What a bright, clean clear golden day! Everything is freshly washed from the rains of yesterday, colors are crisp and sharp. What a cycle!

Krl and I have some stuff to do today, but not a whole lot. Mainly the yard and a few other regular weekend chores. I am trying to compromise on when to do the lawn. It needs to dry out from yesterday's rain but I don't want to wait until the sun is blazing down. I am trying to exercise self control.

Krl continues to complain of a bad, bad headache. I think she may have a concussion from her fall earlier in the week. Last night I woke up and she was in the living room so I went to check on her. She was saying her head was burning like it was on fire.

I am pleased with the week I have just completed. It was productive, even though it was a long short week. Lots of other projects waiting in the wings. We are getting ready for some contract renewals and have been asked to price some expanded work for our core customer. One particular item of interest is their desire to "day rent" our fleet. They want to pay a fixed price with some performance incentives that would add revenue to the set rate. It is an interesting concept. Of course the thing I begin looking at is how this would benefit them. No worker's comp or equivalent, no matching social security, no unemployment premium, no equipment maintenance, no worker benefit package. We would be a temp agency! I guess we will play "The Price is Right". Show me the money!

Our company owner and office manager are going to San Antonio in the next couple of weeks for a round of negotiations with our core carrier over other expanded issues. Talk about weird. The customer representative is in Fort Worth, we are in the Abilene area and we got an e-mail wanting to agree on a date so the rep could fly to San Antonio to meet with our owner! Sounds like someone is trying to preserve and protect their expense account! So, when is 154 greater than 282? When someone else will pay your bill to go the long way!

FATHER, I pray for a blessed weekend. I pray for those near and dear who are in need of YOUR gifts of healing. I pray for those hurting and needing YOUR comfort and angels. I pray for those of us struggling to follow YOU. I pray for our spiritual family and for our leaders. I pray for the efforts to expand YOUR kingdom. Wonderful is my REDEEMER, praise HIS name!