Safe, if not sound

                        

It's Monday morning and I have the day off.  I was going to sleep in, but that just didn't work out.  Happens around here a lot.  I have a doctor's appointment this morning and Rob has one this afternoon.  Kind of shoots the day off, doesn't it? 

I am so excited!  Today the BIG boss is going to get the estimate for my teeth and make a decision how much they will pay for and how much I will pay.  The estimate was less than half that of the estimate I received from the "Dental Clinic" near our house. When I went there, they took x-rays, sent in the dentist to make a diagnosis and disappeared.  Then they sent in the money manager and she told me what needed to be done, how much without insurance (which they sell) and how much with insurance.  I walked out of there stunned.  They did mention that they would help me apply for credit to do the job!  I guess they carry their own credit, which only means that I could have paid super high interest for the overpriced work they offered.  Then I went to the dentist near my work.  He is the one that pulled my tooth and now has given me that wonderful estimate.  I trust him.  He is kind and gentle and his office manager didn't offer insurance or credit options.  I can't wait to hear the news.  I want my teeth fixed so bad I nearly cry every time I think of it.

Today is Day 21 of the November Challenge.  Two more days to go before Thanksgiving.  Wow!  The time has flown by.  Last night, a former employer of our directors at the ministry in Mexico gave me a call.  He said he hadn't heard from them and was beginning to get worried.  He had tried all his ways of contact, had called family of the couple and they tried by Nextel and no contact.  They were supposed to be home from a sailing trip no later than the 12th of November.  I called our covering pastor - they had not heard anything, but would go and check when they went to Mexico for Thanksgiving.  I began to get worried and shot off an e-mail asking them what was happening.  This morning, we got a reply.  They are safe!  She had the bus ride from he** to get back home and he is still with the sailboat.  They hit high winds and had to get to the safety of a small cove until it died down.  What a nightmare for them!  We will get more details later, but I am so thankful they are safe from harm.  For today, I am grateful to God for hearing our prayer and for their safety.

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Be blessed today,