A Whirlwind Weekend

This weekend was pretty crazy. It all started on Friday night when we took a trip up to Indiana. That was the night on the wild thunderstorms. We made it almost all the way to our destination while avoiding the storm, but at the last half hour we drove directly into it. That was pretty scary because it was dark and the huge thunderbolts were coming down all around us. Fortunately all of the kids were sleeping right through it. Mike and I were praying as hard as we could. We made it to Mom and Dad's house and we had a decision to make, either stay there or drive into more storm to get to Pam's house (our original destination). We stayed there. The whole point of the trip was to see my Grandma who is at my parents house. My Grandma is very, very sick. She had a kidney infection and surgery for that. Then while she was in the hospital for that she had a stroke and quit eating.

Saturday we spent the day at my parents watching nurses come in and out to take care of Grandma. My Mom and Dad and Mom's brother spend the day coaxing Grandma to eat. They finally had a doctor come in and approve an IV. Hopefully this will help her in getting the fluids she needs to flush out her system. After only one day there we started back home. We had to be home for Sunday.

We had to go to church on Sunday because Keira was to be dedicated this Sunday in the 9:30 service. A dedication is a pledge that we will as a family and church family raise our child in a Godly environment. We are given a letter and a small New Testament that the child is to open on the day that the child accepts Jesus as their personal Savior. It will let her know about this ceremony. All three of the kids have been dedicated. Then there was a big catered lunch afterward for the families and extended families.

Following the luncheon our family and Mike's parents went to a strawberry festival in a small town nearby. It was a crazy, busy weekend and we were all exhausted.