A full day. Chelsea and I started out at 6:30 with a nice walk. It was not raining then but had before we went out. We did a nice long 4o minute walk. I am trying to do that every day as we were really hampered during this long impossible winter.

Bible Study was almost a reunion. Tom and Kathy Keyes were back from their long sojourn in Texas with their son and Helen Morgan was back from her vacation too. We were 9 strong and had some very lively discussions. The readings were about Jesus revealing himself after the resurrection and somehow we got off on the subjects of moral issues versus legal issues. But it makes us really think.

The Epistle is 1 Peter 1:17-21 and actually is quite beautiful. I found it quite gentle when you consider it comes from Peter who was such a hothead. He speaks of journeying through a strange land. Could that strange land just be our lives?

After Study I went and visited with Mother. She is just fine and has a busy week ahead of her. She was planning on going across the street to play cards with the Seniors at Church. I hope it didn't rain when she was ready to do.

I spent the afternoon putting nice labels on water bottles to put in the gift bags for the CWI Fling. Now I just have the seed envelopes and the book left to do.

We had pork riblets with potatoes and cucumbers and tomatoes for supper. I invited Jim and Michelle over for dessert. The apple pie. I figured they needed a treat before he heads in for his surgery. Would you believe that Jim ran into Brenda and Dick across from the Milwaukee Public Library in Milwaukee today? They were seeing wonderful sights in Milwaukee to celebrate Brenda's birthday. She emailed that Dick was treating her like the royal princess that she is.

Keep Jim in your prayers tomorrow especially at 9:45AM and later because that is when he has his surgery.

We were talking about confirmation today at bible study. I was confirmed when I was 12 and I confessed that in my holy younger days when I got confirmed, I kind of was disappointed because I did not have tongues of fire coming down from the heaven onto my head. No doves flying overhead either. I have come to realize that wisdom sometimes comes with a whisper. So I try to listen.

Love

Mary