Meet Ben

Meet Ben, the newest member of the Crosswhite family.

Ben was Chris' idea. He saw that a lady had 9 puppies she needed to find homes for and knew how much Nathan has always wanted one, so there you go. I am guessing he is maybe part cocker spaniel park lab or something bigger. He Loves Nathan, as you can see. He is really sweet. In the day we have had him, he shows good signs of being a good potty dog as well as a good retriever. He is really sweet and gentle and loves to run, jump in leaves and play with socks.

So, that is one change in our home. Another is that Chris got switched to nights. He is going in at 8pm and working until 6am. This is a temporary change until nights get caught up on some major cleaning, restocking and shelving issues. Joe thought Chris would be the best to get the job done, however, Chad, the administration manager is upset because as he says, "Chris is customer focused so he is being wasted at nights". WE will see.

And for my last set of picts, Hannah and I went on a girl date out for coffee. WE got dressed up and wore "make up" and got coffee. We went to starbucks and Hannah got a child's hot chocolate and I got a carmel machiano. WE wrote a horse story and played tic-tac-toe. Afterwards, we went to Penny's and tried on clothes. It was fun! WE had a great time.

This is Hannah's favorite. Her "mermaid" dress. She had me try on a pink shirt that the boys said looked like a ninja shirt. Who knows?

While we were on our "date" , the boys went to Bass Pro. They had a great time too.

Otherwise, all is back to some sort of normal. I thought I had some luck in a job with Home Instead senior care, which offers companion assistance to elderly people, however, after my first orientation and training, I found out that I need to be willing to work some overnights as well as be able to clear my DMV driving Oklahoma history, which is still unresolved with the Nebraska ticket thing. I had prayed for an open door or a closed one, and right now it looks like this is a shut door. So, I am praying that God opens an availablity for me and if He wants me to stay right at home, that He will make that available as well.

So, that is is from Norman. I am studying God's promises to start this new year and hope that all of you know how much He really loves you. I am beginning to discover that:-)

In His arms at all times!!

Merry belated Christmas and a happy new year!

Merry late Christmas!

It has been way too long since my last post and I was having a melt down.

The weekend away with my siblings helped. So much fun!!!

It went way too fast, though. Let me see, before that, I took Nathan to our new doctor/ physicians assistant. Pretty much, they didn't have anything else to say to us but to keep doing what we were doing, so that was helpful.

We headed up to Kansas early Friday because we knew that snow was on the way and wanted to be in Wichita before it got there. We got to Wichita about 3, due to horrible fog. We hung out at Target and then went over to the hotel. We got to be in a room and we were there only about 30 minutes before Dad arrived. WE hung out and brought in all the holiday goodies before deciding to head to Karen's baccalaurate. Because of the snow out west, we got a call from her that she wasn't going to make it. We stayed for half of it and then met her at the hotel to eat supper and head to bed.

The next morning we got up and Karen got ready for the graduation while the kids, my dad and I went downstairs to get some breakfast. While we were down there, Mary and Jon arrived. We all headed out shortly after that. The graduation was really nice. Mom and Dad had reserved a room at Ryans for a reception. Due to the weather, it was us as well as my brother,Tim and his wife, Heidi from Oregon, my sister Mary and her husband Jon, Karen, and my parents as well as some friends from Dodge who had been to Wichita the day before for a doctors appointment. It was small but really nice.

Everyone went back to the hotel for a nap after that, since Tim and Heidi didn't get in until really early that morning. Mom and Dad went to the hot tub and Jon and Mary went shopping for a refrigerator. After a failed attempt at a nap, our giggle fest with Karen went downstairs to the pool. WE hung out there for a while and then made it upstairs to eat holiday goodies and read the Bible and talk about what Christmas means to all of us. It was a really awesome time.
We also found out at that moment in time that Tim and Heidi are expecting their first baby in August. WE were all really excited. They actually posed it to everyone this way as we were getting ready to pray for supper. Tim says, "Heidi and I have an announcement to make. We saved a lot of money by switching to Geico." We all laugh and then he says, " No really, we have decided to open up our own bakery." Now, they are notorious for changing their lives about once every 3 months, so I think some of us thought they were doing a career switch until Tim patted Heidi's stomach and said, "We already have a bun in the oven.

