Well, I could NOT sleep last night. I didn't fall off until 3 a.m., and I woke up at 7 a.m. I had Bible Study at 9:15. So, I had to get the kids up.

We listened to more of Rascal during Breakfast and read a bit of Introdution to Art.

Then, I had a GLORIOUS Bible Study. Lisa couldn't come because SHE was up all night with her 6 year old who stayed home from school. Another woman called and canceled (going on a cruise). So, I had two wonderful hours talking to a 59 year old woman who moved here from California two years ago who grew up Jewish and came to Christ on Christmas Eve of 1999. The other woman was in her 60's and came to Christ as a co-ed at UCLA through Campus Crusade. I had such a great time. I asked them why they came, and they both shared all about how they came to Christ, and I am ALWAYS encouraged when I hear the unique way that God draws us. You probably didn't need to know that, but I was struck at how much I enjoyed the time. I have been mourning and missing my old study. God keeps telling me that there are great things in store.

We read through the whole book of James together, too.

After this, we went and did our Dial-A-Book deliveries. We have been delivering books to MayBelle for a year. She is 99 years old, and her son met us at the door with her old book bags and said she wouldn't be needing any new books. I looked at him, and he affirmed with a look that Maybelle is on her deathbed. I immediately burst out in tears. Her two lovely caretakers whom I have developed a relationship with over the year were behind the big son saying thank you for everything as I sat on the porch and bawled like a baby.

I wanted to say how sorry I was, but I couldn't through my choking tears.

Maybelle was such a special lady, and she read her books to the end. She had a beautiful rose garden (I love roses, passionately.), and only a couple of months ago she sat in her chair and urged her caretakers to take me to her garden so I could see that she loved roses too.

As we left, I told the boys, and Michael, who always picks the best and brightest flowers for Maybelle said, "I had a feeling that this was going to happen. She won't make it to 100!"

We sat in silence as we listened to the last chapter of Rascal that just made me cry more because it has a sad ending! I apologized to my kids, and they said, "We understand mom, and it doesn't bother us."

Then, we delivered Bible Study books to the two women who couldn't make study and went back to the library.I found a TON of videos about Colonial America.

We also went to BiMart to pick out special drinks for our Field Trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium with the Kings and Kinkades tomorrow. No math this afternoon. We are opting for a Peanuts Video about the Mayflower. I just can't handle math today.

Dinner will probably be leftover Lentil soup, and I will watch Part Two of the Sigmund Freud/C.S. Lewis "The Question of God" show on PBS. Fascinating!

We didn't have alot of "official" time, but it was a very good day.