Well Sunday was at times blustery with rain and wind and of course high heat when the clouds parted in the afternoon. I started the day with a 5'ish roll out to help with the load in at SPC for BridgePoint Church. The message was awesome and both Nancy and I sat in on the second service while working the first one. We got away around 12:45 and headed over to a new eatery which was having a grand opening called Willie Jewels Barbecue in the Seminole Center which is just 5 minutes from the house.
We saw out daughter Amy and her family from Seminole First along with several of their friends and kiddos who shared a table with our grands. We also saw several old friends from years past and it was like a reunion Sunday. The food was excellent as I had the smoked turkey and Nancy the smoked brisket with two sides each of fries, slaw and toast which held us for the rest of the day. The meat was plentiful and delicious. I would go back there again.
We are down to our last two Sundays at BridgePoint and already several are lamenting our departure as we both work both services and are now seeking folks to take our places. Our attendance held today despite the rainy weather and I see new faces each Sunday. We are looking for a permanent structure to hold our services in the Seminole Area which would eliminate the early morning load in's; but so far our volunteers have increased as well and we are only using about an hour an half to make it ready for the 9:30 service. We have got to know so many and really enjoy our Life Groups and they will be missed when we leave for the summer; but it will be good to be back in the mountains with all of our old friends and church family there as well. We are expecting several visits this summer from folks and family from Florida. I found an old friend on FB who I hadn't any contact with since I went into the USAF in 1966. He lives in Gastonia, N.C. and we are hoping to get together this summer. That will be a hoot as were once college roommates at Gardener-Webb and now he and his wife have great grands, wow.
Well we watched the Rays win big at home over the Orioles and then watched a movie title Seabiscuit about a famous race horse in the 30's. It was a really good movie and it depicted the culture in America before and after the great depression and the trials of the jockey who rode this racer. Very good flick with a good message. Well it wasn't long until the early morning roll out caught me nodding off so it was horizontal lab for me around 10, LATER
