my sis and I will get in her car and head north to be at home with our hubbies until Monday, the 29th. Please pray for our safe journey as we travel there and back. We also pray for a double portion of God's presence to be here with our Mom and brother while we are away.

Thank you all for your love and prayers.

MY TEXT FOR TODAY: Isaiah 40:11-17 (LB)
"He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will carry the lambs in his arms and gently lead the ewes with young. Who else has held the oceans in his hands and measured off the heavens with his ruler? Who else knows the weight of all the earth and weighs the mountains and the hills?

"Who can advise the Spirit of the Lord or be his teacher, or give him counsel? Has he ever needed anyone's advice? DId he need instruction as to what is right and best? No, for all the peoples of the world are nothing in comparison with him--they are but a drop in the bucket, dust on the scales."

Here it is again from The Message Bible:
"Like a shepherd, he will care for his flock, gathering the lambs in his arms, hugging them as he carries them, leading the nursing ewes to good pasture

"Who has scooped up the ocean in his two hands, or measured the sky between thumb and little finger? Who has put all the earth's dirt in one of his baskets, weighed each mountain and hill? Who could ever have told God what to do or taught him his business? What expert would he have gone to for advice, what school would he attend to learn justice?

"What god do you suppose might have taught him what he knows, showed him how things work? Why, the nations are but a drop in the bucket, a mere smudge on a window. Watch him sweep up the islands like so much dust on the floor!"

Our God is VERY good and VERY big - Big enough to create and control the universe, yet small enough to live in my heart. I know I can trust in Him!

j.