Cough, cough. Sniffle, sniffle. It is good to be home. Oh there is no place like home, to be sick. Actually I feel a little better. Sinus headache. Wow.

Even though we feel poorly we have things to do this morning. We are on the way out the door to Mackie D's to pick up pre-boxed breakfast and then to get Kat and go to school for grandparents breakfast day.

My day was busy yesterday. I attended the lunch for the men of our Sunday school class. It is always interesting to meet with people out of the surroundings in which you normally interact. Five of us showed up. Not tremendous numbers, but it is a start. We just ate, talked and Kurt closed with a prayer.

I came back to the house to finish the dreaded 940. All of the numbers have been safely tucked away in the company laptop for quite some time. It should have been easy, just transfer them onto the form, seal and mail. Usually when I am doing tax deposits I will make it a point to err to the side of excess instead of not enough. Try as I might the tax form kept on coming out with a sizeable amount still due. Not good. Krl finally told me to take a break. I sat down and drank a diet coke and decided to change to the 940EZ form. When the break was over, I went back to work with the short form and low and behold when I completed it there was a balance to be refunded or left on account for future use. I was relieved, but I grabbed the long form and went back to work. Why in the world would one show one thing and the other show the opposite? Finally I finished up and compared the tallies and they matched. Yea! The IRS bonus credit available had gotten me to the bonus round of preparation time. I promise to slow down and take my time. Thankfully I had made multiple copies of the blank forms.

FATHER, I ask YOUR blessing on this day. I ask for a blessed breakfast with Kat, for a productive day as we prepare for our Christmas celebration, for safe travel for those traveling to spend time together. I pray for YOUR healing for those in need. I pray for the hearts and spirits of us who need to know YOUR presence. Please bless our spiritual family and its leaders.
YOUR kingdom come.