Today was another work day at Mama Ruby’s house. It was a cloudy day with scattered showers. We never had hard rain but was a very damp day.
We needed a break and Anne went to get a hair cut. We then had a late lunch of a great steak grilled by Max. We are also continuing to enjoy the irises that we brought back from Remlap. We will always think of Juno when we look at them since it was her favorite flower and her first name.
Grilling in the rain
Late lunch
Today was a hard day – very emotional going through some of the things in the house. So when we just couldn’t take any more we took our second walk of the day and just “happened” to walk to Cookout for two milkshakes. After walking back home we decided to watch a Hallmark Christmas movie since they always have happy endings. It was time to take a break. Only ten days until we head back to Baton Rouge. Also we are happy to report that our team member, Jodi, was discharged from the hospital today and is back at the RV in Baton Rouge. Thank you, Lord, for taking care of Jodi.
Not much interesting happening today around our home on wheels. We worked on estate and tax stuff and did laundry. The only thing out of the really ordinary was we glued down the end of the LED light strip on the edge of the awning. It had come loose a little and we didn’t want to risk losing it while driving down the road.
So for your viewing pleasure we looked back to see where we were two years ago. On this date in 2016 we left Desoto State Park and took FRED 1 to Sumatanga to start a project there. Desoto SP is a great park with a great campground. We stayed there most of a week hiking, biking and just relaxing. It was the last just-for-fun trip we took with Scout. We hope to go back again soon.
As beautiful as yesterday was, today was the opposite. Yucky! Yes, I know we need spring rains but it was cool, damp, rainy, foggy and just a messy day. There were also some pretty strong thunder storms in some places, fortunately not where we were at the moment. We did drive in some bad rain with a lot of people driving 45 with flashers. Thank you Lord for safe travel today.
We started the day with a couple of day old doughnuts which of course when heated about 15 seconds in the microwave are just about as good as when the “Hot Now” sign is on. It was a wet drive to Lester Memorial UMC and as usual we listened to The Message on XM. What was unusual was that two of the songs we sang along with on the radio were also songs used in worship today. God was really letting us be ready for worship.
Today’s sermon notes
And worship we did. We had a wonderful service and Sunday school class today. Hmm – something about entering worship ready to worship? Barry’s message was from John 10:11-21, a familiar passage in which Jesus says “I am the good shepherd.” Great message that we need to be sharing with the world. Think we may listen to it again on You Tube. We enjoy having that option available to us, especially when we are out of town and miss our home church service. They usually stream both the 8:30 service which we attend and the 11:00 traditional service but looks like they only have the 11:00 service up this week. (click here to view) Oh well, its the same message.
After church we went back to the rehab center to visit with Helen and Jean. They both seemed to be doing well this morning but Jean seemed more confused when we went back this afternoon. Not sure exactly what is going on with her. Helen seems to be enjoying the friends she has made.
After our afternoon visit we headed to Cullman for a couples baby shower. It was nice to see old friends and celebrate the impending arrival of a daughter, sister, and granddaughter into this world. Congratulations to Michael and Cristina and may God continue to bless their family. After the shower we drove back to Tuscaloosa in heavy rain. It was a long, slow drive but we are safely back in FRED.
We brought more irises back with us. None were blooming when we cut them, but two had opened by the time we got home.
We were up early this morning with a busy day in front of us. It was cool, but not as cool as predicted and turned into a warm, gorgeous spring day.
We were at Donna and Barry’s house at 6:56 ready to head to Cedartown, Georgia. We loaded our bikes on their carrier last night so all we needed was our cooler and helmets. Penny, who works with Donna, and Mike arrived right behind us. We all headed to Cedartown to ride the Silver Comet Rail Trail from Cedartown to the Alabama/Georgia state line. It just so happens that we drive right past a Krispy Kreame in Gadsden and since the “Hot Now” light was on we had to stop. Fresh hot glazed doughnuts. Just doesn’t get much better. On to Cedartown, we parked at the Depot/Welcome Center for the trail and readied ourselves for the ride. It was a near perfect day for riding. Just a little too much wind. The six of us headed out, enjoying the scenery along the way. We took a break at about the half way point and again at the state line. There were lots of riders at the state line. Appeared today that most of the traffic was on the Alabama side rather than Georgia which was pretty quiet. We then started the long ride back. Anne thinks that somehow the return ride was longer than the ride to the state line. Don’t know how that would work but maybe so. Anyway, we road over 20 miles and were pretty tired at the end. To reward ourselves the 6 of us went to Zorba’s for lunch. We eat at Zorba’s when we are on NOMADS teams at Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center in Cedartown. We have never had a bad meal there. Today Anne had lasagna and Max had chicken parmesan. Both were very good. We will be having leftovers for Sunday lunch. After lunch we headed home arriving about 3:30. Thanks, Barry and Donna for asking us along.
We did a little estate work and had time for a quick shower before heading to the community center for our friend Betty’s surprise birthday party. She was really surprised and speechless. What fun that was. Another really good day. Our legs may not think it was so good tomorrow but it was good. Don’t forget to pray for services tomorrow.
We then had a late lunch of a great steak grilled by Max. We are also continuing to enjoy the irises that we brought back from Remlap. We will always think of Juno when we look at them since it was her favorite flower and her first name.
“happened” to walk to Cookout for two milkshakes. After walking back home we decided to watch a Hallmark Christmas movie since they always have happy endings. It was time to take a break. Only ten days until we head back to Baton Rouge. Also we are happy to report that our team member, Jodi, was discharged from the hospital today and is back at the RV in Baton Rouge. Thank you, Lord, for taking care of Jodi.
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