August 2010

It is day 20 of this challenge and it is this month, which is still August. It was a very emotionally draining month on top of it already being a spring/summer like that. It started out with myself and 5 other sisters and my mom in New Orleans with our sister Pat as she buried her husband Gary. They were married 37 years and had a wonderful marriage. He was just a really good, decent guy. The picture is from a family reunion we had in 2007. It is Pat, Gary and their son Colin




In that trip though my sisters, mom and I went to the French Quarter a couple of times and that was so much fun. My mom got to enjoy time with 6 of her grown daughters that she would never had a chance to do if Gary had not died. He was chuckling from heaven knowing the great time we were having and how wonderful it was for mom to have this experience.







































I then spent a week in Phoenix. Stayed with my sister Eileen then my brother Greg and my last four nights with Melissa. Her and I had great fun. She took those days off of work and we stayed up most nights all night long, went to a movie, went to a birthday party on Saturday and had a great time there. I saw my best friends Angela and Ann while in AZ. I was so happy to see them. It was hard leaving but I was ready to come home.











However it was also just a down month for me. In June we moved to Idaho from San Diego. So I left a job I liked, a place I loved living, farther away from my family especially my daughters, my dad died over Memorial Weekend, trying to find a job, and Gary dying end of July. I sank into depression but the praise is this time I did not go way down like I have in the past. I got out of bed in the mornings, took my dogs for long walks, worked out, did my school work, blogged, worked somewhat on my writings. And here is another praise I am out that depressed state. So my August is ending with me in a better frame of mind and looking forward to what is ahead. Knowing God has brought me to this place and He will provide a job and friendships. I have joined a Community Bible Study to start in Sept and with that I will be in a small core group so that is exciting. I still miss being near family and miss living in San Diego. I especially miss my daughters so very much. However I know that God has brought me to this place so I am looking ahead and looking up.