Great blessings from our Lord

Saturday we slept a bit late and had egg soufflé for breakfast using some left over egg whites Evelyn had.  I tried to cut the grass but couldn’t start either of the mowers.  They belong to Glenn, our neighbor, but we share the mowing duties.  I just went to the hall for the mail as Evelyn began the long process of making a cake for my Valentine’s gift.  She didn’t have time to make it before this past Wednesday.  When I checked the emails, I found my Cajun friend had sent a forward of a NY Times article condemning cruise ships in light of the Carnival Triumph problems of the past week.  I read it and wrote a response to him condemning the Times slanting of the event.  One thing was how they said the ships dump waste into the ocean and do a lot to add to global warming. (I believe that we can cause some pollution problems but have learned that the sun is the major source of climate change. I used to be an environmental wacko but now trust God.)  Well, Roland took my comments as an attack on him personally since he believes in most liberal ideas and has crossed me off his friend list.  I tried to explain that we were just differing on ideas but doubt that he ever read my response.  We will have 1 fewer person to visit in Lafayette.  After Evelyn finished working, we went to the 50th anniversary celebration at our hall.  There were 14 couples that would be celebrating at sometime during the year.  We returned home to do light housekeeping and talk with Stacy about her life joys.  Our Lord has opened a door for her to serve Him through her business.  She told me on the phone, and I wanted Evelyn to hear it from her instead of me.  We won’t get to talk with her until tomorrow.

We were blessed again with 41 in attendance.  The major surprise was that Ray and Irene Mintenko from our park were there early.  We had sat with them at the barbecue dinner Friday and had joked with them about coming to worship—and they did.  I doubt they will return, but I was blessed that they came once.  We went to the flea market before coming home because Evelyn needed some help with an iron on decal for a shirt she wants to decorate.  We were home in time to enjoy the dinner she had put into the oven early this morning.  We had invited John and Sue to play dominoes at 3:30 but remembered we were to attend a handbell concert at Mercedes at 4.  We had to ask them to come later.  After the concert, they decided it was too late.  We weren’t disappointed.  The concert was 37 handbells played by a single woman who entertained as well as played.  She was here playing in the church last year, but this program was different.  Evelyn had made me a birthday cake and we enjoyed it today because I have given up desserts and other sweets for Lent.  We did share some cake with Lloyd and Marilyn.  I hope to lose a couple of pounds by giving up most of my sugar.

Monday we exercised and tried to cash a refund check from the IRS but learned that the banks close as well as the post office.  Instead we returned home, and I began preparing my message for next Sunday.  I was surprised to see that our neighbor’s truck was gone.  His mother’s funeral was to be today, but yesterday he had said he wasn’t going to Iowa because 15 inches of snow had fallen.  He must have decided to go.  His wife’s car was there in the morning but gone in the afternoon.  I thought she must have stayed to work, but the car never returned in the evening.  I don’t know what is happening.  I do know that the mowers don’t work so I can’t cut the grass.  I will try to borrow one from another neighbor tomorrow.  There is an electric one available, but I am almost afraid to use it.  John and Sue came to play dominoes around 3.  We played a full game and ate pizza together before they left around 7.  Evelyn is trying to complete a book before tomorrow so we didn’t see much of each other during the evening.