Senior Supper

Yesterday afternoon, early evening was our October senior supper. It was held out at Richard's and Marilyn's log cabin. We had a really good time and good food. Marilyn roasted two turkeys. We had everything to go with it. It was actually a harvest dinner.

This is a picture of Duane and Lena...friends, that's all.

Marge , Tim, and Dee. Tim and Dee are party crashers! That's okay...we love them anyway. Actually Tim turns 50 soon so then they'll be legal! Marilyn had asked Dee to help her cook, serve, etc.

Emmie and Marilyn.

Larry, son of Richard and Marilyn, another party crasher!

Muriel, Jim, and Val (wife of Duane). Everyone was so happy to see Muriel and Jim. Jim is 95 and seldom goes out any more. Wilma talked them into coming and brought them in her car.

Duane and Lena in a deep subject!

Mary and Judy. Mary made the stuffing for the turkey. It was very good stuffing!

Joan, Helen, and Fran. Fran is Joan's mother-in-law.

Richard and Bob in a deep conversation.

The front and back of the log cabin. Actually it's two log cabins taken apart and moved here and put together to make one cabin. Newly weds, Barb and Tim!

Lord, thank you for the very good time and for the good food we ate. Good friends are such a blessing.

Dog Sitting & Rose Sitting!

I'm dog sitting again with Plaid. Here he is sleeping on my rose sofa pillow! Who does he think he is? I'm also rose sitting! These beautiful roses were sent to Jessica after she passed her state exam or boards (I think she called them). Any way she's now a Registered Nurse! Her parents sent these beautiful roses to her and rather than leave them to die they brought them over to me! I'm sure they won't last til they get back home. I dropped a couple of pennies in this morning. I don't know why but pennies perk up cut flowers! My sister gave that hint to me and it works! Here's another picture of Plaid on my pillow! He seems to love it. He has good taste! Heavenly Father, help me as I take care of Plaid this week that all will go well. He's such a sweet little dog.

There They Go!

Haleigh, Jessica, Tyler, and Rob ready to go. The car is packed FULL. To see what all they're doing and taking with them to Haiti, log on to this blog: http://www.halosmedicalmission.blogspot.com/ It's very exciting! They are in the air as I write this! Please keep them in your prayers.

Lord, thank You for this family. Thank You for their tender hearts. Thank you for this privelege for them to go to Haiti as a family. Please watch over them. Keep them safe as they travel. Help the medical team to accomplish much. Bless Rob, Jessica, Tyler, and Haleigh as they meet with Elmise and Armon.

Birds

Oh, I'm so excited! Jerry and I just saw some Eastern Bluebirds in our yard! My guess is they are going south. We had some camping in our flowering crab tree last spring on their way north. I even got this picture of one then! You can see there is still snow on the ground! I think I posted this picture last spring.

Heavenly Father, I praise You because You are the Creator! Thank You for giving Jerry and me a glimpse of Your creativity and Your Creation.

Good morning

Yesterday I picked up pine cones in our yard for kindling. I kept wishing Maddie was here to help me. She would have helped, I know. She'll be two years old soon. This picture of her was taken last June when they were here to visit. If I was a crafty person I would probably make something creative with the pinecones but I'm not. They need to be picked up though so Jerry can run the mower/leaf picker upper. Just look how thick the leaves are!

Jerry and I both got up at 6:00 AM this morning! No reason, we just both woke up so we got up. I wish that would happened back when he was working and we had kids in school, etc.

Jerry and I are reading another book together. We just started it yesterday so we've only read the introduction, but it was so interesting I can hardly wait to read the first chapter this morning. The book is Ten Fingers For God by Dorothy Clark Wilson. Again, it's an old book. It's been on my book shelf for years, I've read it before, and I remember it being a very good book. I picked it out because it's the life story of Dr. Paul Brand. He wrote the last book we read with Philip Yancey: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. We've been told we should read The Shack, and we will but I have to buy it first.

Lord, thank You for this day. Please continue giving Jerry strength. Thank You for touching him.

Wordless Wednesday

Robby

This picture was given to me last Sunday by our friends, Dave and Naomi. This is Robby, we call him Rob today. The date on the back says '83 which means he was probably nine years old. It looks like he has a CYC sweat shirt on. CYC was our church's equivalent of scouts. It looks like he has a wrist watch on. I don't know if he was helping put chairs away or if he was hindering!

