Hey hey hey! Its Sunday! Our Saturday was wonderful! We didn't do a whole lot. We did do the grocery store and a couple more errands. Of course the highlight was Kat coming to Meme and Dandy's house. I think she has been going through withdrawal since Meme started to work and since she started kindergarten. She is so full of spit and vinegar and smart as a whip. Of course I would think the same if I wasn't her "Dandy"! It is so funny to watch her turn her nose up at whatever the menu is but when its on a plate its a whole new world! Krl and I worked together to turn out the dinner meal last evening. Baked barbecue chicken, broccoli with cheese, baked beans, whole kernel corn, buttered potatoes and biscuits. We will eat left overs all week! The "little urchin" finished off her first go round and asked for more! Maybe we are better cooks than we thought or maybe it is cooked with so much love it is irresistible!

This morning I woke and dozed and woke and dozed and finally I whispered to Meme that it was an hour and a half before early service. I got no response so I slipped out of bed, smiling as I noticed Kat with her arm draped across her Meme. I cleaned up, got dressed and was early to first service. I wanted to see the finished painting of Jonah and the "big fish", and it is always enjoyable just to get in the mood listening to the pre-worship music while reading through the Highland Helper. Mike did his usual outstanding job preparing and delivering his message. Val and his praise team were good (this wasn't Val's usual group due to the holiday). After church I made Sunday school. It looked as though we weren't going to have very many this morning but before it was over we were pretty full. Terry and Gayla were out of town so Kurt filled in leading the class study. After class I was on my way to my truck when I looked up and saw Krl and Kat pulling into the parking lot. I dropped some things off in my pickup and accompanied them to second service. I was shocked. Contrary to popular belief I did not overdose! Actually it was different to make both services. With only some minute differences (which may or may not be intentional) the services are remarkably the same! CoC believe in and support the instant replay! (It isn't like what First Baptist did with their Express service and their regular service). Once back at the house I got in the kitchen and to everyone's delight fixed sausage, eggs and biscuits for a late breakfast! Meme and Kat are now getting ready to swim before the pool is closed for the winter. (Actually I figure it will be two more weeks before I shut it down!).

It continues to amaze me how small our world sometime is. Kurt and Michelle Boyland made mention of when they lived in Austin and after class I asked about it. I knew that Kurt had been a youth minister at some point. It turns out he knows my cousin Lee McLeod who served as University's Youth Minister for a time in Austin. I am going to try to come up with e-mail addies to put those two in contact!

FATHER thank YOU for a deluxe blessed weekend! It has been wonderful. I am thankful for the time Kat has spent with us. I thank YOU for the time allowed worshiping YOU at YOUR house. I continue to ask for the special needs of Rene', Carol, Michelle, and Aimee. Bless them and heal them. FATHER I continue to ask YOUR blessings and comfort for those of our church family who are ill or hurting from loss. Bless them all FATHER. FATHER I am asking for a do-over for this weekend, can we do the same thing over and over and over and over and........... Do YOUR thing LORD!