Hot HOt hOt

When I look back over this week, I picture myself driving around in the heat of the day with no AC, but enough rosy cheeks and sweaty pits lol. We are having unusually hot weather considering it is not even summer yet! With the humidity it easily gets into the 90's now. I haven't been up to much, just getting in a few work hours every day doing this and that. The Honey Do Service came to my boss's house to give an estimate for a bunch of projects, from plumbing for a clawfoot tub to a kitchen backsplash to a new roof! This lawyer is associated with nursing home abuse cases, and it is truly heartbreaking to hear about the helpless victims who are being taken advantage of. A high school friend organized a girls summer bible study, which began yesterday. It's an interesting mix of girls that I don't normally hang out with, but I think it will be good. We will be studying the Beth Moore study called "Breaking Free." Beth Moore is quite the firecracker if I may say. In my free time I'm starting my second sewing project of the summer, another dress. I made a dress for a wedding a few weeks ago, and had I known how frustrating the construction was going to be I probably would not have gone through with it (I only had four days to complete it). I have a lot to learn but I think sewing is a hobby that I can see myself being dedicated to, which is refreshing. Now I've found a really beautiful green linen that I just have to make something with! In my other spare time I'm reading two books, "From Beirut to Jerusalem," about the history relation between Israel and Lebanon and the horrific tragedies I didn't know about, and "Come Be My Light," which is a compilation of personal writings of Mother Teresa. Both have been very thought-provoking, especially considering the prospects of war in the Middle East. I am just realizing how much we need to be on our knees praying for God's people--apparently there is a lot of fear in Israel because of threats from Iran and all that's going on. Of course I'm still struggling to have a prayer life. I love you girls:)