Lord, thank You for Robby...thank You for Rob. Please be with them this week as the family is getting ready to go to Haiti. This is a big important time in their lives.

Jerry & Kelby

This picture of Jerry and our good friend, Kelby, was taken last summer when we were camping. We had gone to the horse camp, where Sydney had been, to watch the Showdeo! Penn snapped this picture and Joan just gave it to me on Sunday. It's a good picture, I think. Thanks, Penn and Joan!
Lord, thank You for friends, for good times, for good memories, and for You!

A New Day

The sun is shining brightly. In the night, Jerry says it rained...I didn't hear it. Temps are going to fall today. The leaves are falling like crazy! The back yard looked so good yesterday after Jerry mowed and picked up the leaves...this morning the back yard is completely covered with leaves! Jerry is going on some errands this morning! He's feeling better and stronger, but still moves slowly.

Last night on PBS I watched An American Experience. They are doing a series on Presidents. Last night was the story of Richard Nixon. I learned a lot... things I didn't know before. Then one of my favorite movies came on, on a different channel, and I actually turned it off! An Affair to Remember. It was late and I was sleepy...I have it on DVD...I can watch it any time I want to!

I was asked again about the newsletter I mention in some of my blogs. I've written about it before but here is an explanation. Prime Time News is a newsletter I write for the senior folks at our church. I love writing it, and with the help of my brother, it's a newsletter I'm now proud of. It's mainly interesting only to folks in our church, or folks who used to live here, because I cover news happening here among us. It's bi-weekly, I started out printing 20...I now print 60 and send 23 by e-mail! I give all the credit to the Lord and I thank Him for this privilege. He has blessed me!

Lord, thank You for touching Jerry. It's so good to have him up and doing things. Just, please, don't let him overdo. Thank You for this means of communication: blogging. Thank You for technology.

Follow Up

Okay, I've had some comments on Jerry working today so I guess I'd better follow-up on it. When Jerry went out to cut off the log, I went out too so I was with him and then afterward I put stain on the cut off log. When he was on the tractor I went out again and helped him dump the leaf bags. So again I was with him. When we came in, I read Richard's comment and Jerry said that was exactly right. He needed to do the work, even just to know he still could. So maybe that will help him get all better now, I don't know. The back yard does look good now, I have to admit. You may be wondering why I didn't do the work for him. Well, I've never run the chain saw, I'm sure I couldn't. I've never driven the tractor either. I'm sure I could but he just always does it. Maybe some day I'll try, I don't know.

Lord, thank you for being with Jerry today. Please continue to strengthen him. Forgive me for being so angry.

Frustrations

Monday is, maybe, a day for frustrations, I don't know. I've been trying to put music to my blog and I've got the music but I can't get it on my blog! Some of my friends have it on their blogs so what am I doing wrong? Or what am I not doing? I'm not one to give up so I'll keep trying...

Jerry really frustrated me today. Here he's been sick, very sick, for over a week, 11 days to be exact. Today is a beautiful day so what does he do? Does he go out and sit on the porch swing or in a lawn chair? No...he goes out to the pole barn, gets his chain saw and cuts a log on our house that seems to be rotting! Just walking exhausts him!!! Now he's out sawing off a log!!! He stopped to rest twice before he finished...!!! It's one that stuck out beyond the eaves so rain water poured on it every time it rained and so it was rotting. Our log man wanted to cut it off when we built the house but Jerry said, "No, leave it." Now he wishes he'd let him cut it off. And now I'm so mad he really wishes he'd let him!!! I know he's tired of just sitting and seeing work to be done before cold weather hits.
Now he just got up from his nap and he wants to go out and on the tractor to pick up a few leaves! He won't do it all...yeah right. Well, whatever...

Lord, you know all about when I get frustrated. Please help me to be understanding. Please help Jerry to be patient and not overdo. Give him strength.

Columbus Day

Happy Columbus Day! Yesterday was actually the day but today is the observed day. I don't like it when they change days but I don't have any say in the matter. I think there is school here today. My friend, Ruth, wrote in her blog that this is a three day weekend for them, in her state.

Where would we be without Columbus? I guess most of us just wouldn't be! My ancestors came from Norway, and Ireland. Oh, I know, they probably would have eventually all come to the new world, but the timing would have been different, which would have made a whole different history! Interesting...

