Tuesday January 24 2017  A WOW DAY!

WOW, what a day.  Here it is Tuesday morning and Marilyn and I are already in Des Moines Iowa.  After hearing the forecast this morning regarding the impending storm coming our way I thought it best to outrun the storm rather than drive in it tomorrow morning.  At 7:30 a.m. this morning I called Marilyn to see if she could be ready to leave by noon.  She said yes. 

My suitcase was still in the closet, but not for long.  I have never packed so quickly and efficiently as I did today.  My suitcase was packed, food was prepared for lunches and dinners, and the car was packed by 11:30 a.m.  I was ready to leave when our son called and we had a nice conversation and then I was out of there.  It would have never happened without Dave’s help.  He helped with the food, cleaned up the mess I left, helped load the car, and gave me lots of love and kisses.

My little Kia soul still had lots of room for Marilyn’s belongings. There was an obvious difference of how little I packed this go round in comparison to two years ago.  Quite refreshing.  And still, I probably packed more than I needed.  It’s just the “what if’s” that take up so much space.

The drive to Des Moines was a wonderful experience with Marilyn as my passenger.  We prayed, stopped at the potty place, laughed, stopped at the gas station, sang, stopped at the MacDonald’s place, reminisced, stopped at Casey’s General Store, ate, and you guessed it, stopped at another place that had a rest room.  Lots of stops, two old bladders, but we finally arrived. 

Des Moines greeted us with snowflakes the size of silver dollars.  Unbelievable to watch in the lights of the highway.  Earlier we had hail for a short period of time when the temperature dropped.  A few moments later the temperature rose and the hail immediately ended.  It wasn’t until we hit the more crowded city highways that the huge snowflakes began.  And then it started sleeting.

We only saw one car in the median of a highway but it was enough for the other drivers to slow down their speed.  My car had a difficult time stopping at a downhill light.   But we finally arrived to our destination and are safe, and mostly sound.  We had a wonderful welcome and our Airbnb host offered his assistance to unload.  We were very grateful.

Earlier at one of our potty rendezvous Marilyn did not see a step-down curb at a gas station and fell on her right side.  She hurt one finger, her ankle, and her right knee.  I made icepacks for her and she kept the injured sites iced for a while.  She still has some swelling, pain, and bruising.  I am so hoping that she will be improved by morning.  Please remember her in your prayers.

I AM SPENT

Kathleen Martens

January 24, 2017

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Wow, what a day

What more can I say?

Time is fleeting

And sleep I’m needing.

I must crash

Before I’m cashed.

Time has lent

And I am spent.

Thank You God for out safe arrival to our destination.

Thank You Lord that Marilyn did not break any bones.

Please pray for Marilyn’s speedy recovery.

GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS YOU!