For J's job situation. Please give him direction. There are jobs other than in this city. We can't continue to go on like this. Give me strength and hope and faith to walk through this.

For J & S. Please heal their skin rash. It is getting bad and both of them now have this awful thing. Lead us to the right doctor to deal with this.

April 23,2010

It's quiet in the house this morning. That is not a regular occurrence around here. John and I are usually home. Sometimes the children are here before school. My phone rings twice in the morning. First Jennifer calls on her way to school. We chat about the previous evening and what her school morning will be like. Then our second phone call is from Jessica who is also on her way to work. She isn't much of a talker, usually tired from working the evening before. I LOVE that both of our girls call every morning. I feel so lucky to have them, the kind of daughters who really want to be involved in my life.

Stephen tried to organize a yard work weekend at our house for this coming weekend, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen due to the weather. It's supposed to rain Saturday and Sunday. I am so bummed. Instead we might try and remove the wallpaper from our bedroom. I would like to paint my closet, too.