The night shift had another good night! Hopefully we will continue to chip away at the remaining modules that got rained on by the big rains. Yesterday morning we were told we had in the neighborhood of seven hundred of these culprits remaining. In the past twenty-four hours we have reduced that by slightly over a hundred. Little by little, step by step! When we do get to some cotton that was harvested "post monsoon season" we will feel like we have gossamer's wings!

Krl didn't leave yesterday due to the weather. She is planning on vacating the premise's later today! She has had calls from friends wanting to know "where" she is at! Now it appears it will be a quick trip home due to Rian's graduation at LCC Saturday. I still can't believe that the boy that hated school, that became a school teacher and coach, is now receiving his Master's in Educational Administration. I can't wait until he completes his doctorate!

Interesting blogs by Mike Cope yesterday and today. Both use divorce as the subject matter. I am very tempted to comment but so far I have abstained. It sometimes amazes me how some people become authors and experts in fields they have never experienced. (I am not directing this at Mike or any of his reader's comments). I am speaking from past experiences. I believe that until someone has lived through a divorce they have no idea what it is like. Such a roller coaster of emotion, so many things that those outside never see. I have always heard that it takes two to tango. I have used this to say that it takes two to make or to break a relationship. If only one person in a relationship is working to fix it or maintain it, that person is bailing water with a sieve. You cannot instill your will or your desire on someone who has decided they no longer have the same goals and aspirations as their spouse. I do know that after twelve years of marriage and three children I was devastated when the children's mother moved out. You begin to be filled by all sorts of self doubt. One of the major disappointments for me was how vicious members of the church became. Hungry for gossip. Trying to get an inside scoop. It took me many years to come to terms with some of these "Christian people's" behavior. Now, going on eighteen years in a good marriage (no kids from this one, but two blended families, Krl divorced after seventeen years and one child with a man "in the clergy"), I can honestly look back and say that the divorce was one of the best things that has happened in my life. I feel that if it had to happen, I was going to use it to build rather than to tear down. The children's mother and I remain friends, my wife is cordial with my children's mother. If you ask any of the pertinent players they will agree that in this instance, divorce was good. Everyone concerned has gone on to become bigger and better people. I believe that the twelve years and three kids from my first marriage were a chapter GOD put in my life for a purpose. By the way I did "ace" Carl Breechen's "Family Relations" while I attended ACU.

FATHER I thank YOU for the surprises, the disappointments, the victories, and the defeats that YOU have used to mold me! Help me to not doubt YOU or YOUR plan, help me to not be judgmental or petty. Help me to be able to share with those who suffer similar situations. FATHER the word I received for Lillie is good, I thank YOU and praise YOU for these developments. Doctors believe that rather than ovarian cancer, the cancer was limited to her Fallopian tubes! I continue to ask YOUR healing for Hag, Rene', Carol, Aimee and for Rusty and Kim's unborn child. I pray for spiritual healing, for R2D2 and all who are searching. Fill the needs of our spiritual family. YOU are good, YOU are great!