Sunday, July 17, 2011

Catch up

Hello!

We've just spent a few days with Steph in her new little apartment. It's a lovely little one bedroom with polished floors in a beautiful old restored home. She loves it, has a lot more space than her previous one, which probably means she will make a lot more mess!

Our first day was spent helping Steph unpack and get her new apartment sorted. I've no idea how all her "stuff" fitted into her previous, much smaller unit. And then we had some nice girl time, getting hair done, catching up with friends for lunch and doing some shopping.

Thursday Steph's car was booked in to have a sensor replaced which was causing her engine to cut unexpectedly (not good in city traffic!). So Kym and took her car to the repairer and I took ours to go pick him up. Steph had mentioned that her car was starting to sound "like a aeroplane taking off" and after driving it Kym thought it was more like a jumbo jet. So after having the sensor fitted we rang our mechanic at home and he recommended someone to take the car to in Adelaide. We are so thankful that this was a specialist in Steph's problem (differential) and he was able to fit the car in right away (making a special allowance for us because we wanted to get it fixed for Steph before we went home). He thought it would take until late Friday. We were planning to go home Friday morning so extending that to Friday afternoon was ok. Ended up taking until Saturday morning to be finished but we were just thankful to have it done. Cost a fortune but the fact that we went to someone who specialised in the problem and was able to take care of it right away is definately evidence of the Lord going before us!

So Kym and I ended up going to visit Steph at work, and having her wait on us, always fun! It was lovely for me to see her at work, obviously enjoying herself. Finding a job is wonderful, but finding one she enjoys is an added bonus. Thankyou Lord!

As for the boyfriend, we never laid eyes on him. He didn't come visit Steph while we were there because he overheard a conversation Kym had with Steph where Kym told her he didn't think she should continue with the relationship. I feel a little bad that his feelings have been hurt but it doesn't change the fact that we don't think he is good for her.

Today is a day of washing and resting ready for the working week which I'm pretty sure I'm not going to enjoy. There are issues to be addressed at work and not sure how to go about that yet.

3 valued opinions!:

Leah Adams said...

So glad you got to have some time with Staphanie. Continuing to pray!!

Joanie said...

Blessings upon the week ahead! Thankful for your time with Stephanie... You're doing well in the midst of of it all, Mum! Praying for God's wisdom regarding "the boyfriend". May He open her eyes to see.

Anonymous said...

So pleased you had lots of quality time with Steph and seeing her at work would really help you picture her in her new city life!!
Amazing how God always comes through in His timing too..a neat reminder of how we are a mere jigsaw piece in the Lords world and He works it together for His good and glory..
Be thankful for new mercies each and every day and remember to give our kids back to Him to look after each step of the way!
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Lynette