Everyone is really excited about it. Heidi was feeling pretty sick, so we all understood the "flight sickness" carrying into the next day.

Of course, during all this, my kids get really tired from all the activity and take a nap at like 7pm. We woke them up when we were done with our Bible study at like 8:30. WE opened gifts and had a lot of fun. Nathan's hip was bothering him so he opened gifts in bed with ice on his leg. Hannah was our dramatic gift opener, with the highlight being a stuffed book from Jon and Mary and the cowgirl set from Karen. Picts below. Nathan got an HO scaled train set from my dad as well as a nascar movie.

After opening gifts, we played the game Apples to apples. It was a blast. By this time, as much as everyone wants to continue the fun, it is moving on midnight. We all head to bed, knowing the fun will end in the morning with everyone parting ways.

WE wake up, and load up cars, along with snowball fights and a prayer meeting in the lobby. It was really encouraging to be with everyone. The only sad part was that Chris wasn't there. I really wanted him to be a part of all of it. My family is such a blessing to me and they continued to surround us in prayer as we were there, adding comments and reminders I could take home with me. It helped so much!! I am so blessed.

We headed to the mall and hung out there a little before Karen had to head to Dodge for a bell concert. Tim, Heidi, and my dad were headed that direction so we all said our goodbyes. Mary and Jon were off in search of their refrigerator and Mom was headed home alone to go back to school. WE headed south as well.

Monday I met Chris' aunt Lisa and his grandma in Yukon to help shop for Christmas gifts. In their family it is a great honor to be asked to help with this notorious project. We went to many places and ended up doing a bunch at Walmart. I headed home later that evening, thankful that Chris had the day off and could pick up the kids from school. I got home around 6pm.

The next day was Chris' birthday. I let him sleep in, which was good so I could bake his birthday cake. I took him out to lunch at Teds and then we went shopping with his birthday money. He got Lost 3 with a Borders discount which was his best part. WE picked up the kids and then headed home so he could open his gifts and eat a piece of cake. Then it was off to Incredible Pizza on the north side of the city to play and eat. We got there and played a bunch of games and mini golf and then ate. WE headed home around 9pm. It was a great day.

When we got everyone to bed, we returned a message from my brother, who was wondering if he and Heidi could come down.

So, Wednesday, they came to Oklahoma, Heidi's first trip. They gave me time to clean up the house and when they arrived, Chris got home too. We all played legos, and Chris grilled hamburgers. Then we vegged and watched Frosty the snowman on CBS and Chris' new Brian Regan DVD. WE headed to bed and the following morning I took Tim and Heidi to see the kids school and Chris' lowes before they headed to OKC to see the bombing memorial. They were on their way back to Mom and Dad's after that as I was on my way to help with Hannah's class party.

It was a lot of fun having them here. Nathan said it about right, when we were on the way to school. He said, "Mom, I really like having them around. Wouldn't it be neat if they were our neighbors." I sure enjoyed the short time we had with them. I really do miss them often!

Friday it didn't slow down any. I had gotten a call that Grandma needed me to help her with a little more shopping before Tuesday. Could the kids and I help her out? We went up and the kids did great. They pushed the shopping cart while I wheeled Grandma in the wheelchair. They did awesome. In return, they got lunch and a book and a coloring book. They had a great time. While I helped her unload and put away, they played with her dog, Tagger. They actually didn't want to leave, but it was a rush to see who would get home first. Chris got off work, but with a flat tire and Noel and Lorna (Chris' parents) were due to arrive. We were last, as traffic was pretty crazy. Norman on a friday night at 5.

We did Christmas with them Saturday morning as the snow fell hard. It was nice to have them here too. We played games, put together puzzles, made a wooden Nascar and all kids of stuff. Then we braved the elements to meet with Brent and Sarah in Yukon to exchange gifts. Noel and Lorna went on up to stay with Grandma and Grandpa till Wednesday, when they would head to Tennessee to see her folks.

Sunday we went to Journey church here in Norman. it was a really neat service. Live nativity and some awesome music as well as a candlelight communion. We then decided we would see a movie so all 4 of us went to see Enchanted. Really good movie!!! Promotes marriage and thinking about who you marry before you do and believing in things you can't see. Great!!

We also made snowmen on top of Chris' truck. WE had yet to really play in the snow. Good thing, because by the time we got home from our trip to walmart, it was all gone.

