weekend woes

Friday morning... preparing to leave... news of a death...
on the road... an hour behind schedule...
along the way... unexpected delays... the drive three hours longer than expected...
a weekend house... whose water smells... like rotten eggs...
Saturday... dressing for the day... my back went bad...
a picnic missed...
a wedding missed...
forgot a sister's birthday...
a faith tested...

Count it all joy, my brothers,
when you meet trials of various kinds,

for you know the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

James 1:2-3

ESV

(emphasis added)