the last few days....

first, i give props to all you moms out there. especially you single moms...and extra points to the single moms with children AND pets!! yep...mama, now i can empathize with you a little more for taking care of Gus and all the other dogs--but please keep doing it :)!

okay, yesterday and today have been really fun for me. i've had a lot of time to hang out with Rita, the lady who helps us around the house. She is so awesome. She has been a Believer for 3 years now. 2 days ago she was telling me a story. she said that her neck and head were hurting sooo bad and she was listening to a radio show where people were calling in and asking for prayer. and she thought...i can pray, i can talk to God myself--i don't need to call a show. so she put her hands on the back of her head and prayed that God would take the terrible pain away. when she opened her eyes the pain had eased up and the next day there was no pain! i just love her faith. i told her so too. i told her that faith like that would win her family to Christ. and as a matter of fact one of her daughters recieved Christ just last week.

Rita and I have been cooking together, eating together and going to town. below is a picture of her teaching me how to make limon marange pie--mmm.


mama, u will be proud. i've been cooking alot. (or fixing things alot) i made chicken pasta Sunday, chicken salad Monday, No Bake Cookies today, and Sweet Tea yesterday---okay, like i said...i've been "fixing" things..not really cooking. but Jacob likes all the goodies.

the next picture is of a tarantula that was in our guest room. Rita found it the day after our guests left that room---ooops...sorry guys! we have to watch for them at the beginning of rainy season.




Speaking of rainy season..i think it has begun. the following is a very short video of the rain this afternoon. you can be the judge of whether or not the season has started. all i know is that the rain has brought some really refreshing breezes. i hope the video doesn't make you sea sick--i moved the camera kinda fast because --well i don't know why!




i love ya'll!!!