Can you stand another one from me?

Wednesday night at choir rehearsal we practiced the anthem for Sunday, "The Lord is My Shepherd" which is quite repetitive in the refrain. Kathy said that the congregation would be singing it with us but since I had typed the service folder, I did not see that. According to my instructions, I had left a copy of the folder for her as well as for the MIDI operator, which confirmed that only the choir was singing this anthem. Well, Kathy, who was under the weather, said it must be sung that way or it would not be the same, so when I got home, sent Pastor an e-mail to let him know. I offered to come in on Thursday afternoon to make the copies to insert into the already printed folders.

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In the morning there was no e-mail from Pastor so off I went to Bible study and lunch with Justin. When I came home I found an e-mail from him, saying either Lynne or he had missed that about the anthem and suggested that there was room on the service folder inside back cover to print it. Um, um, I am not sure how to do that, and told him via e-mail that I would have to think about this because I could not picture it from here. The computer repair man was coming by in the afternoon at an unspecified time and when he was done, I would come over to work on it. Well, a bit later, Pastor called me to report that he had it figured out already, took him 10 minutes, and got it done. I know I would have probably wasted a lot of paper and possibly ruined the completed stack of finished covers. I was so thankful that he took care of it!

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Kathy was feeling good enough last night to enjoy dinner with me at The Club. The special was prime rib and we both ordered it. Oh my, it was delicious with a wonderful gravy/sauce over it. Of course, most of mine came home with me for another time. My fridge is beginning to bulge with to-go containers so I might have to stay home for meals in order to get them cleaned out. For breakfast I ate leftover meatloaf and green beans from Cracker Barrel's dinner on Tuesday night with Judy J. One down, about three or four to-go (a little play on words there....)

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Before Kathy arrived I watched the poor wedding planner trying to do a run-through with a bridal party outside the dining room. Without being able to hear what was going on, it was comical to watch, as it appeared she was herding cats! At times, it looked as though all the participants were telling the others what they were supposed to do, where to stand, how to walk in, instead of listening with their mouths closed. At one point, the planner threw her arms up and basically said, "STOP!" When Kathy arrived, I told her it reminded me of choir rehearsal when everyone is trying to be the director, singing when they should be quiet, trying to count out the notes, and so on, at times. We sound like an orchestra when it is warming up!!! I am amazed and pleased at how nice we sound when it all goes together. The cats are herded!

"it is well, it is well with my soul...."

The sun is breaking through the clouds, reflecting off the water directly into my face. This is an observation, not a complaint. For some reason the river level is quite high, covering over some of the breakwater below my window. The grasses are barely showing but the tops are waving as if they can see me up here. The water color reflects the greyness of the skies which are layered flat clouds, for now. We are expecting some thunderstorms some time today as a cold front from up north works its way through. Thanks very much, you guys....ugh!

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Yesterday, after seeing on Facebook the drama unfolding in CO with the child in a balloon, I tuned in to FOX to watch the rescue people chase it around the flat lands to save the boy. Only no boy was found. This was good and bad. Either he fell off/out of the balloon and was anywhere between 50 miles of home, or it never happened. Now, the boy was found to be safe at home, hiding, and the questions are being asked about how this happened. I already had wrinkled my brow when it was reported the boys' brothers were on a roof with a video camera....sounds like a set-up to me. Today this family is all over the airwaves with interviews and vomiting, and I am sure the investigators will get figured out. I prayed that they would find the little boy unhurt and those prayers were heard and answered.

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I also saw security footage of a baby in a stroller rolling away from the mom at the train station and having it land right in front of the zooming train. According to the reports, the baby escaped with very little injury. When I saw the video the first time my hands automatically flew up to my face and I said aloud, "Oh, no!"...then I heard the baby was alright. "Somehow", according to the reporter, "the baby escaped with hardly a scratch..." I know personally who that "somehow" is!

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Even though today is Linda's birthday, I was the one who received a wonderful present! One of my friends from church, Jennifer, sent me a wonderful musical present via Facebook. If you can, visit my homepage and see if you can click on the posting she sent me. Jen had seen it on her other friend's homepage, and thought of me, so she copied it over to post on mine. It is a trio of women singing a capella in a rotunda, "When Peace Like A River". Not only is the song perfect, the sentiment that sent it to me was perfect. Thanks for making my day, Jen, and swelling my soul!