A Get Away

First of all, our hearts ache for the Hurricane victims on our Gulf Coast. We cannot imagine the difficulties they face with starting over after having lost every thing except their lives and the clothes on their backs. May the rest of this nation rise up to help.

I desperately needed to get away and relax a bit and recharge, so Deb and I went to a Bed and Breakfast in Salado for two days. It was a blessed time for us and restful for me as we stayed out in the country and mainly just chilled - well, yes, we did an hour's worth of shopping each day in some of those quaint stores. Isn't she wonderful to enjoy looking at stuff without having to buy anything? She is one in a million.

On the providential side, the owner of the B&B is a vegetarian and was able to give Deb a lot of ideas about the diet changes we need to implement. That was a real blessing and encouragement for us. We are not going the vegetarian route, but we are cutting back quite a bit on meat consumption, she more than I. I enjoyed visiting this morning with a couple who rode in from Crocket, TX, last night on a motorcycle. I noticed a strange lookign little insignia on his cap, and I asked if it was a symbol of the F 117-A fighter (the Stealth fighter-bomber)? Sure was. Their son is in the Air Force and he works on the stealth fighters. So we had airplanes to talk about (one of my intersts). They are also believers and we had a good time at breakfast. I was much refreshed and almost ready to head back to Ft. Worth this afternoon.

Debbie continues to get stronger and feel better, although she did not sleep well last night, probably due to her second day back on the steroid. So she is a tired puppy tonight and went to sleep at 8:30!

It is good to be home.