Big Day Here

It's early Saturday morning. Slept pretty well last night. My shoulder and back are doing some better, but my hip is still not pain free. Oh the days when only a short time ago when I would think thoughts like, "I don't know what people talk about when they have aches and pains." Well, I do now. One of the people we had for dinner last night suggested Chondroitin. It had worked for him. Perhaps that is my next CVS purchase.

Yesterday, I spent in preparation for serving dinner to two couples. One couple are our good friends with whom we have been socially active nearly every week for years and years. The other had never been here before. I worked at the school with John and later we met at their home for Hallelujah Diet support group meetings. I never felt better in my life than when I was on that diet. It is so restrictive that I think once one has slipped off the wagon, it is very difficult to get back on. That reminds me that I should make some carrot juice this morning. Wishing to improve one's diet doesn't really cut the mustard. It takes real action. At any rate, our evening was very enjoyable. If one remembers, I was not sure what to serve as meat. Lauri and I made a trip to Costco and picked up some of their fresh tilapia. It was very good and approved by meat eaters and vegetarians alike. That's a real trick.

Next Saturday is the long awaited family reunion. I am still a bit skiddish about the whole project but hope and pray I can meet the challenge of making a warm and loving environment for everyone to reunite. My mother had two brothers. At this point this is noone coming from one of the brother's family. Some live about four hours away and others farther. I had hoped those that lived four hours away would find seeing their cousins important enough to travel a while but I guess not. I have decided not to lament over those that have not accepted the invitation but to throw my energy into those that do plan to come. My dear sister is flying in from Florida and that is exciting enough. We will meet her at Midway Airport Friday night. Next week will be a busy week.

This morning I will go with Lauri and Elton and their children to their eldest's volleyball game about an hour away. On our way home, we will pick up Beaut and take her home where we hope to give her tender loving care and restore her to her original beauty and comfort. Today begins a project of great proportion. :)

We have tickets to attend a Mark Lowry concert tonight at Olivet University in Bourbonais, Illinois. Mark is a singer/comedian that has had connections with Bill and Gloria Gaither. We have always enjoyed his clean and entertaining humor. His voice isn't bad to listen, too, either. The problem we have is that Ken isn't able to sit long enough to travel and be entertained so I will go without him. I'm trying to talk Isaiah into going with me. I know the little booger would enjoy it but getting an eleven year old to go with a bunch of grandparents is probably not going to work. We will see.

It is six thirty. I must get ready for the long day ahead. Isn't life exciting? Thank you, Lord, for all your good gifts to us. Thank you for good sleep, good health, good friends, wonderful children, a great husband, and most of all the confidence that I am in good Hands. Let your light shine through me today, Father. Let it not be all about me, but all about everyone else for Your sake. In Jesus name. So let it be.