He always sends a little joy to lift you out of your doldrums

Been a rough weekend. Adoption papers that we thought had been sent out two weeks ago STILL aren't out and I have a really bad feeling about the whole thing. Went to church ONLY yesterday (I've never done SS well so I've pretty much given up on it) only to leave within about a half an hour because 1) my sister-in-law asked me about the paperwork, and 2) most Christian churches I know don't know the meaning of the word SILENCE and that is exactly what I needed. "Overwhelmed" is inadequate to describe how I feel with all that stuff going on around me for an hour or more, and as comical as it sounds, I had just about decided I could handle it when we went in to Communion and the pianist hit as sour a note as anyone could--not that I don't do it too--but it just blew everything. I decided then and there that I HAD to get out. So I did--quickly. And then there's the youth group fiasco that I'll probably share later...

Anyway, this morning I read my two regular blogs and one of them had news that lifted me out of the "depths of despair." Ben has some wonderful news to share. He and Ruthie have left a weird hole in our lives since they left the county--could it be?--around five years ago. "Weird" means that we hear from them sometimes and we see them a little, but it is one of those rare relationships where you almost couldn't see them enough if you saw them 24/7. And we see them maybe once a year...and we're overdue now.

Tee-hee. I made a funny. Probably a bad choice of words there...Hint, hint.