Lord, I praise You because You are the same, yesterday, today, and tomorrow!

Church

This morning I attended two churches! At 9:30 I was at the church that is sending a medical team to Haiti. Rob, Jessica, Tyler, and Haleigh are joining that team and will be going down next Saturday Oct. 18 through 25. There was a special send off prayer for the team, of which the pastor is also a member. 21 team members stood on the platform as a young man from Haiti prayed and the congregation lifted their arms, reaching toward the team, in agreement with the prayer for safety, for much to be accomplished, for God's presence to be felt.

Then at 11:00 I was at my own church for our service. Pastor Dave brought a very good message on HOPE. The hope we have in Jesus.

Thank You, Heavenly Father, for the Presence of the Holy Spirit in both churches.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends! I have quite a few of you now! I'll admit I'm a little confused...is today Thanksgiving Day or is tomorrow? My calendar says tomorrow but I'm reading happy thanksgiving greetings today. Will someone please clear up my confusion?! I can't believe the snow you're getting! Well, maybe I can...I'll never forget the year we were in Saskatchuwan for Thanksgiving. We were out at Arlington Beach for a BIG Thanksgiving Day celebration. Singers had come from Regina and traveled through a huge snow storm. I have great pictures of that time. It was several years ago.

Lord, on this Thanksgiving Day I'm especially thankful for my Canadian friends. Bless them with Your Presence. Protect them in this snow storm.

Today

Our friend, Wilma, came over this afternoon. You see, a few years ago Jerry took her for a ride in the MG and I took their picture. Since I featured her in the newsletter I wanted to put that picture in. But, I took it before digital camera's came to be and I gave her the picture. Now, I want to use it and she can't find it. It's probably in a book as a book mark! She said she looked all over. So, Jerry suggested she come over and he'd get the MG out so I can take another picture. As long as they were in the car he took her for a ride around our country roads. The sun was so bright, I should have set the camera differently but I'm not good at it. So it's not a good picture...Jerry's not feeling well...and my printer won't work. How is your day?

Lord, please touch Jerry. He's had a set back this evening. Please, Lord. You are our Healer.

Saturday morning

The sun is shining again today. It's a beautiful day! I actually slept in this morning! I seldom do. I woke up about 8:00! I'm usually up by 6 or 7, sometimes earlier! I did go to bed quite late...Driving Miss Daisy came on so of course I watched that and then Murder She Wrote came on. Why do they have to put good shows on so late? For some reason we couldn't get channel 8 which is the station for Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? Jerry went to bed very early again. He actually felt better yesterday then he does today.

I was just relaxing this morning after breakfast, not dressed yet, when someone knocked on the door! Oh, dear. There stood a nice looking, nicely dressed teenage boy, about 14. I opened the door a crack and said, "You caught me at a bad time." He said he was sorry and then held out a booklet. I recognized it immediately, The Watchtower. He said they were going around to all our neighbors giving these booklets out. I said okay and took it. He left, and I then checked out the bedroom window to see what car had brought him. It was a van with other folks in it. He's probably in training. They usually come to the door in two's. Now, you may be wondering why I didn't say, no, thank you. Well, I immediately threw it in the trash, and said to Jerry, "That's one less they have to give to someone else." I feel bad because if I had dressed, I would have said something like this, "I'll be praying for you, because you're being badly misled. You see, Jesus Christ lives in me. He is a living reality within me! He's not just a prophet, He's the Son of God." This is what I have said to many of them in the past. One woman keeps coming back, I invite her in and I listen to what she says and then I tell her what I believe. I don't argue with her and I pray for her. I hope she keeps coming back because she senses there is something real here that she's not getting.

I just had a nice long visit with Lorraine. We were going to get to be together with our mom, we both feel bad now. She's still going and she'll call from my mom's place so we can have a visit with the three of us.

A friend is coming over here about 3:00 so I need to get some things done.

Lord, I thank You for the personal relationship I have with you. It means so much to me. Help others to see You in my life. I love You. Please reveal Yourself to the young boy who came here this morning. Help him to seek the Truth and to find You. Please be with Lorraine as she travels to Colorado. Help her to have a really good time with Mother. Help me to be able to go out soon. Thank You for touching Jerry. Please help him to get his strength back.

