Sometimes the best days are the ones you expect the least from.

Our Sunday was one of these days. We expected to go to Highland and be uplifted and engaged through the worship. We expected to be challenged by the Sunday School lesson. All of these expectations came true. I am glad that Mike is through with his Ecclesiates series. I think it is very possible that he needed to preach it as much or more than the congregation needed it. It is part of the healing. Terry has our class pointed in an interesting direction. It is more like a lab. He told us that class can be purely academic. Exposed and walked away from. Or we can be exposed and then do an assessment. I think I would carry it one more step further. Academic, Assessment, Application. It is going to prove to be an interesting study!

Saturday, Krl and I had been sitting around the house and all the sudden the Sunday menu came in front of me! She was on the phone but I could not help blurting it out. Baked chicken, squash dressing, green bean casserole, yams with marshmallows and pecans, cranberry sauce and fresh home baked bread. Yum. She was so taken with it she told her friend on the phone about it and her friend decided on the menu as well. Her friend came over for recipes later.

Trc and the girls came by late Saturday to pick up Max, the grandhound. Krl told them the Sunday menu and all they wanted to know was what time! Brently was leaving for a couple of jobs in El Paso so they were free as birds. They came over about mid afternoon and Krl had paced the meal where it was fresh out of the oven when they arrived. It was a very enjoyable, laid back afternoon. I know Krl and I enjoyed it and feel sure they did too. The only downside was that Lauren didn't make it. Maybe the others will make her feel like she missed out.

FATHER, thank YOU for the good day, YOUR day. I pray for a blessed week. Surround me, guide me, use me. I continue to pray for those near and dear who are in need of YOUR healing. I pray for those grieving and needing answers and comfort. I pray for those of us struggling in our journey with YOU. I pray for our spiritual family and our leaders. When I am lost and alone YOU give me strength.