"I waited patiently for the LORD; 

he turned to me and heard my cry.

He lifted me out of the slimy pit, 

out of the mud and mire;

he set my feet on a rock 

and gave me a firm place to stand.

He put a new song in my mouth, 

a hymn of praise to our God.

Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;

may your love and your truth always protect me.

For troubles without number surround me;

my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.

They are more than the hairs of my head,

and my heart fails within me.

Be pleased, O LORD, to save me; 

O LORD, come quickly to help me.

Yet I am poor and needy;

may the Lord think of me.

You are my help and my deliverer;

O my God, do not delay."

- Portions of Psalm 40 - 

• knowing my brother is where he needs to be
• edible arrangements
• determination to make technology work
• connections to a rental car company
• sealing the deal on the invitations
• getting affirmative advice from my husband
• insects chirping as a back drop to mother/daughter conversation
• rain drops streaking across windows, thunder rolling in the distance