On Saturday afternoon Lydia had a harp rehearsal, Mary had a birthday party, and Lucas and Kim had a gender-reveal party. Abe and I got seriously stressed out trying to coordinate everything. We dropped off Mary almost an hour late because we got lost in Vineyard, a new suburb that is soooo confusing (it has TWO Center Streets!!).
At the gender-reveal party, we had to leave before they finished batting down the piñata because we were already late picking Mary up. That was embarrassing and stressful, but I loved seeing all of our Qualtrics friends.
And we were so stressed out by it all that we didn’t take a single picture. But at least our house is not flooded. With all of the hurricanes battering the Caribbean, Texas and Florida, we should be counting our blessings instead of feeling stressed by little things that don’t matter. It’s hard to comprehend that as I sit in my sunny spot by the window, typing and gazing at Mt. Timpanogos, there are people losing everything down south. I wish I could do more than pray for them, but it’s all I can do right now.
God, please bless the people suffering through these storms. Look after their individual needs and respond to their cries for help. Please comfort them, restore their homes and cities quickly, and spare their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Jesus, who calmed the storm, please calm this storm. In Jesus’ name, amen.