Wednesday evening

I've told you some of what we're doing at our Wednesday evening Bible study so I thought I'd bring you up to date on this week. Jerry missed it because he was sick but I brought the hand out to him. Remember, we're counting down from the Ascension to the birth of Jesus. This week we studied the names of Jesus. Pastor titled it The Name Tags (some of them).

Adam --I Cor. 15:45-49 (key verse 49)
Advocate--I John 2:1-2
Author of Salvation--Hebrews 2:10
Blessed and Only Ruler--I Timothy 6:15
Bread of Life--John 6:32
Chief Shepherd I Peter 5:4
Counselor--Isaiah 9:6
Christ of God--Luke 9:20
Deliverer--Romans 11:26
Forerunner--Hebrews 6:19-20
Gate--John 10:7
Good Shepard--John 10:11
Great High Priest--Hebrews 4:14
Heir of all Things--Hebrews 1:2
Head of the Church--Ephesians 1:22
Horn of Salvation--Luke 1:69
Image of God--2 Cor 4:4
Immanuel--Isaiah 7:14
King Eternal--I Timothy 1:17
Lamb of God--John 1:29
Life--John 14:6
Light of the World--John 8:12
Lord, our Righteousness--Jeremiah 23:6
Man of Sorrows--Isaiah 53:3
Mediator-- I Timothy 2:5
Our Passover--I Cor 10:4
Prince of Peace--Isaiah 9:6
Redeemer--Job 19:25
Rock--I Cor 10:4
Saviour--Luke 2:11
Sun of Righteousness--Malachi 4:2
True Light--John 1:9
Truth--John 1:14
Witness--Isaiah 55:4

Heavenly Father, I praise You for Jesus. Father-Son-Holy Spirit.

Autumn

Jerry is continuing to feel better! He wanted to get out of the house today. He walked around the yard this morning for a few minutes. This afternoon we went for a short ride through the country side so I could take a picture of fall colors. It's surprising how even this is exhausting to him. I need a picture for the newsletter I put out. So if you get the newsletter you'll see this picture. Sorry. Even though Jerry is now exhausted again it seemed good to him to get out.

Lord, thank you for the beautiful fall colors. Only You could create something so beautiful and brilliant. Thank you for helping Jerry to gain strength. Help him not to overdo but to keep gaining strength.

Feeling a little better

Some of you may be wondering about Jerry...he's feeling a little better now. He's keeping his food down although his stomach does still grumble some times! He's not doing anything yet. When he tries to do some little task he quickly discovers he has no strength. He stayed up longer today then he has all week! He's already in bed now though for the night. And...so far I've not gotten it!
Heavenly Father, I praise You because You are our Healer. Thank You for touching Jerry and helping him to get past the throwing up and the other misery. Please strengthen him. Help me to stay healthy. I love You and I praise You.

Frog

Once again I was asked a question about my Wordless Wednesday photos so I'll write about it today. I was asked where we got such a cute frog. We didn't get him, he got us! He appeared resting on a log of the back wall of our house over the deck, so I took his picture. Then he appeared on the glass of our back door, so again I took his picture. One day I heard a very loud croaking so I went out to investigate. After looking all over and not finding any creature, I opened a storage box, for our chair cushions, and there he was! I think he got in and couldn't get out! I let him out and he was happy again.

Lord, thank you for little harmless creatures. Please keep the big bad ones away!

Wordless Wednesday

More this and that

This is a quiet day with Jerry mainly resting/sleeping. I've done a few quiet jobs trying not to disturb him. I've talked on the phone to my older brother and sister but in the sun room where I can close the door. I've done some reflecting in the quietness so thought I'd write a little about it.

Fun with my granddaughter's? Yesterday two rode with me to the birthday party, as we drove by the cemetery I asked if they'd like to drive by the grave of Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa. (We were early for the party.) They said sure but not very enthusiastically. When they saw the name they perked right up and were glad to see it. I drove slowly through the cemetery and pointed out some interesting sites, like the tall grave stone shaped like a tree with broken branches. Below the 'tree' are log shaped tomb stones. Fascinating. Then they pointed out some tombs that had lambs, angels, etc., I explained that this was the children's section. We stopped so they could get out and walk for a closer look. It was kind of a lesson to them that sometimes life ends no matter what our age. Then we drove by the soldier's section. We left in kind of a somber mood and arrived at the party right on time. It was fun meeting up with everyone and it only took a second to become happy and joyful again.

