Yesterday morning Linda picked me up from Mom's house and took me to church with her. She had already stopped for the flower bouquets for the altar before she got me. She still wears a couple of hats at church since she retired. Thursday is hers to record the church envelopes and other similar tasks. I got busy helping the gathered volunteers stuff and fold their church newsletter, like I used to do with Mom when she was able to help out.
Linda did her thing and I did what I could with the group, enjoying the time catching up with them. One lady, Gwen, I have spent much time with since arriving as she attends many of the same Bible studies I do. Another of the 'folders' are a long time married couple, a retired pastor and his wife, and another lady, Liz, with whose children I attended grade and high school. Linda treated with fresh baked muffins which the pastor really loved, calling Linda the Muffin Lady. She always come through with the baked goods!
When Linda got done, she freed up the computer for me to work on the next newsletter of the day---mine! I had worked on it at her house on Memorial Day but was waiting for additional content. Thursday was the deadline and wouldn't you know it?, just as I had everything formatted, Pastor sent something to be included. I squeezed it in and at last got it sent off. I hate that I can't send Gretchen a colored copy of it, but I can do that when I get back.
One very nice thing happened while I was working...the pending bride came in with her newly minted marriage license in hand. She was so nervous carrying it around and wished to do a hand off to someone in autority. That would be Lisa, the church secretary, since the presiding pastor was occupied. I was so excited to see Naomi that I wept with joy. I reminded her the license is good for life, no need to renew. We talked briefly about her Call to the same school where she student taught and also helped out in the summers. Her spouse teaches at a Lutheran school outside of Milwaukee.
After Linda and I were done at church with our jobs, we met a friend, Angie, for lunch at Harborside. Linda treated us and I so enjoyed the good time spent together. Angie is a friend Linda met at the Welnness Center and they became fast friends. I became friends with Angie through Linda, plus she is friends with some of my in-laws. It was a great time together and I was sorry Angie had to leave to get back to work. Linda took me home, and then had to take me right back to church to get my iPad which I left plugged in. Nuts! Glad I remembered before she drove off so I wouldn't be without it for too long. Can't be without my electronics! What a good start to my day it was being at church and doing church work!
