TW3 or The Good The Bad and The Ugly

In the 60's there was a short lived TV series called "That Was The Week That Was" (or TW3), I loved it.  A year or so later the movie "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" was released.  Both of these titles came to mind as fitting descriptions of the past week.   (August 22-28)

The Good: 

-The first meeting of our new Home Group on Sunday evening.  New friendships are forming.

 

 

-Charlie and Sarah left for a short vacation in Hawaii, enjoying time with her brothers, sister-in-law and nieces.

-Sarah celebrated a milestone birthday.

 

 -Kevin and Shannon finalized the purchase of, and got the keys to, their new home.   It was a short-sale and will require a lot of fixing-up, but they have already begun the work.
 
 

-I got a phone call offering me a part time job, something I've been thinking and praying about for awhile, without actively pursuing. (update: the job didn't work out, but that's okay, the offer was encouraging!)

-We bought a new car!

The Bad:

-The stress and amount of time it took for Kevin and Shannon to tie up loose ends and provide down-to-the-wire paperwork for the funding for their home loan.

-Mike working 8 am - 8 pm on Monday and 5 am - 10 pm on Tuesday plus his normal schedule and responsibilities the rest of the week.  

- Charlie's car breaking down completely Tuesday evening, just hours before they were to leave for Hawaii.  (fortunately we now have an "extra" car we can loan them when they return)

- A dear friend's routine surgery that should have lasted about 2 hours stretching into 8 hours.  (Praise God she is now on the road to recovery)

The In-Between

- Good for Charlie and Sarah, not so much for Kevin, as he willing got up at 4:30 on Wednesday morning to drive them to the airport. (We love that they are there for each other!!)

The Ugly:

- Kevin and Shannon witnessing someone commit suicide at what had been, up to that point, a wonderfully relaxing summer evening enjoying an outdoor concert by one of their favorite groups.

In the end the Good outweighs the Bad; the Ugly will be hard to get over, but we are so grateful that Kevin and Shannon have had something uplifting to focus on this week and in the months ahead.

All in all we are very blessed.  God is good; and we cling to this truth.

 

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