Good Saturday to you from our corner of North Iowa where winter snow has arrived! We've got several inches on the ground and we're getting more this afternoon. Joel has been outside bblowing snow off the driveway and the sidewalks. I forgotten how much the white is bright!
Last Sunday Joel preached at two churches south of Mason City. He said goodbye to St Peter Lutheran and will do two more Sundays at St Paul's. And then we'll see what life brings our way! On Monday we headed to the post office to take care of getting our passports. Oir original passports were from 1974 when we were in the military heading to the Philippine Islands . We used them when we went to Taiwan while living in the P.I.,too. We actually have not traveled out of country since we left the Philippines in 1976 , so we decided maybe we should get our passports just in case. You can always hope and dream right,?! After going to the post office for our official passport appointments, we headed to the local library for the Second Adventure of our monthly scavenger hunt that our oldest and her family gave us for Christmas. This time we were to go to the author autograph section and find our favorite one and take a picture of it to send them. We decided on George Elliott who's actual name was Mary Evans. The story goes that her dad thought she was too unattractive to ever get a husband so he had her educated instead and her education helped her become an author.... she wrote seven novels.
Tuesday we headed to the grocery store in the bitterly cold weather I think it was nine below if I'm recalling correctly? Wednesday it was cold and snowing enough that most churches canceled their Wednesday evening activities. Joel went to a conference pastors synod assembly meeting on Thursday and on Friday we celebrated Valentine's Day with Culver's salads and a movie starring Harry Connick Jr titled, "Find Me Falling" It was a light romance and pretty good.
Our neighbor June had to move across town into an apartment. She's 96 years old and we will certainly miss her. Until 2 or 3 years ago she was mowing her own yard twice a week and doing all the yard work outside, even carrying gravel in a wheelbarrow. She absolutely loves to be outside. I used to watch her from the porch and think if I could have just half the energy she has! She was strong she was agile and she lived alone for a very long time. An example for us all. Hope and pray she enjoys her new home.
Tomorrow our son Mark will turn 50! Hard to believe the years have gone by so quickly. He was 5 months old when we welcomed him into the family and he's been a blessing over the years. Happy birthday Mark!
Giving thanks today for a week of moderate activity, moderate snow, and moderate surprises! It seems like there's always a few surprises to deal with! Grateful for the moisture for the land and for the people who love outdoor activities in the winter. Grateful we took care of the passports appointments and information and had a fun time on our second scavenger hunt to the library. Grateful for the homemade bread and homemade soup that made our house smell so good this week. Grateful for our son Mark. Grateful for all the phone calls emails and texts that we receive that keep us connected to friends and family. Grateful for all this and so much more.
Enjoy your weekend!
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