Until All Have Heard

Since our apartment in Orlando provided quite a bit of furniture, when we moved to Texas, we needed to get a master bed, a toddler bed, and seating for two living areas.    My parents generously provided the beds for us, and we planned to buy living room furniture with the money we earned from our garage sale.    I really wanted a couch at IKEA, and our hope was to earn enough to buy that couch and some used pieces from craigslist.    However, our garage sale cash totaled only enough to buy the IKEA couch and nothing else.    A little down-hearted, we resolved to look for all our furniture at bargain places.    After being stood-up from some Craig’s List folks, we decided to shop some Estate Sales one weekend when the girls were at my parents’ house.  The third sale we happened upon that morning turned out to be the home of  Dr. David McKinley , the associate teaching pastor at our church!    We had never met him...

After eating peanut butter and other nuts with no prior complications, our little one went to the E.R. after eating a spoonful of  cashews .  I didn't even think about it as I put them on her plate.  She wanted to eat squash for lunch (we were at my parents' house, and my mom makes some great fresh fried squash).  I thought, "she needs some protein too", so I grabbed a few cashews from the canister on the counter before Karl and I rushed out the door to go sign the papers for the offer on our house.  When we were reaching our destination, my dad called my cell, and explained that her eyes were suddenly swelling and itching.  After we talked for a few minutes about what to do next, they loaded up her (and the baby too) and went to the hospital in Azle, which is about a 20 minute drive away.  I talked with them along their car ride, and her condition was not worsening, so we decided that we would sign the papers and leave immediately to join th...