It's me, Charity

Here is Kim and I outside the Indianapolis Airport LATE Thursday night as we picked her up and we began our birthday celebration!! As you can tell, it was rather windy and stormy. I decided to go for the shlumpy no makeup look for my last picture as a 26 yr old.. Here's to looking hot at 27!! erm.. maybe??

So Mom and I are driving home from the airport with Kim on Thursday night and we are in the middle of a MASSIVE rainstorm. Rain was coming sideways at the truck in sheets. It was craziness. I was looking out the passengers side window and all of the sudden everything went from pitch black to BRIGHT WHITE. I screamed and threw my hands up in the air (at least thats what I'm told!!) and for a second it felt like my heart had stopped beating. When everything went white suddenly the thought flashed through my mind, Jesus is coming!!! I can't explain the excitement an dpure joy that coursed through my veins for that split second when I couldn't see. Then things went back to black, and I was suddenly very dissapointed, and sad. It made me think about how we don't often put alot of thought into Jesus coming again, or at least I don't. I am so caught up in my life on this planet and what *I* want to do. I remember praying as a teenager, that the Lord wouldn't come back ...

My Grams is out of the hospital and recovering from her surgery. She is in a good amount of pain, due to her allergies to medication she is unable to take much, so she has just been taking aleve which isn't doing alot. She has 5 pins and one very large plate in her arm/wrist.. I saw the x-ray and it was rather interesting looking!! Please pray for her on Monday, her mamo was not normal and she is having a biopsy at 9:30 am. And then talking with the surgeon later on. Since she is a cancer survivor, they are taking this very seriously.

Precious would like to say a big HELLO to all of her faithful blog readers. Even though they never comment on her cuteness and abnormally white teeth for a bovine.. I did get to go home this weekend and spend some time with my family, including my Momma, who is pictured above. I know. You couldn't tell we were related at all could you? The highlight of the trip was seeing my bro and sil who were there from Iowa... OK well really the highlight was drinking my mom's famous punch , but details:) Sadly I had a wicked migraine on Saturday so I spent pretty much the entire day in bed. That stunk. I was planning on hanging out with my SIL Liz, and looking forward to it! :( We did have a small birthday celebration on Sunday after church. The big celebration will be tomorrow and Saturday. Tomorrow is my birthday party with friends at Olive Garden and then Saturday my parents are coming to celebrate with me and Kim! YAYS! I CANNOT WAIT!!!

The countdown has began! It is now officially one week untill my 27'th birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And 6 days untill my bestie Kim flys to the frozen tundra from nice sunny FL!! PAAARRRTTTTTAAYYYYY!!!

Update- Grams is having surgery around 5:30-6pm tonight in Rensselear. I wanted to go home but can't leave work early and my Mom told me to stay here and come home tomorrow as planned. So I am stressing and freaking out about not being able to be there for her. And to tell her I love you before she goes into surgery, and to be able to comfort her after she gets out of surgery and is in pain and let her know that it all went ok. I want to be there. I NEED to be there. But my need is more of a need to control, and of course I have no control over the situation. So all I can do is pray and trust God with her and the surgery. Which is a lot easier to say then do when you really love someone..

My Grams fell outside and broke her arm or wrist. She is on the way to the e.r. Please pray for her. She turns 70 next week and we are having a big party for her this Saturday. Pray for me and my bro and sil as we all wait to find out how she is since we are not near home.