Happy Memorial Day!!!

First a thank you to ALL those who have served and are serving our country so that we may experience Freedom! It is a blessing to be an American. Thank you to those men and women.
Secondly, we had a stormy day here in Bama! But between the rain and storms, we managed to get in some outdoor fun. At lunch we played outside at a neighbors. Parker had an accident. He fell on the slick garage floor and hit the concrete- FACE FIRST! Parker cried, no screamed longer than any other time he has gotten hurt. I was not sure if he had really hurt himself or he was just mad. After the crying drama, I noticed that his tooth had been knocked back. He got a ugly scrape to his chin, hand and foot and a swollen busted lip! It is cute, though, to see him with that pouty lip! Tonite his tooth is turning grey- not good- think I need to call the dentist tomorrow.
And then when it rains... it pours... but God is teaching me to trust Him. I had a bad attitude in tithing yesterday. Money has been tight and several unexpected financial matters have arisen lately and so I needed to keep that money and not give it to God. I thought if I could just keep this we would be a little ahead. But with out bitter attitude I wrote the check and put it in the basket. It bothered me all nite. Then today I went and started my car and it made a terrible noise and then antifreeze went pouring out underneath the car. It would not crank. After Todd worked on it this afternoon to find the problem- the water pump broke in half. Now I do not know much about cars, but when he found out what happened he was shocked. The water pump is made of a hard metal that I think if you threw against the brick wall it would not crack. And it was only 6 months old. Todd was puzzled. But I know that it is God saying to me- Trust me... I'll take care of all your needs. I struggle with this daily and he brings me back to Him daily. Thank goodness. So- I am trusting that God will provide, because we do not have the money right now to fix it. This is the place that he likes to bring me to- total dependence on Him. And I need to depend on Him- completely. I am stranded at home... but that allowed me to get alot of projects done at the house today that needed to be done, but I am normally too busy. God has a plan... I must listen and follow His will for me.
To end this fun day- Pap, Mum, Jen, and Keith B came to cookout. Pap grilled out the best pork chops and Mum and Jen made all the fixin's!! I made dessert, Remember orange dreamsicles? It was a spin on a classic that I loved from childhood. It was delicious! We took a walk after dinner and then sat outside and talked! Thanks for the fun and tasty time! Happy Memorial Day!!