We decided to open our gifts on Christmas eve since Chris had it off so that we all could enjoy mroe time together playing and such. It was really nice. The kids gave us the best gift of all. WE slept in until 9am before opening gifts. After opening gifts, we had pizza and played with all our goodies. The kids let us sleep in again Christmas day, this time until close to 10. They were so content playing on their own. Chris and I remarked that we have the most awesome kids in the whole world. WE really are becoming more and more grateful for that fact that God has gifted us special as a family. We really enjoyed our time together while Chris was off.

Thats about it. The rest of this week looks like just hanging out and getting ready to go back to school. I am looking to get a job this spring to help Chris out, so that will be on our list of things to do. Other than that, we are looking ahead to this next year, hoping that we can see more of God. I was reminded the other day when talking to Hannah that "it isn't about me. it is all about God. I will choose my attitude to be like Jesus" and a verse I read the other day is my motto for this new year. Exodus 9:13 says, "I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."

We are hoping that maybe spring break we can make a trip to Missouri and see our friends there and keep our heads to the sky. God will guide us as long as we are looking his way.

We thank you all for the prayers. WE are still taking it one day at a time, but like I said before, we recognized that last few weeks that God equipted our family special and that is something to hang onto. Hoping you all had a great holiday season and wishing you a wonderful new year!!

What else could go wrong?

That has been the phrase this past week as things have been really rough here. If you have seen national news, you know that we got slammed with ice here. I am going to try to post the picts of our back yard. We saved a baby bird in the process. his tail feathers were frozen in a block of ice. we thawed him and set him free.

But lets go back to when I last wrote. My parents came and we had a great time at the train show. it was cold, but taking my dad and nathan was like going to a chocolate shop for chocolate lovers. They had so much fun. We all did. there were 2 pink trains, so Hannah thought that was awesome. She also loved the magic show they had. Nathan loves seeing all the displays and the lego train set. he also loves shopping with papa and grandma.

Mom had a little bit of pnemonia, so i felt bad that she had to cough so much. We even celebrated my dad's birthday and watched ou beat my tigers. It was a nice weekend.

The rest of the week, Tuesday I began a volunteer opportunity at the local nursing home. I went in and played bingo with a bunch of the ladies and colored with them as well. it was a lot of fun. they are a neat group. i am looking forward to getting to know them. I decided to do that beacuse I figured at this time of year, they are as lonely as I am. I can reach out and share myself to them and accept them where they are and maybe they can do the same for me.

Wednesday Nathan came home with bruises on his face and his shin. When asking him what was going on, he said he had slipped that the playground. thought nothing of it until he was up at 4am complaining his leg hurt. I thought maybve growing pain so we sent him to school the following day with that. he complained when we got home that it still hurt, so I called the doctor we have yet to see and they said as long as he had no fever and his leg wasn't hot, he could wait until Monday for our appointment.

He was up Thursday night too with pain and friday morning was sobbing about how much it hurt. Chris and I thought maybe a pulled muscle and heated it and iced it and sent him to school again, not being able to find a reason to keep him home. when I picked him up, he collapsed into my arms crying about the pain. When we got home he fell asleep and so I thought maybe it was the combination of lack of sleep and the muscle and so I let him sleep. Saturday it was worse so we went into the ER. Upon 2 x-rays, they determined he did not have a broken bone but he had what is called hip pointer. pretty much it is a deep bruise to his hip bone at the place where it connects to his leg. Usually found in football players who get hit direct with a helmet. It can alsom come form a hard fall. they put him on some codene for the pain. Well, Sunday it began to ice here. Really bad. And nathan began to break out in a rash on his leg, so we quit giving him the codene and waited to see if the power would go out. Sunday came and went and we were good. Lots of thunder, rain, ice and sleet. Everything got covered in about 1 1/2 inches of ice. by monday the doctor called to cancel the appointment. no power to the east side of norman. more thunder and heavy rain to fall on the already burden power lines and trees. By now, nathan's leg is covered in a wierd rash and he is sobbing of the pain, so chris and i decided to give him a half dose of the codene just for pain. surely the rash will go away. then the power goes out. We try to find out where to go and my mom called Chris with a shelter to go to.

Of course, all this time Chris is at work becaues everyone needs salt and sand and generators and heaters, so we are doing all this via the phone. We go to the shelter at a local church and they feed us and put us up for a while.

