May 25 – “She misses me”

Today we actually stayed at home all day.  Well, if you don't count the quick trip I made to get some bait.  We had a family hamburger thing, and Micah and Jachin wanted to go fishing with DadDad.  Of course, they only fished for a few minutes.  Then they played fish the cup out of the water with the net.  Over and over and over.  Chris' mom and dad even drove over from Bay City for the day.  It was pretty nice.  Except the Astros lost and we didn't even get a bite fishing.   One exciting thing happened.  Chris got a call from our contractor asking if we had been to the house today.  We didn't go because it was Memorial Day.  We figured no one would be working.  We were wrong.  The floor guys showed up in force.  They were in the process of laying the tile in the rest of the house.  Since that was happening today, the contractor said he was going to make some calls in the morning.  Plumber.  Electricians.  Air conditioning guys.  He asked us to come help out by cleaning the windows tomorrow morning.  He wants everything to be clean before he lets them sand and stain the floors.  I guess we also need to bring the light fixtures and garbage disposal and plumbing fixtures and maybe the vanity tops.  We just might get into that house in less than a month after all.   Oh, the best thing that happened to me today?  Cailyn fell asleep in my lap.  Just like she used to do when they lived with us.  She misses me.  Obviously.   Ephesians 2:4-8 says, "But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus."   Father, thank you for the hope about the house today.  Thank you more for the hope not dependent on sub-contractors.  Amen.