Ever notice how God doesn’t check with us before filling out His dayplanner?  Last week I wrote of the somewhat harrowing journey to Seattle through the worst snowstorm in years to get a CT angio for my cousin.  In the next two days, we had a major ICE storm as well, which knocked our power out for just over a day.  Thankfully, we have a good fireplace, a gas water heater (with no electronic ignition!), and a gas stove, so we do very well even without power.  We have huge branches from our 26 trees down all over our yard (10-20 feet long, some with a base 8-12 inches across), three that landed on the roof, one of which punched THROUGH. On the second day of that storm, with the weather abating somewhat, my cousin ended up in the ER here as her condition took a serious turn for the worse, and was transferred up to… a hospital in Seattle!  I am thankful to say the roads were bare and wet pretty much by then as the temperatures had warmed.  I have been there the last two days, coming home late last night to get one night’s sleep in my own bed and get a few things done – like updating this blog – before heading back to Seattle for two or three more days before another home visit, then back up.  This may be a long affair!  Would you believe our power just went out AGAIN 15 minutes ago?  Another tree snapping the power line.  (I came down to my mom’s to use her computer, as she hasn’t had ANY power outs.)  The effects of this storm are also far from over – and we have more wind predicted.  It feels very strange for me to be leaving my husband and daughter to deal with all the mess and insurance and everything, but there’s no way around it.  Marie needs me more!  None of us saw this coming – but God did.  He had his dayplanner all filled out.  He already had set things in motion to prepare the way.  One example is that last week or so, I did another big batch of cooking freezer meals, and even wrote out a calendar of menus for the next two months, including side dishes.  Now I don’t have to give a thought to what my dh and dd will do for feeding themselves.  I mean, I know they’d have scrounged and not starved, but now I know they’ll be eating HEALTHY meals, and my dd won’t feel the burden of figuring out just what to fix.  Cool way God fixed that up, huh?  I’m keeping my eyes peeled for those things in these days of stress and uncertainty.  I don’t know when I’ll get to update this blog again, but I hope you all are remembering, whatever you face, that God has already crossed over the Jordan ahead of you to prepare the way.  Nothing catches Him by surprise, and He’s ready for the consequences!  He is faithful and true, and He will accomplish it!!!