By 9:30, Chris calls to say we have power back on at the house and to head home. He will be there about 11. We go back after being grateful for the kindness of strangers.

In all of this, I am going on small amounts of sleep and am just wishing we were back in st. joe, where it is home. Friday after sending nathan back to school hurting, Chris was crying about how he wondered if moving to norman wasn't the biggest mistake we had ever made. he is working all the time for the same pay. our cost of living is incredible and mostly it is utility bills. And on top of all that. with all the rain and ice, we have discovered that our roof has a huge leak in it. we have trash cans in closets and doorways and stuff catching water that is pouring into our home. the wall behind the kitchen that the back side of it is the garage, the ceiling in the garage is falling down and the wall is beginning to buckle. I am trying to keep strong, but am wondering myself what God is doing.

not much has seemed to go right. we rarely see Chris, Hannah isn't doing so well at school, the apartment is crumbling and we can't find a doctor we can trust. we had all those things going for us in st joe. we knew doug evans well and trusted him with our lives and knew that if we had an emergency he would be there. And our aparment we could count on joann to have an answering service and cell phone incase of emergency. Mrs. Kingery was the best teacher ever, there was much adult supervision at coleman recess where as here it seems to lack. I just miss missouri so much it makes me sick. and the most horrible thing is that we can't go back. we feel so stuck. we want to see God in this like we did before but with everythign crumbling around us and all, it is so hard to see Him right now.

Please be praying for us. we are really struggling right now. I am just looking towards Christmas, but am dreading the possiblity that with all that is going on with the roof and stuff that we may have to move out of our apartment and go somewhere else. I am looking forward to the coming weekend with my siblings and hope that the getaway will be good for us all. maybe it will get me to quit eating to comfort my lack of securty and maybe i can get some focus.

we love you all and hope you are warm and dry. will post again later with more updates. looking to the skies to see a savior,

Angel

Happy belated Thanksgiving and stuff!!

Hi! It has been a while and I apologize for that. I did find my cords, so we will see how our new DSL does downloading stuff.

Ok, where to I start? Since I last wrote, everyone came down with the stomach flu, I got to see Misty and her family the 15th, I got and still am getting over an eye infection, the Missouri tigers won the north big 12!!!!!, we went to Grandma Violet and Grandpa Clyde's for thanksgiving, Nathan decided to take his name back to Nathaniel, he met a new McDonald friend who actually came over to our house. I think that sums it up about. :-)

The week I left off, I went out to Tuttle to see Misty Williams. She had invited me to an Arbonne party, but when I called her, she said it was actually so she could just visit while everyone else ordered product. It was nice to see her and her daughter Dacia. I saw Josh a couple of times as he was watching the OU basketball game. She will graduate in May with a degree in deaf interpretation. Dacia already knows all the alphabet and certain phrases. It is cute to see her. She is 2 but has her daddy's legs, so she looks 4. The following weekend, Chris, and Nathaniel went down with the stomach flu. This week Hannah had it.

The week of thanksgiving, I was designated as Hannah's home room mom for her class, so I went to the kids thanksgiving parties and took pictures. Hannah has made some really close friends, which I am thankful for. She talks about Kaia, Jenny, Allison, Sarah and Brianna a lot. I think she and Kaia are "best friends" . Nathan's class they all get along well, but 2 boys have adopted him into their "friend club". Blake, now called Jeffery, and Zach. Which reminds me. In his class, there are 2 Nathans, so in order to help Mrs. Carson out, Nathan decided to be called Nathaniel, so she wouldn't have to call them, "nathan c and nathan k". Well, when he did that, there were also 2 Blakes. So, Blake E, who is one of Nathan's new friends decided to do the same. His real name is Jefferey, so now he is Jeff. It is funny. They have a good time in there and I like that for him.

AS for the eye infeciton I am fighting, I have no idea except maybe it is leftover pink eye form Nathaniel, but its been going on for a while, so we will see.

Lets see, thanksgiving week, the kids were out wednesday, but it was supposed to turn cold, so I took them to the park and to Mcdonalds for supper before we cleaned and baked all wednesday. A lady offered me a place to sit and we began to visit. Her grandson was running around with Nathaniel. His name was Braden. He and Nathaniel had so much in common and we exchanged phone numbers to see if we could get together and play sometime. Well, friday morning, they called and they were in town and wanted to know if they could come over and play. We said sure and so the boys played trains and board games and hot wheels. Hannah drew pictures and Sharon, the grandma brought over a huge brown bag full of unshelled pecans. So we talked and shelled pecans. It was nice.

