June 24 – “Vaughan Hotel”

The Vaughan Hotel opened for business again last night.  Kel and Christina and their boys came over to spend the night while their house is in disarray from a construction project.  I think they are going to be here through at least part of the weekend.  And Chris will be gone at least until Saturday morning.  That means grandkid overload.  WooHoo.    Speaking of Chris, her Mom actually left the hospital for home this afternoon.  The hospice care nurse is supposed to meet them when they arrive in Bay City to deliver the oxygen making machine and help them get set up inside.  It's going to take awhile, because Chris' Dad always turns off the electricity to everything in the house except the refrigerator and freezer.  It's gonna be hot in Bay City tonight.  The surgery went off well, and the pump mechanism they installed worked fine this morning.  It drew out another 300 cc's or so of fluid.  We thought Chris and her Dad were going to have to learn how to operate the machinery, but now it sounds like hospice will send someone over every day to take care of it.  Several relatives are also lining up to take turns staying at the house to help out.    I was feeling adventurous, so I decided to go ahead with home group tonight.  We might just sing some songs and pray together, or we might actually get into the next section of our Bible Study.  I'll decide when I have time to figure out how I feel and who comes.  Right now I need a shower and a nap and probably some food, but it's already 5:00.  I don't think the nap is going to happen.   I started reading the new book about Hurricane Ike by the reporters from the Galveston newspaper.  So far it has been pretty good.  It is following the plight of several Galveston personalities through the storm and in the days following.  One of the families hunkered down in their attic here in our neighborhood, so it has been really easy to picture exactly what they were talking about.  I read some of the parts about firefighters to Chris on the way to Houston this morning.  It helped us to picture what Nathan was going through.  Maybe a little too well.  I do recommend the book, though.  But it's not as good as reading through my blog from back then.  <Shameless plug>   1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 says, "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it."   Father, thank you for showing us what faithful means.  You will do it.  Enough said.  Amen.