Hi Folks,
It never seams to end,
I had to leave and go to the doctor Thursday morning to get some
paperwork to "Define" and "Validate" my disability. My friend Dave picked me
up and drove me the 248 miles one way, (as I have trouble with my legs and
back driving anything more than an hour). I was in such pain on the return
trip, (about 7 in the evening with still 100+ miles to go), he insisted that
we get a hotel, (his expense), so I could rest. I called Theresa, (my wife)
and let her know what we were doing and why, she told me they had a bad
storm brewing to the north. Needless to say I didn't sleep hardly at all
last night and the rest of the trip took longer than usual due to my
discomfort. I tried several times to call but got recordings, which
concerned me very much. We finely got home early this afternoon to find the
phones had just come back up. They had had a tornado pass just to the east
of us during the night, (about 11 pm). I am so hurt right now, both
physically and mentally. We lost most of the roof on the shop and everything
inside is soaked from over 4"s of rain. We lost the roof on the storage
building, part of the roof on the house, (now we have new leaks and damaged
interior to fix), and everything is a general mess and some places still
flooded. We also lost the solar paned due to flying pieces of wood from the
shop that powers our water well. I have no job with which to make repairs
with and due to my disability I am "Un-Employable" here. I am so stove up
from everything that I can hardly move, we have nothing to spend to fix
everything and I am just to tired and worn out to think about it right now.
I feel totally beaten down and discouraged. It seams that every time we even
start to get ahead something else happens. I know the lord says he will
never give us more than we can handle, but right now I wonder at times. I
please ask for prayer for strength and mobility to fix everything that had
been destroyed and the materials to do it with.
In Christ,
Jimi
