Routine. How sweet it is! Variety. Keeps life interesting! Flexibility. Very important and helpful!
Yes, we have them all here. Sometimes some more than others. Right now we're high on variety!

Last Thursday Darin & Nevin took Renita to San Diego to go for a visit with her boyfriends' family. Then after picking up some supplies, back to the airport they went to pick up Nelson Burkholder who was here for the weekend. Sunday evening they took him to the airport again.

For this week we look forward to having some people come to bring heaters for the rest of the rooms that are as of yet unheated. They also plan to help install the heaters.
Then on Sat. other workers plan to come to blow in insulation in the newest wing. On Saturday evening around 20-25 people from Lebec, CA plan to join us for the night and Sunday. So we need to clean out a storeroom to convert it back to a bedroom again and get ready for our helpers. We are always glad for visitors, so we want to make sure we are ready!

All these plans in mind we got up this morning to find that Regina is sick with stomachache and fever. After talking with some of the others we hear that Raquel, our main cook, is also sick! Along with this I had been up about every two hours last night with Tonia, who seems to have earache. OK! So, the boys and I got our laundry started (all 10 loads!) and arranged for responsibilities to be juggled so that we do get lunch! And, I don't think anyone was left neglected.
Darin again made a run to San Diego today to get more supplies and to bring Renita back.

The children were so happy when one of our local friends brought an area rug tonight for the living room. It is certainly much warmer and softer than the tile floor and will be nice for this winter. Some of the boys even wanted to sleep there for the night.

For all you northerners who are enjoying or not enjoying your cooler days, we had 98 degrees here today! Yes, that's quite warm! There's almost always a wind blowing and it's very dry so the laundry was dried very quickly! And no, I didn't get all 10 loads done today. Maybe tomorrow.

So yes, we do still need your prayers that we may have strength and wisdom for whatever God may have planned for tomorrow! What a wonderful God we have that we can rest in the fact that nothing will be brought to us that He has not already approved!