Monday, May 12, 2025

Monday Morning May 12th ...15 days to departure

 Well Mother's Day turned out to be a success with the whole family, minus Annsley and Gabe here for a delicious family supper and a game afterwards. We even got some much needed rain during the morning and late evening hours which even dropped the temps down into the 70's for a change.

I started the day with my usual 5'ish roll out to my routines that begin with some quiet times to honor my lord, Jesus, give thanks for another day and to lift up several by name for comfort and healing. All seem to be holding with this post. It was worship morning so I tuned into the Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Va. to watch them at 8:15 and then around 9:45 we headed over to our local church at S.R.B.C. to work the side door as greeters. We have really gotten to know and made so many friends with so many folks with this greeting privilege at church and already folks are lamenting our leave for 5 months. The service was very nice and the church was packed as well and we gave out periwinkles to all of the mothers as they left the building. I blessed another lady with a sack of collard greens.

Well once we got home it was get the house and kitchen ready for the family to arrive around 4"ish. Nancy was busy in the kitchen with food prep and I put the leaf in the dining room table and vacuumed as well as a few other honey do's. The food was delicious and plenty as Nancy roasted a turkey breast and a pork roast and Bobby brought smashed tatters and Amy green beans and a salad and then Nancy made a huge black raspberry cobbler with frozen berries from our patch at the cabin. The dinner was great tasting the the warm cobbler with ice cream was awesome as well. 

After eating we brought out the LOGO game and played boys vs girls and the guys won again, but barely. It was a close game to say the least after we took a huge lead and the girls were complaining, oh well it was all in fun and everyone left before dark. The black rain clouds were evident and we did get another much needed down pour later in the evening, LATER