Tuesday, January 17

Where has the month of January gone? We have been in Bend, Oregon for most of this month with 2-3 performances scheduled every day. Today, at last I had my break, my much longed for "day off" – Luciana was sick in the night, and I volunteered to stay home with her, and in the process get some work done on my computer. I spent most of the morning working while Luciana slept, then helped her start a movie this afternoon, then took a nap myself for an hour. And now... well, I'm ready to go back. She still has some stomach pain, but hasn't vomited since 4:30 this morning, and she kept down all the food she ate today. Pray for her health. I'm afraid that if the pain in her abdomen doesn't go away we may be taking her in for appendicitis. It's weird, she's not vomiting, she doesn't have a fever, and she's not tired, but her stomach hurts as much now as it did this morning when she got up... and much less than when she was writhing in pain on the floor trying to fend off the vomit. Any doctors out there know a possible prognosis?

We are currently in Prineville, a town of 9,000 in the western foothills of the Cascades. They've predicted 11 inches of snow tonight, and a major storm in the mountain passes – which is exactly where we are heading Thursday on our way to Portland. We'll be in Portland for a week beginning Thursday night, then head down to southern Oregon, and we'll be in Northern California before the month is out. The way time flies around here that's not much time at all.

I'm greatly looking forward to the day we reach the heat of Southern California and I can shed my winter clothes until the year is through. The kids are looking forward to reaching warmer weather, as well.

Tomorrow morning we perform in a school at 9:45am and at our host church at 6:45pm, leaving the afternoon free... I hope we can finally start school! Everything's crazy around here, and much more involved than I ever could have imagined. But I love it all, and I love the crazy leaders and choir kids that I am blessed to spend my days with. Three months ago I was bored beyond belief and looking for a change, a way to get involved. Well, I've found it. I may never get any work done, but I love every minute of it!!