As for thanksgiving the day, we worked wednesday on hannah's baked mac and cheese, nathan's apple crisp, my green bean casserole, and Chris' carmel cream cheese brownies. We took all that up to Piedmont around 10. WE helped Aunt glenda set stuff up and Hannah proceeded to stick herself up to grandpa Clyde. They looked through her pony coloring book and she showed him her my little ponies. He showed her his new project, a yearling foal named Dolly. WE ate food and visited with Codie and her little girl as well as Aunt Lisa and everyone except Lisa's family and ours left to go to other families houses. Lisa, Charlie, Jerry, Greg and us stayed with grandma and grandpa and watched the first half of the cowboy game. By then it was getting dark and so all of us headed home. In the leaving, I left my purse at Grandmas, so yesterday, I went carefully up there and spent the morning and afternoon visiting with her and helping her with a couple of projects before eating sonic and visiting some more. It was a really special visit and I think I am going to make sure to do that at least once a month since it only takes about an hour to get there.

Finally, this last weekend, we stayed up to cheer on the tigers and jayhawks in the big 12 game!!

I was cheering for both for different reasons. Both of them are underdogs, and I am a sucker for underdogs. It was an awesome game and the tigers won!!!! Now, this weekend they MU tigers will play the OU sooners. Chris has to close, so the only one here cheering for the sooners will be Nathaniel. :-)

We are slowly adjusting however, we all still really miss St. Joe. Hannah the other day started crying in front of her classroom door and said she missed Mrs. Kingery. I started crying too, because I miss everyone there too. I told her that God promises to walk with us and that He was the strength that keeps me going somedays too. It was so hard to make her go when I can totally understand. And in thinking about Christmas, and what we were going to do together as a family, it just is so foreign here. WE know that God is good and in control, so we continue to rely on his strength to keep pressing on.

Chris' job is getting easier just becasue he and Joe have come to some understandings which make them work really well together and there is a good support system still in St. joe that Chris is leaning on when it comes to situations here. Continue to pray for him, though, as his schedule due to the holidays is crazy. He closed last night and was home about 1:30. He had to be back in and in disguise for some issues at 9:30. He puts on his vest and works his normal shift to close tonight and then he closes tomorrow too.

Well, I also forgot in looking at pictures, that Nathaniel lost another tooth. He just pulled it out himself and was so proud. And we decorated the house for Christmas this last weekend. that was fun for all of us to do together. Well, am going to finish up posting picts. Included will be pictures of when mom and dad were here to help move us in. they will be here this weekend for dad's birthday and the huge train show at the fair grounds. we are looking forward to that.

going to go!! all our love!

a quick update

Hey! Just to let you know, the plumber came by Friday and come to find out a piece of the toilet itself had fallen into the pipe below the toilet. Enough "stuff" had gotten clogged around it that when that fateful flush happened, the toilet shifted and the water backed up and shot around. he completely took the toilet, however, his company did't have a replacement one at the moment. The soonest he could bring one was tuesday. so, the smell of the sewer is all our master bathroom is. We got a rug doctor so we could wash the junk out of the carpet and that helps with the smell. along with keeping the bathroom door shut.
And, that day that I wrote where Chris had to go in early. he ended up having to also stay until 2:30 the following morning helping check in 2 delivery trucks. Be praying for him. His new postition is really wearing him out. yesterday he was the manager to handle ever customer complaint, so all he did for 12 hours was hear people gripe about how they weren't satisfied for whatever reason. And he did that all on minimal sleep. I am afraid he will get sick or something just because he isn't getting enough rest and when i pack him a lunch, he usually doesn't eat it or he eats it when he gets home at 3am. on top of that he is frustrated with certain people in his life right now who have been really negative and not understanding and they are pushing him and his patience button. he really wants to enjoy the kids when he sees them and really misses being a part of our family. he said, "i was really glad when you were coming down because i would see you, but it is almost harder now to be here and see you for just a while and then have to leave and be gone away from you all for days in a row"
so, if you could pray for him, I would appreciate it. he needs it now more than ever!!
Ok, going back to bed. got up to take some allergy medicine and it has kicked in now, so I need to get some rest. We are headed to Clay and jenn's church. Chris has to be at Lowes at 9 and work till close, so we figured we would go into town and see them and maybe get some groceries and stuff. will write again later. just wanted to update you about the exploding toilet and give you the prayer request for Chris.
till next time, leaning on "the rock of my salvation".

