I started this sabbatical doing something I have never done before, PLAN!! I am a planner and a serious planner, so I have vowed to plan as little as possible over the next month. I did have to plan a hotel for the past weekend, we visited LegoLand and Sea World Aquarium, along with Build-A-Bear. It rained the entire weekend, but didn’t stop us. Monday was suppose to start my service project at Meals on Wheels and to my surprise they did not need in to fill-in help, so I hung my head and drove back home. When have they not needed help? So I thought I would just have a relaxing Monday, that quickly changed when Ms. Val (dear friend) called and asked that I go sit with a lady alone at the ER until she could get a room. Ms. Val was in Atlanta and couldn’t be there for her friend, so I went at 4:30pm and sat with Ann until her room was ready at 9:30pm. During these very long hours Ann & I talked, she wanted to know about me. As the hours went on she asked where my husband was, I told her out of town working in far west Texas. She asked how I was able to let him do that and at first I couldn’t figure out what she was talking about. I was confused and thought her medication was causing her not to think clearly, but she wanted to know how I trusted him being away from 4 days. I was speechless, mainly because I had no answer. I had never even thought about that, as I told her she was in awe that I trusted him 100% and wanted to know how to get that. I explained that it is not something you get, this had been in our relationship from the first date 20 years ago, I had never doubted his loyalty and that went both ways. She started crying and said that she has never had that feeling in any of her relationships. So while I was sitting in a hospital I was blessed by Ann for reminding me that I have a great marriage and a wonderful husband that works very hard for his family. When I got to the parking lot I made sure to send him a message about how much I appreciate him. My husband said that God didn’t want to use me at Meals on Wheels because he had to make sure I was ready to sit with Ann. The rest of the week was spent running errands, appointments and serving as a Meals on Wheels fill-in driver. As a fill-in driver you never know which rout you’ll be assigned until you get there. This took me to some areas of the town that I have never been to and it also served to open my eyes to the elderly in our area that need help. While I could only deliver their meals I made sure they were also greeted with a smile and kind words to make them smile. I did have a run-in with a chihuahua, but we both survived! The kids have really enjoyed this week as I have not been setting my alarm clock, so I sleep as much as I need and then start our day. Most afternoons have been spent on the patio relaxing. Please pray for Ann she will be having major back surgery on June 16th, she also feels that God has left her.