You are not unplanned for, nor are your steps.
2 Kings 19:  25 "      'Have you not heard   that I determined it long ago?I planned from days of old   what now I bring to pass,...Have you thought lately about what the Lord is doing now has been planned out long ago?  It's reassuring to me.  John and I are in a waiting period on the Lord's next step...knowing that He has already planned our next step is nice to remember, especially when we can't figure it out.

Lunch Time!!!
.  Today, I was talking to Mark about where his dad is right now as we were reading our History lesson about Christopher Columbus coming over from Europe.  I was telling him that Daddy was in Europe right now.  Mark looked at me and said--"No, He is in Lunch!" " What??"  I said and then realization dawned on me---John was in Hungary--and Mark got that linked with LUNCH!!  Well, of course!!!  Aren't you hungary when you eat Lunch????  Gotta work on the boy's geography!!

Charts Galore!!!
Do you like charts?  I am my father's daughter---so I am a list maker and thus charts appeal to me!  I have an engineer as a spouse, father, brother ...what more would you expect???Publish PostThis isn't one of their best examples of a chart---but I can't seem to bring the charts over...so you will have to

Surviving without John---counting the days till his return
We have been surviving without John--barely---he's at a Pastor's conference---nope, we aren't Pastors, but nevertheless he is there!  He heard a message that was confirmation of where we are in our spiritual walk--waiting!   Sometimes, we need those confirmations and now is one of those times. I drove to church for the first time today---John usually drives and let me just say--I like it that way!  He is great with directions and nerves and other crazy drivers.  Really--Drivers here are very interesting.  I think the ones that probably bribed their teachers to pass the test, maybe the most interesting!  My friend Sue prayed for me before I

Hangin' on for Tomorrow!!!
So, today, we asked John's tutor to help us find out why we don't have water.  She talked to our landlord, who asked her to go ask a downstairs neighbor.  John remembered seeing the water spillage along the third floor wall, so they went there and lo and behold there was a note taped to the door handle-- you would have to take the note off- if you were going into the apartment.The note went something like this...A water pipe burst in your flat---please contact us at....---if we don't hear from you in TEN days, we will break into your flat and fix it.So, I said--well, it might not be until next week...Saturday --the water went off---John looks at me and says