These Folks Can Use a Prayer or Two

No, not the zinnias. They are doing just fine since we brought them home and planted them in the wall garden out front to fill in, now that other flowers have faded in the heat. But some family are definitely in our prayers:

• Kay and Don have become (as of July 27) foster parents of 4 young people in their community, on rather short notice. As everyone scrambles to get ready for school, we are thinking very good thoughts and praying for a good start for Theresia, Christine, Kimberly and Christopher. The three girls are teens; Christopher is 9. Kay and Don are, well, not as young as they used to be. We admire their faith and courage, and are humbled by their generosity. Even more amazing, I'm impressed that with all of this domestic adjustment going on, Don and Kay both still check this blog almost every morning as they always do, and Kay takes time to leave comments.
  
• Elaine, wife of the Linville sibs' cousin, Joe, will have cancer surgery in Tulsa tomorrow. She has completed chemotherapy and the hope is that this surgery will remove the remaining cancer. Our prayers are for the wisdom and skill of her surgeons and medical personnel, and for a successful outcome.