Traffic yuck

This has been complicating our lives now for several years... but this summer seems to be the worst for us. We never know what exit or entrance ramp is going to be closed, and it's incredibly irritating. The one thing that's NOT a problem is going to church. Before, we were traveling to West Des Moines and always on the freeway. Now we don't travel the freeway at all, but instead get to use the lovely new MLK/Fleur connection, which I love.

Our home is literally a stone's throw away from the I-235 freeway, with all its construction dust and noises. It will clearly be a wondrous thing when they finish the re-do, because when we first bought the house back in 1997, it gave us rapid access to anywhere in the entire DSM metro. It has been less convenient lately because of the construction and bridge closings, but it's still a wonderful location.

Rick has been working on the landscaping out front and we're slowly getting it in shape to sell. We've had no nibbles on anything for sale in Norwalk, but I'm not worried about it. When the time comes, God will work it all out. In the meantime, I'm making my private little wish list concerning our future home... you see, whenever there's something we need, I make a secret list of stuff I feel would be pluses. Then, like George Mueller, I keep it to myself and only let God know what it is. The last time I did this, it was when we bought our mini-van five years ago. I had privately listed several features that I hoped our new vehicle would have, but that I wouldn't be upset if it didn't work out. The van we bought had everything I wanted and we were able to pay cash for the entire thing.

I can recount several other times that God has miraculously and beautifully provided for our needs... and I can't wait until the day when I can blog about this latest one.