got power?

56,000 homes in the west metro are out
of power from last nights storm.
much needed rain came by way of high
winds, hail,lightening and crashing thunder.
unfortunately, all at about 3:30am.

i can't sleep when storms come in the
middle of the night. once it wakes me,
i turn on the television and then i pace.
we had up to 70 mile an hour winds here in
eden prairie and i was worried about trees,
windows...i'm a woman and gary was up north
so when you pile on the fact that i was
alone...well, you get the picture.

we have skylights in both bathrooms
upstairs and i had to "go" but all i
could think of was "what if i get struck
by lightening while i'm on the toilet~
i have a big wedding today!"
well, the good Lord spared me once again!
i survived the night..or should i say
the "wee" hours! (i know, that was bad!)

so, today is my big Bella Pictures debut.
i'm very excited! it's been a long time
since i have been a 2nd shooter and i plan
to have a really terrific time with that!
(i hope the bride was able to sleep last night
the storm was even worse heading towards
ramsey county! i pray that everything is
alright and that she is not in a panic.)

hey, huge news...
i received an e-mail yesterday from areina seay
with the starkey foundation. she sent me a
list of about 9 weeks of missions trips through
the end of this year that they have planned
and she is looking for my availability.
i, of course, wrote back immediately with
nearly all of them checked with my approval.
i know that i will need to do some juggling to
make some of them happen but i am thrilled
to be apart of the team and pray that this is
what i am supposed to be doing and God wants
me there to tell the story of folks getting
the gift of hearing.

still waiting for my sister to call about "spice".
she's due to have kittens any day now and
in preparation, i went toyou tube and
searched for "kitten births" and found myself
watching for about 20 minutes!!! crazy!

make the most of your saturday!