motorcycle incident

Hey girls!
We had a really nice weekend – got a lot done around the house and got lots of rest. Our first small group went really well. We had 9 of us there all together. This week I’ll be working on some really cute seat cushions for the floor, sort of like really large pillows, but with memory foam! We don’t have seating for many more than 9 people…
So last night we decided we would go to the “Week of Prayer” at the church office. This week marks our one year anniversary of the church beginning so they’re opening up the building all week for people to come and pray about specific goals for the next ministry year. I had the grand idea that we could take the motorcycle over since gas is so expensive. So off we went across the river... The bike died on us as we were in the middle of the bridge! We started slowing down. Then it kicked in again. We figured all was ok. Until… we passed the first exit in Iowa and it died again. This time it didn’t restart. So we have just crossed the busiest bridge in the QCA, passed the first exit, and found ourselves pushing the motorcycle up hill. About ¼ mile up the road is an entrance to the interstate that we figure we can enter from the wrong way as it’s not too terribly busy. So that’s what we did. By this time, I had called Jaren and she was on her way to rescue us. Chris decided he’d try the bike again, so on a downward slope, he was able to get the bike started again. Then we rode the wrong way on a one-way about ½ mile to get to a gas station. The Lord was watching out for us! In the end, Chris rode the bike back home and we followed him in Jaren’s car. I was very thankful I had changed from dress pants into jeans for this little adventure.
Oh, and apparently the water main near our house broke on Friday. We were on a boil order all weekend. We didn’t know this until Tuesday morning when the radio announcer said the boil order had been lifted. If I die from a strange illness, this is why.
Love you all!