Jerry and I got our new passports last week. His arrived before mine so I was a little worried. Now we're ready to go to Malaysia! We've got our passports, our tickets, we're on our way!!!

While Pam was here she programed our remotes...oh my goodness...we get lots of channels! We were both so surprised!

I listened to my brother on his radio program last evening. He lives in Colorado but I can listen to him on my computer! That is...now I can listen now that I have high-speed Internet!

I called the doctor's office this morning, the nurse I talked to told me to do everything I'm already doing so we just have to wait it out and hope I don't get it.

Well, enough chit chat for now.

Lord, You know all things. Please touch Jerry. Thank You for family. Thank You for all of our blessings.

Change of plans!

I'm writing this at 6:30 AM. Already this day is not going the way I had planned...sometimes this happens. We just had a big weekend with family and extended family. This morning we were leaving on a trip to Colorado to visit my mom; my two brothers and sisters-in-law; my sister was also going to Colorado from Oregon; my niece and her family; and some friends. Thankfully we were driving so we don't have plane tickets to cancel or change. Jerry is very sick and can't seem to get over whatever he has. He started feeling bad on Friday, so he spent the weekend upstairs. Our kids were coming to help surprise Betty at her birthday party. Oh, I hope they don't get this. Me, either...
Heavenly Father, I praise You because You are our Healer. You are In Control, You are Sovereign. Forgive me for doubting You. Lord, help my unbelief. Thank you for Your Abiding Presence. Please touch Jerry. All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.

More party pictures

Here are some more pictures of the family surprise 80th birthday party for Betty. Jerry is sick so he sadly had to miss the party.

This is Randy and friend (sorry, I forget her name), and Rick. Randy is related to Betty through
Roger, her late husband. Rick is Betty's nephew. Rick and Randy are cousins.

Shirley, Betty's daughter, is talking to Cathy, Betty's niece. That's Bob, Shirley's husband, getting some food. Betty's kids, Shirley, Roger, Mike, David, and Sandy planned and furnished the party. It was a soup and salad luncheon. Very good. A variety of home made soup. Shirley made beautiful cupcakes that looked like flowers. I wish I'd taken a picture. Maybe someone did...

Mike, Betty's son, with Cameron, his grandson, and Betty's great-grandson. Mike's son-in-law is beside him and Ashley, his daughter, Betty's granddaughter.

Ted, Isabella and Sydney came to the party from the west side of the state. Ted is our son and is Betty's nephew. Haleigh is also in the picture, daughter of Rob and Jessica. I think our three granddaughters are Betty's grand-nieces.

Betty with Ted, Sydney, and Pam, nephew, grandniece, and niece, of Betty.

Betty just starting to open gifts. We were all asked ahead of time to buy Betty puzzles, they were kind of hoping for 80 puzzles! She got a lot of them but missed the 80 mark!

Betty still opening puzzles. Pam, Rob, Gene, and Jessica are in the picture. Pam & Gene from Chicago. Rob & Jessica from next door. Our children, nieces and nephews of Betty.

This is Grace and Jim. Grace is a cousin of Betty.

Kerry and Ryan. Grandson of Betty, son of Roger and Marie.

Lord, thank You, again for family and good times.

Family Birthday Party

These are pictures from Betty's surprise birthday party! Gene and Pam came from Chicago!
Pam is our daughter, which makes her Betty's niece.

Two of Betty's sons: Roger and David with wife, Monica.

Here she's opening our gift. A custom made puzzle of pictures of herself! Haleigh and Sydney are watching.

Betty's grandson, Ryan, and great-grandson, Joseph. Ryan is the son of Roger and Marie.

Marie and grandson, Joseph. Marie is Betty's daughter-in-law, so Joseph is Betty's great-grandson.

Olivia and Hayden, two of Betty's great-grandchildren. They belong to Roger and Liz and are the grandchildren of Roger and Marie.

The birthday girl, herself, Betty! She turned 80 today!

Bob, Betty's nephew, and Diane.

Mike, husband of Cathy, who is a niece of Betty.

