A brief recap

I can't believe what's all transpired in this past week already. To recap: Thursday was Bible study and then getting all things ready for my guests who arrived late afternoon. For dinner Hal, Rosalie, and I went to The Club while Justin went to the movies to see "The Lego Movie". He absolutely loved it! 

My guests were dead on their feet so had gone to bed early (about 8:30 pm their time) and slept until 7:00 am the next morning! Justin had made the beds using his 'old' twin-sized memory foam pad on one bed plus a comforter under the sheet on the other one. Cush and cozy!

Rosalie had come back down the hall after going to her room and heard Justin and me talking in my room. She mentioned it the next day, how nice it was that we talked like that. Oh, she doesn't know the half of it!!! I very much appreciated her comment to me. 

Friday was our Grumpy's breakfast, the thunderstorm, the gathering of friends, dinner at home with Justin and me making pulled pork sandwiches, and a quiet evening. Justin was home with us Friday night. 

Saturday morning I served my guests a continental breakfast before they packed their car and left. I sent some bananas and mini-oranges along with them. Then I left for the early luncheon at Park Avenue Bistro with the church ladies. From there I drove to Baymeadows for the going away party for Schroeders, and then home to collect myself on Saturday night. Saying 'good-bye' to dear people twice in one day was just about all I could take!

In the meantime, I found a very nice thank you gift left on my desk from Hal and Rosalie, a certificate for me to eat at Grumpy's for weeks to come! I bet Justin will be sharing that with me at least once or twice!

Some more Sunday photos

These photos didn't arrive until after I posted Sunday's blog, so I can add these now. Besides recognizing the 15 years of grace, 5 kids were baptized, all associated with their pre-k program at Victory. 

Not quite tall enough to lean over the font, the kids, except the taller girl on the right in the pink dress, had to be lifted up to receive the washing. The older girl appeared to be perhaps special and reacted when the baptisms began. She clapped her hands a bit before her mom stilled her. 

When the last little girl was lifted up by her mom and baptized, Pastor wiped her face off, and handed her the cloth. She said, "Thank you..." and he said, "You are most welcome..." Even the older gentleman on the end of our row was wiping his eyes.

While those 5 little ones were received into God's family, these two people were leaving the Victory family. Pastor offered a special send off blessing for them, mentioning how the congregation was blessed to have them and how blessed their next congregation (actually the one they left 2 1/2 years ago...) will be to have them back again. Wayne and Suzanne have grown in their faith and congregation life being here, as they have attested, and I can't even imagine what good things will come from them yet in their years on earth.