July 27th!

Well, as of yesterday my sister and I are the same age. We are just 11 1/2 months apart. So until Aug. 11 we are the same age. Isn't that neat?

Well, things are better today. We have had a problem for about a week and it has resolved today, thank the Lord for that. I wanted it resolved the day after but God has His own time.

Missie got home from camp on Sat. evening. Junior went to OH to the Bell's house and got her. She had a fabulous time but was so sore and tired! She is still playing catch-up on sleep! She met a real nice girl who was at the Bell's house as well, that also goes to Penn View. Bro. and Sis. Bell were so sweet to her. And she loved the youth camp. She said it is the best one she has ever been to!

Tonight, a young lady in our church took Missie out for the evening. They had a blast! Missie relates better to older young people than the ones her age. She found Lyndsey someone that she could talk to about her feelings, etc., and Lyndsey understood. Missie has been through much in her 15 years. But she really has grown up in the last little while. I can hardly believe it. I am so thankful that Lyndsey is taking an interest in her. It means a lot!

Preston is doing great! If we invite people early in the week to come on Sunday night to eat, it makes him worry. So last night after church he was visiting with one of his favorite couples at church. So I mentioned them coming over to eat and visit. He rode home with them and he did great the entire time and after they left. So I guess this is how we can do it; it is nice to have fellowship sometimes. It gets pretty lonely sometimes. I told someone last night that I have more friends online than anything. But being homebound a lot, it has worked out this way, and I do not like talking a lot on the phone! And I am not a good texter! Missie said I am getting better at it, though, LOL. When she was gone this last week, we texted a lot! But I still don't like it much. Anyhow, we had such a good time last night and Preston really enjoyed it.

Junior is working 40 hrs/week, not making a lot of money, but better than the weeks we had no income. Anything is better than nothing. He is just putting a lot of miles on the van working out of town. But so far he hasn't been able to find anything in this town. But maybe eventually he will.

Well, our church is in an exciting time. We put an offer in on the Wesleyan Campground here in town. The offer was accepted. We raised almost $25,000 yesterday to help with some of the costs, and we will be moving our church and school over there. There is so much opportunity for more ministries too! It is exciting!!! Our church can't grow anymore until we can have a bigger church. So now we will!

Pray for our pastor; he is having hip replacement tomorrow. We are trusting the Lord to bring him through with flying colors and a swift and easy recover. We don't want him out of commission too long! His name is Bro. Mark Mowery.

So that is the latest from the Watsons!

Update on Missie

Missie was able to sleep all night and was pain free this a.m. I praise the Lord! She took mega doses of antibiotics and people were praying for her. I wanted her to be able to stay and enjoy her week. Jared and Missie love playing jokes on each other, and he is like a normal big brother she never had. They are NOT in a relationship, just great friends. He calls her his little sis, and he is a protective, encouraging big brother to her. Missie is not one to talk to people about her feelings; but she is able to share with Jared and he is a big help to her.
Just to clarify that, because they get tired of answering the same question over and over again about their relationship. She is too young right now to have a steady boyfriend, anyhow. No way would her daddy let her date anyone right now! Missie is afraid he will never let her date for years and years, LOL. I appreciate his carefulness with our daughter. She is a precious girl and we want God's will for her life. It is too soon to know what that is yet. She has 3 more years of high school! She has to concentrate on that right now! So, the way it looks now, she will be able to stay at youth camp and have a great week. Continue to remember her in your prayers when you think about her. I am going to post a picture of her and Jared at another youth camp.

Sunday, July 19th

Well, I did a whole update and it disappeared. So I will start again.

Missie is at her 3rd and last youth camp for the summer. Jared, her new friend, invited her to go to this one, it is his home church's youth camp and his parents basically run the camp. So I took her over 1/2 way up there yesterday and Jared and his mom met me and took her the rest of the way up. They are a nice family. But the problem is, she is in pain with a tooth. Most of you will remember she had an accident a few years back where 1/2 of both of her front teeth got knocked out with a pool ball. These were her permanent teeth too. They were repaired, but a little over a year ago, she had to have a root canal on one of them. Well, the other one is getting abcessed, and she is in OH. It was acting strange before she left, and feeling funny, so I sent some antibiotics I had here and she takes tylenol arthritis anyhow for her hypermobility. The tylenol isn't helping much today, though. I hope she can get the pain under control and enjoy the camp. A lot of people are arriving, and they have begin registration today. She met a girl who goes to Penn View (as Jared does, too) and they have become friends. They went with Jared's family to their church this a.m. and to their house for dinner. Anyhow, she is in OH and hopes to be there until Sat. On Sat. Junior will go up and get her. She gets so lonely during the summer when school is out, and loves youth camp. She sold her Ipod to be able to go to this one. Please pray the antibiotics will help so she can stay.

Junior is working 40 hrs/week, but the rate of pay is lower than he has made in years, and he has to drive a little distance to work and back. I so wish he could get a job in this town with a little higher hourly wage. But we are thankful he has a job at all. Even if he worked here in Frankfort, for the same hourly wage, he wouldn't have to spend so much for gas. He is working in warehouse driving forklift, packing and shipping orders. They ship a lot of brake drums sometimes. He likes it better than the job he had working all night. We like him working days better, too!

Preston is doing about the same. He is doing well. It has been cooler here and he has been riding his bike almost every day. And he likes to sit in his swing in the evenings. He gets out once a week to the goodwill usually, and goes to church on Sunday night. He loves the church, and the people.

So that is about all I have to report this time.

It's July!

Time is swiftly passing. It is July, and soon will be August!

Missie has attended yet another youth camp. This one was the hardest on her physically of any she has ever been too! But she did have a good time. There are 2 youth camps in OH that we are praying about her attending. They are back to back at the same campground. That would be 2 weeks she would be gone. I worry that she won't get enough rest and be sick like she was at the last one here in IN that she attended. I am asking the Lord to show us His will. Her hypermobility is a tiny bit better. She was to go back to Riley's Children's Hospital tomorrow in Indy, but I didn't have a way to get her there. Junior cannot take off work for us to go, and he would need to be here with Preston as it was an early morning appt. She did have her eyes tested and she has new glasses ordered. Her eyes were a little bit worse this time again but the eye dr. thinks in the next couple of years, it will level off. I sure hope so. We are thankful she has her medicaid back!

Preston went to his new dentist today. He didn't have any cavities. He enjoyed flirting with the hygenist, LOL. People get quite a kick out of him and his antics. But I am thankful he doesn't need any dental work, as he has to be sedated for that.

Missie and I went to a nice park here in town last night and had a relaxing time. I will post some pictures. Sometimes I feel sad that we can't do a lot together as a family. That is one of the crosses we bear. I am considering looking into respite care of something like that here, through medicaid. Preston is doing so well right now. Once he got used to a person staying with him, it would be ok. His favorite place to shop is still goodwill! He is building quite a library of VHS. And he always looks for computer cd games, and that is all he looks at. He never goes through the rest of the store. But that is ok, LOL, we spend less money that way.

Junior is working through the temp. agency at the shipping place. Thank the Lord the work is holding out. It looks like the economy is slightly improving around here. I wish he worked in town here, maybe soon he can get a job here. With only one vehicle is it very hard because it is too far to take him, and have to pick him up. We use a lot of gas as it is just getting him back and forth to work.

So all in all, things are good with us! The Lord has been so faithful. I am so glad we know Him and can trust Him. Until next time, toot-a-loo!