serving and shopping

We got up early. I at 6 and Evelyn at 7. She had been unable to sleep well again last night. We did our slow aerobics and then showered for the day. I was so tired that I lay on the couch and slept for an hour. I really think the exercising wears me pretty thin. We left for the Open Door, the local soup kitchen we go to volunteer several times a month, and arrived a bit early. The director asked me to present the devotion and I did. I tried to focus on the fact that we don’t deserve anything from God since won’t do what He asks of us. The good news is that, if we trust that Jesus died to redeem us, He will. We then served the meals prepared by other volunteers. We ate a bit there too and then cleaned the area. Evelyn wipes the tables, and I turn the chairs onto the table top. I then sweep under the tables and dry mop the floors. We leave around 1. I bought a few used golf clubs and a bag for Rosalie to use when they come to visit in July. I hope they aren’t too big for her. We then went to the Grocery Outlet for some of the items needed to put us on the Anti-aging diet. We found only part of them and went to the Bi-lo grocery for the geezer day discount for some of the rest of the items. We aren’t finished, however, because neither store has quality produce that we need. We dropped off a prescription for me at Rite-Aid, and Evelyn bought some Cover Girl at CVS before coming home. We unloaded things and then relaxed for a bit. We had Rueben sandwiches for supper and then watched an old movie, “Lilies of the Fields” starring Sidney Portier. We had seen it before but so long ago that we had forgotten all but the basic plot. This was the first Wednesday in 4 summers that we did not attend choir practice. We are going to worship at a different church and don't need to go. I had e-mailed the director but have heard nothing. We will try to contact her later in the week. She is a friend and wonderful director. We want to make sure she knows why we weren't there. We went to bed hoping for a restful night.