What a week!!

Ok, I guess I should start from last Thursday. We got the kids enrolled in school. They got to explore the building while I filled out about 20 sheets of paper. Then we headed to Piedmont to see Chris' grandparents. They were going to show us Grandpa's new model airlplanes and test fly them. We had a great afternoon of visiting and laughing and then we ate supper at Fire mountain. We split ways and they went home and we came back to Norman.
Friday was Chris last day off, so we went to the library and hung out at home. Saturday Chris went back to work and the kids and I hung out here and unpacked more boxes. We met Jenn Atchley and Eli at burger king for supper and to catch up. It was a lot of fun! Sunday we went to Journey church again and then spent the afternoon watching the nascar race and went to the mall to play at their play area.
Sunday I was starting to have a hard time thinking about letting the kids go. Nathan's teacher seemed super nice and we hadn't met Hannah's. I was really nervous, scared, sad, etc.
Well, Monday came and Nathan woke up with crusty eyes. Yep, you guessed it, pink eye. That was what I suspected, so since we dont' have a doctor yet because we don't have insurance yet, we went to the urgent care. I walked Hannah to school first and then Nathan and i went. $90 later, we had eye drops. Doctor said he could go to school the next day if his eyes had cleared up.
Well, we did that tuesday, however, after looking at Nathan's load, he is definately being challenged. Grading starts here in 1st grade. In Missouri, they don't do that until 2nd. Anyways, so there will be a lot of studying. He has daily homework that I have to sign. Wednesday I was feeling sick, so after sending the kids to school, I came home and slept all day. I felt better in the afternoon, which was good, because "after school special" story time was at the library and "1st Wednesdays" at Journey. We went to both of those. Then today our landlord came by to do a "move in inspection" which pretty much consisted of us listing things that were already scuffed up or stained when we got here. That way when we move out, we dont' have to take the blame for it. Kids and I were looking forward to a fun night when out of no where, the master bathroom's toilet started spewing water from the bottom of the toilet. We called the maintenace line and they told us to shut the water off and keep a minimun use on the water till they could get to us in the morning. So, $50 later with a new shop vac, I spent this entire evening sucking up sewage out of our carpet. It had leaked into the living room, the master bedroom, the hall and of course, the master bathroom was covered in about 2 inches of filth.
So, when I title this, what a week, I am telling you, God has drug me about 30 different directions. On top of that, the district manager came into Chris store and ripped all the new zone managers a new one, saying that if the store looked that way the next time he visited, he would fire all of them. Chris stood up and said, "None of us were trained very well and haven't been here long enough to know what we are doing. You can't threaten our jobs when we haven'g even learned them yet." He said the other zone managers were like, "What are you doing? Yoiu are going to get fired today." It will be interesting to see what happens from here on out. He got called in early today and recieved a warning from the store manager for being too mouthy. He wasn't going to write him up because he liked him and wanted to give him a chance to learn. He left me a message saying, "I hate my job. I wish we had stayed in missouri". I had to remind him that we can't go back, we have to keeping stepping forward." That is hard for me, considering I have had the hardest time being behind this move. It seems like when I start to feel like I am finding my nitch, something like an exploding toilet brings me crashing back to reality. I am nothing. I am a speck of dust and my life is only but a breeze. On my own, I am nothing. The only way I can do this is if I am doing it fully and completely trusting in God and taking Him at His word. Swallowing His promises whole and making them what my life is about. As I was sucking sewage up tonight, all that crossed my mind was the song, "I will praise you in the storm." And an image of my kids singing the psalms and dancing crossed my mind. I wish I was more like them. Innocent and willing to lift up His name, even when things aren't the way I want them.
Anyways, so that is where I am. I am hoping you week was one that was more calm and full of God's peace. I am working on the pictures of the place. I haven't found my cord yet, so....
Well, until next time, trying to trust in Him with EVERYTHING!!