"Thas Okay; Don't Worry."

This is Joey's new phrase. He is so precious. For example, when Baby Nick is fussing, Joey will come up to him, rub his head and say, "Thas okay; don't worry." Today, when Baby Nick knocked my plate of food off my lap, spilling it all over my jeans and the floor, Joey comes up and gives me a hug and says, "Thas okay, don't worry. I'll pick it up." And last night, when I was sent to bed early with a horrible migraine, Joey lays down beside me, puts his hand gently on the side of my face and says, "Thas okay, don't worry."

He touches my heart so frequently with his care and concern for those close to him.

He has also started saying, "Sanks" instead of 'taintoo.' (Thanks, instead of thank you.)

We picked Nick up at the airport about 1:00pm on Friday and dropped him off at work. He called about 5:00pm and said he had another 2-3 hours of work, because even though he confirmed with the office that morning that he only had two stops to do, he in fact had four. Plus, he has about 15 to do on Monday. So we didn't pick him up at work until about 7:00pm Friday night. Joey wanted me to honk the horn at Daddy when he came outside, so I strategically waited until his back was turned to lock the office door and blasted the horn at him. He, of course, jumped high, not expecting that, and Joey laughed hard and said, "Do it again!" So I honked again. Joey loved it.

The best part of my day so far was a phone call from Mom. I wasn't expecting to hear from her at all while she is sailing in the BVI's so it was extra special to get to hear her voice and tell her I love her. It's funny, I miss her even more when she's gone, even though I'm "gone" all the time.

Grandma is coming in SIX days! I am getting very excited. When Joey and I talk about her coming for a visit, he always says, "Grandma Dooley come for 'zert?" Well, I'm sure we will have dessert at some point when Grandma is here, but she is not coming just for 'zert.

I am also counting down the days until Mom and Dad come; six months from last Thursday! (I wish that count down wasn't so long, but I'll live.)

The sermon at church today was about living indebtedness, not only financially, but in unforgiveness as well. He read from Matthew 18: 21-35, the parable of the unforgiving debtor. This servant owed his master ten thousand talents, which in today's equivalent would be 2.5 billion dollars! After begging for mercy, the master released him from his debt. The servant went to another servant who owed him one hundred denarii, about 10,000 dollars. After having been forgiven a 2.5 billion dollar debt, you would think that he would be forgiving of this smaller debt, but instead, he threw the guy in prison until the debt could be paid in full. The master heard of this and turned him over to be tortured until he could pay every cent. The pastor pointed out that the master did not release the second servant as you might think that he would. And although there is nothing further said about it in the bible, Pastor said that he believes its because no one can be released except by that person who holds him in bondage. Therefore, we should not hold anyone in bondage, but rather, forgive them as Christ forgave us. For as Christ warned in Matthew 18 vs 35, "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart." By forgiving others, you too, will be released from the bondage of hurt and offense.

Praying you have a terrific day.