more blessings

I got up at 6:30 so I could practice the service. We left for the worship and talked about our Easter service. We learned that at least 13 plan to be here for that service. We needed to know to see if we needed to buy more wine for Holy Communion. We had Communion this morning and 48 people commune with us. I know that many will leave this week but I praise God for the support and loyalty that our service is shown. We invited the people on the church committee for dinner next Sunday at our place as a token of appreciation. We had out Bible study after worship and one of the men was really emotional about the message in the sermon and the study. We came home and readied for our lunch with John and Joe, two friends who are without their wives. We had a nice dinner and they left very soon after we finished. I had received a notice that I am being considered for jury duty. I have to call tomorrow to tell them that I will be out of the state until November. We rested in the afternoon and then began packing for our cruise. We never get as far as we should because we get distracted and leave things in midstream. We went to the hall for the final ice cream of the season. I served again but came home to watch the Purdue women win their basketball game in the NCAA tournament. If they can win again, they will be in final four. We relaxed in the evening by taking a walk around the park. We had popcorn and watched part of a movie “One Fine Day” starring George Clooney and Michele Pfeiffer. We will finish it later. We have to go to Mexico for dental work tomorrow but rain is predicted--perhaps even storms. We have heard these predictions before and have been disappointed before.