Another Snowy day

Do we live in West Michigan, or what. This has been a winter of many snow days and cold temperatures! We woke up and got ready for church today and found that church was cancelled just before we headed out the door (this is rare for Wellspring) We were actually quite sad since we were really looking forward to the service this morning. Always, better safe than sorry. The roads are very treacherous today. We enjoyed the company of friends from church we called this morning who had drove all the way to church from G.R. who came by to hang out with us before braving the roads home.
Last night, we had dinner with a family (Stelma's) who we would have never met had Eric and Dave not both been diagnosed with ALS this past year. It's not the circumstance we would have chosen to meet by, however, God brings people into our lives through many circumstances and not always just by chance. We praise God for the way he brings people into our lives for good. Another instance is while we were in Florida, our timeshare update was done by a man whose wife does hair and nails where we deciced to have our pedicures and Zach's hair cut at her salon. We had a good talk with both of them. Just a week ago, we got a call from a man named Roger in Orlando who got our number from Tammy (salon owner) because he was recently diagnosed with ALS. We don't have all of the answers to this disease, but we know the One who does and who makes life worth living.... Jesus Christ! We could not make it without his love.
Last night, Eric and I decided to use our sauna while Maddie was upstairs watching TV. We came upstairs to find that she decided she needed a haircut. She just had taken her shower and her hair must have been in her eyes so she cut it and now has bangs! She cried when I asked her why she did it. Her hair was in the trash can. I told her that she was beautiful and when she thought she needed a haircut again, we would make a trip to the salon together! This was a first for our family... I know many of you have had this happen in your homes and I remember my sister playing "beauty shop" with me when we were kids. She was blessed with her daddie's hair so it is hard to tell, it just kind of blends in.
About our sauna, Eric has been using the sauna at the Born Clinic since October for a fee and we have been researching since then on the benefits of saunas. We ordered a far infrared sauna from www.sunlightsaunas.com and it shipped just before our vacation. Thank you to our friends Mitch and Greg for bringing it downstairs and putting it together and to Steve for hooking up the 110 electric so we could start using it. The benefits are dry heat that detoxifies your body as well as many other benefits. I didn't think I would like it, but we use it almost every day so it will pay off in the long run not having to drive so far to use it. It is so hard to know what will help Eric deter or slow the progression of this disease, but anything that makes him feel better is worth trying weighing the costs involved. We pray daily for a cure for this disease and answers to the unknowns that make this disease such a mystery to the medical field. Please pray for a cure with us or for God to intervene and divine healing that only He can bring.
Tomorrow, weather permitting, we are going to East Lansing to look at a dog we found on petfinder.com for possible adoption. We have been contemplating getting a dog since this summer after Eric's diagnosis. Eric and the kids would love to have a puppy, but I don't think I could handle the work involved with a puppy right now. I have not met a puppy that I wouldn't take home in a heartbeat, so this has been a difficult decision for us. Please pray that we will make the right decision on our new "family member".
Blessings to you all!
Lori and Eric