"Hotter than the 4th of July"

Saturday, July 1, 2017 was a wet one, and I'm not talking about weather. It was a beautiful day and everyone wanted WATER.
Sunday, July 2nd was sunny and hot too. We went to church, had lunch at the American Diner and hit the road right after. During our travels, we seen some people on kayaks taking advantage of a beautiful day. We visited daddy for a bit and watched the fireworks at Bondecroft.
We had several units to clean and dry on Monday, July 3rd. We watched fireworks Monday night at the Catfish farm with the Paramore's. Treasure came along with Brooke to watch too.

My July 4, 2017 started off productive. I got the kitchen cleaned and the bathrooms cleaned before heading to Mildreds for a cook-out.  We hung out at her house most of the day while the little kids swam and chased each other around the yard.

At nighfall, we all met up at Steven's Street to tailgate and watch the Cookeville fireworks. 

We hung around the house on Wednesday, July 5th until time for church. We got some pretty heavy rainfall and thunder storms too.  

We had a severe flash flood that took someones life at Cummins Falls.

Cummins Falls usually looks like this

But the rain fell so fast and so heavy today that it turned into this in minutes and swept people away in the current.

How terrifying that must have been. 

Thank the Lord, my family was home watching it from the windows.

We had a fellowship meal that night and then went to Sonic for ice cream after church.

Thursday, July 6th was awesome. It was the Summer Lights Tour Concert at Ascend. The weather was calling for horrible storms that night, but yet again, God showed his merciful powers and held back the rain. There were some severe thunderstorms that hit all around the Nashville area, but all we seen were a few sprinkles. I'm telling you, when you start paying attention, you will see God's hand in EVERYTHING.

I took a nice little drive to Hickman on Friday. I was alone, had the radio up and the windows down. Sometimes, it feels so good to take a drive and clear your head.
Kevin called Friday night and talked for over an hour. He is so glad to be home. I bet he can't wait to sleep in his own bed.
Saturday, July 8, 2017 was another full scheduled day. (Thank you God). We also took time to visit Mary for a while.