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if i am absent from blog-land for the next little bit, it is only because i am completely enjoying and savoring some special time with my mom and sister, who arrive tomorrow morning! i am so anticipating all of the fun we will be having...relaxing and simply being together.

as a sidenote...we have had a week full of smiles...that i will share when i find time to post again. after quite awhile feeling "blah" the past three or four days have been a huge blessing. God has provided several opportunities for fellowship and hanging out with encouraging friends (and the realization that we really had been "shut-in"--so to speak--and without much fellowship in the past few weeks)...some good rest...and simply just encouragement. He is so good to give us just what we need...just in the nick of time too. isn't it so true that He never gives us anything beyond what we can handle. amen!