Lord, thank You for family, for birthday parties, for good times.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday, Betty! Today you've reached the middle of old age! (That's according to my calender of events!) You're ten years older then I am and I turn old age this month. So, now everyone knows how old you are! You don't look it! You don't act it! But let's face it...time just keeps moving on...and on...and on! Have a happy, happy birthday! Lord, thank You for Betty. She's the matriarch of her family. Only Betty and Jerry are left of the original family. Draw her to Yourself. Keep Your Hand upon her.

A Grandma in the box!

Bella and Sydney peering out the screen window of the tree house. It's a fun place to play.

Sydney and Bella in Haleigh's tree house.

Bella in the tree house.

Sydney is looking out the screen window! Haleigh didn't want her picture taken.

Sydney likes to pose!

My granddaughter's said I look like a Grandma in the box! I came up the ladder to take pictures of them. This is a really nice tree house that Rob and Tyler built when Tyler was a boy (he's a teenager now!)

Lord, thank you for my precious granddaughter's and the fun we have.

This & That

I just watched Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? An astronaut just flunked out! He was going for the $1,000,000 question and he missed it! How sad. And no, I'm not smarter than a fifth grader!

I watched America's Got Talent! My favorite won the $1,000,000! Neal, I forget his last name but he's an opera singer. He is so good, he deserved to win and he did! I haven't seen it on the news so I guess it's not a popular show. I wonder if any of you watched it?! The last five runners up were all good, in fact, the last ten were all good, but Neal was the best. A little girl, only four years old made it to the final ten! She was the sweetest little girl. One of the judges asked her if she was born in New York. She answered, "No, I was born in America!" Another judge asked her how long she's been singing. She answered, "Since I was born!"

Well, I did some more log cleaning today. I'll get it all done eventually. We have company coming this weekend and so the guest room is totally clean: we painted the walls and ceiling last spring; the windows I've washed with vinegar water...curtains are washed...screens cleaned...logs - I murphy oiled today...bed's all made up with clean sheets...closet's sorted and cleaned out (that's major)... I'll run the vaccuum cleaner in the morning and that's it. Makes me feel good! Oh yes, our company coming are Pam & Gene, Ted, Sydney, and Isabella! With Rob & Jessica, and Haleigh, too, it should be a good weekend! Jerry didn't feel too good today but I think he'll perk up when everyone comes.

Lord, thank You for family. Thank You for times when we can all get together. Please touch Jerry so he'll feel better in the morning. Please help his medicine to take hold. I praise You because You are our Healer.

Fred

I'll write about Fred here since I couldn't on Wednesday. :-) Fred belonged to Haleigh but he liked to come over here and take his cat naps in my buggy on the front porch! The buggy is European, from The Netherlands. It was brought here by a family that I tutored in English. The baby grew up while they lived here (five years) so the buggy stayed while they went back home. It's good that I took the picture when I did because Fred disappeared shortly after that day.
Lord, You have blessed us with so many different pets. Thank You.

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brillante_weblog_award11.jpg (image)I was given this award! by my daughter-in-law, Shauna! Thank you Shauna! It's my first and only award! I'm not sure I deserve it, but thank you so much! Lord, help me to be deserving of this. My desire to for others to see You in me.

I am very frustrated! I don't know how to show the award! Can someone help me? I've done everything I know to do. I see awards on fellow blogger's blogs so I know it's possible. I can't pass it on until I get this problem solved. I have certain bloggers in mind to reward so...please help!!!

Lord, once again, I come to You for help! I know there is a way to do this, I just don't know what it is. But, I know that You know how to do it, please send someone to help me.

Wednesday evenings

Every Wednesday evening we go to a Bible study class taught by Pastor Dave. He's an incredible and humble Bible teacher. This series started in Sept. We're actually doing a count down to Christmas! So we started with the ascention...the resurrection...the crucifixion...the Lord's supper... ... ... Even though we know this so well, having heard it all our lives, we leave each week in awe. For instance the evening of the crucifixion Pastor Dave simply read the story from the different gospels in cronological order. There was a hush over the audience. Last night we had communion. Again a very humbling evening as we reflected on our lives, then went forward to partake of the bread, which was cut in small pieces and we dipped it into a bowl of wine (grapejuice). The presence of the Holy Spirit was real.

Heavenly Father, I praise You because You are my Father, You are Love...You gave Your Son for me... Forgive me for taking You for granted. Thank You for Jesus. Thank You for loving me. Thank You for dying for me. Help me to live in obedience to You. Help me to be a good wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, friend.

Wordless Wednesday