The Greenup Family

My son Rab got mini-m&m’s for dessert after dinner today, and I started sneaking some, playfully. By the third time, however,he had caught on, and he put his hand in the way. His mom had been watching, though, and took this opportunity to strike, and scored.

Next, I pretended to go after another one, hoping to again provide a distraction, but he was on to us now, and blocked her too.

We had an insanely huge beam along part of the north wall of the house, and dragging it in was quite an experience. 2300 lbs, 35′ x 8.75″ x 28″

Things had been a little rough there for a while, but God really came through this week.

• Michele’s pre-term labor subsided, and she was able to come off of near total bedrest
• Work actually started on the framing of the house
• My project at work had been going in a really bad way, but suddenly, the whole thing was thrown in the trash, and we were sent back to square one. In this case, that wasn’t so bad.
• Grandma Bee’s surgery on her possible cancer went smoothly, and she started on a quick road to recovery
• Greer started sleeping through the night. (not coming into our room at 3:00)
• The whole family is moderately healthy; which lately seems rare
• A severe problem we thought we were having with one of our subcontractors turned out to be a small miscommunication
• We learned that our next addition looks like a boy

Overall, it was so good that it actually worried me a little, wondering if I was being set up… But I remembered that God REALLY LOVES me, and wants to give me Good things, and not all of those are nasty life lessons about growing my character.

Most, maybe, because that’s what He cares about most, but not all.