twice bitten
Last night as I got into bed, I felt something bite me. I smacked at my back under my shoulder and thought I killed whatever it was that bit me, assuming it was a mosquito. We get those in our house sometimes. But then it felt like I got bit again... in the same spot. I figured it was just the first bite being irritated... but when I went to scratch at it I squished something big... definitely not a mosquito! I think it was a spider. My husband said the bites were swelling up fast so I put peppermint oil on me and he put hydrocortizone cream on me. I think the swelling stopped at that stage. But today they have been itching and buring, and my left arm has started to hurt as well, down to my wrist. Maybe the two are unrelated. It's the same arm that I got the infection from the dog bite in back in January and could still be residual effects from that too. But it sure isn't fun to get attacked by spiders in my own room.

Other than that, had a pretty good day. I got a new mouse for my computer today. My old one was running off to the left all the time, making it hard to draw the models I've been working on. This one is cordless, and I like it so far.

I also had a wonderful experience this afternoon. We were driving down the highway toward home from shopping, and suddenly my husband slammed on the brakes. Half frightened I asked, "What happened?!" And he said, "I want to go back and look at that". My husband never wants to go back and look at anything so I knew this had to be good!! I was very interestd now, and half expecting to see a motorcycle or a Datsun-Z for sale or something. He turned around on the highway and drove back about a half a mile. And there on the side of the road, with two large orange-spray-painted signs saying *FREE* were three boxes of used picture frames! All shapes and sizes of picture frames. I didn't ask twice. I jumped out and loaded them into the truck. Getting frames for my drawings has been very much the most intimidating and expensive part of trying to use my art. And here God provided 3 boxes of frames for me. Not very many large ones, but perhaps I can start drawing some small pictures too. :) Miracles do still happen, just people don't know how to recognise them anymore. Yet small miracles are every bit as amazing.

"Thank you God, for providing for us and for directing our paths in the direction You would have us to go. And thank you for continually reminding us that You are here, and real, and alive, and helping us. Amen."

-Sparkling