Tender Mercy!

I've really been missing my family out here in AZ this summer... It happens to me every year, I get in this rut. Mark is out knocking all day, I feel useless and alone, and get a little depressed.... Just as I thought I would die of loneliness and "pentelute depravation", the Lord sent me a sweet tender mercy! On saturday I heard Mark leave for his morning meeting, and then a few minutes later, the door opened and he came back in... maybe he left his ipad or something... I kept my eyes closed, trying to fall back asleep, (it was only 8:30, I had a few more hours of sleeping in to do!) When I heard, "WAKE UP! Lets go swimming!" It was my sister Trista... I couldn't believe it! She had flown in all the way from Idaho just to see me. It was seriously one of the best weekends of my life, we rented a cabana at the pool, layed out, drank Pina Colada's all day, ate chips and salsa, went SHOPPING.. and spent WAY too much money. and just spent quality girl time together. I am SO GRATEFUL that she came to visit me.. It was just what I needed!