There's rarely a Saturday- especially in the fall- that is uneventful. Today was full of highs and lows.
Becca had a friend spend the night last night, so they slept in until about 10 am. When she woke up, she was burning up with a fever. After taking Becca's friend home and talking to our nurse practitioner friend, we gave Becca medicine and put her to bed. She'd been coughing some last night but I wasn't worried... until this morning. So she's spent the day fighting off a fever. She's feeling a little bit better this evening, but laying on the couch with Louie, watching Marshall University and West Virginia University play football. I'm generally not one to panic, but when I saw her so lethargic this morning, not wanting to drink anything and flushed with a fever, I got nervous. Like everyone else, I had to wonder if it could be serious. Thank goodness, it doesn't appear to be.
Hannah is spending the evening babysitting for a couple in our church. She is watching two boys- five year old and three year old brothers. They are quite a pair when they get going but Hannah can keep them under control pretty well. Also, Hannah and Garrett took the PSAT test this week. It's a precursor to the SAT. I can't believe we're already there!
Two weeks ago, our church, Pea Ridge Baptist Church, began reading through the New Testament together. The children, the youth and the adults are all reading it through together in 63 days. It's called The New Testament Challenge. I don't think I've ever read through the New Testament like this before. I can honestly say that every day, something new stands out to me. In addition to the reading, we're challenged to memorize a scripture each week. The kids are better at it than I am! If you'd like to see what we're doing or read along with us, check it out at http://www.pearidgebaptist.com/. We're all meeting in small groups once per week to discuss the reading. I'm leading a discussion group on Tuesday mornings. Louie and I go to a small group together, too.
Tonight was Huntington High School homecoming. So in the midst of watching Becca's fever, we were getting Garrett's suit ready and picking up his corsage. His girlfriend, Alyssa, goes to Huntington High. Last night, she was crowned Junior Homecoming Attendant. She actually tied with another girl, so they had two attendants. I was really happy for her- she's a sweet girl. So, we met her and her mom at Ritter Park to take some pictures. Last year at homecoming, it was warm and sunny. Tonight, it was the exact opposite. It was 45 degrees and breezy. Alyssa wore a knee length, sleeveless dress. She is so fair complected that at one point when we were taking pictures, her mom said that she thought Alyssa was starting to turn purple. So we threw the jacket over her and decided we were done. They were having dinner with some of Alyssa's good friends that Garrett knows and likes. I'm sure they'll have a great time. I had to shake my head at one point and remind myself that this is my baby boy going on a date to homecoming. Time flies.
Here are some pictures of our frigid evening at the park as they prepared to go to homecoming.
