soothing Sunday

Sunday was the day to drive to Franklin where I led worship at Peace Lutheran Church. Our friends, the Conovers, (he is a lay minister who pastors that church) had gone to a car show in Myrtle Beach and had asked me to replace him today. The message I had prepared on the book of Ruth was well received (it is the story of true, deep love and loyalty) but I made several errors in the conducting of the liturgy. The people are very forgiving, knowing I don’t get to do this much anymore and only twice each year at that. The message was to emphasize the long line of love Jesus was in while He was on earth and the long line of love that extends to us from the Cross. It was the story of “I’ll love you just as you are no matter what you do.” I think it spoke to all of us there. We went to the jeweler to get the ring Mom had given Evelyn. The set from the original ring had fallen out and there was a pair of turquoise stones intended for earrings that fit very well. We now have a spare incase this one falls out. We then went to the Jones’ for some gumbo he had made. It was excellent but served with too much wine. Evelyn drove home while I slept. We got home and I slept while she made a lunch to take to the band concert. She drove us there and we sat in the car to listen to the concert. I dozed frequently but did enjoy many of the numbers played. She gassed up the car on the way home for Tuesday’s trip to IN. I couldn’t get out of the car. We came home and I stumbled to bed at 8:35, and we both went to sleep. Evelyn has not slept a full night all week, so I made her stop and get some “Simply Sleep”. It worked very well.