Well Yesterday was a special day as I celebrated 77 years on this earth and I was just overwhelmed with all the greetings that were showered upon me, via social media, phone calls and face time, cards, gifts and especially hand shakes and hugs. WOW. I'm just blessed and it fills my heart with tears of humility.
I started the day with my usual 6'ish roll out to my morning routines that first honor my LORD with some quiet moments to give thanks for another day and to lift up several by name for comfort and healing. All seem to be holding as I make this post. We tuned into Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg and heard a great message by a interim black preacher before heading out to our local Cornerstone Church to hear another good message on prayer and fasting. Pastor B challenged us to take one meal this coming week and fast and while doing so be in prayer for things that are heavy on our heart.
After church we met up with the Frankis family at the Pines eatery for a change and had a delicious lunch from the buffet, but many I was in the mood for their fried chicken which is so good and they serve real smashed taters of which we had two helping and then banana pudding for dessert, wow we waddled out of the place and while I wanted to treat everyone, Jake turned the tables on me and picked up the tab. We got burned out on the Pizzeria and last time there they messed up the orders, oh well. I loved the change yesterday.
We made a stop at the Food Lion for some goodies before heading to our "mountain moms" place and dropped off some goodies for her then headed to the cabin, beating the storm which was heading our way. It rained all afternoon with some heavy down pours at times and when it let up just before dark we had received another half inch. The gardens and yards love this weather and I harvested 4 tomatoes yesterday, albeit they were on the small side, a couple of cukes and peppers and a large bag of kale for Helen.
We got back and I chilled with the Rays game and their bats came to life and they took 2 out of 3 games against the Tigers in Detroit. They are still 3 games behind the Orioles but are ahead for the wild card slot in the upcoming playoff's. They still have around 50 games to play and anything can happened this late in the season.
I got in touch with and old friend and former in law who lives about a hundred miles away in Hickory N.C. and we decided to get together later this month for a visit. They have been here to the cabin a couple of times over the years but we have never been to their place. I was always her uncle and her dad and I flew together back in the 60's while stationed together in California. I even raised his son for a year while he and his former wife were divorced and he was in Viet Nam. We have always loved them and their family and their company. Looking forward to this adventure on the 17th as its been years since I was in Hickory while I was in college at Garner Webb in 1964.
Well that was about it as I finished a novel last evening and started another book that Nancy finished and thought I should read by Charles Martin. Its supposed to be another wet day here today so maybe I'll read, Thanks once again for ALL who remembered me with well wishes yesterday, LATER
