A friend of ours bids farewell the end of the month. Tonight she sang her way through the hearts of her friends. Her friend, Wayne Gibson, played the piano and sang with her.
Thanks, Jacquie, for your voice, your enthusiasm and love for the Jesus!
Today we sat with some new friends. We took the couple on a tour of our house. They also have a house in town. Every house needs renovation (probably even the new ones!). So we talked about what we had done and what we would like to do.
Then we found out she loves music and has a background in composing and singing. So I showed her some music I had been working on — and a CD I had helped to produce. She headed home to send me a music file (MP4). I played it — nice voice and definite musical ability.
The lunch hour stretched to two. Just plain fun. They enjoyed their time, so did we. Hopefully this friendship can continue to develop — you never know what might come! Another friend or two never hurts!!
This week, so far, two deaths of relatives have touched people in our congregation. I’ve listened a bit to stories of life and of death. The real world is never as pretty as we would like to imagine. At the same time, living in the real world means we cannot imagine what God has in store!
To the families — may God be your strength and comfort, a very present help in times of sorrow and grieving!
Today I tried to walk up the two steps into our house.
Normally that is not a problem.
Today I tried without bending my knees. As though I had just had knee replacement surgery.
I used my arms to grab the door frame. Still put extra weight on my knees. Will that hurt? I guess a few weeks from now I’ll know.
Walking the floor will be a bit of a problem, since both knees will have been worked on. I’ll need to learn to walk with a walker. A number of people have remarked how embarassed they would be to have a walker. Not me! I’m kind of looking forward to it. Maybe I’ll even learn to dance with it (I’ve never been able to dance before — this could be a miracle).
All in all, practice is fun. The real thing may be a bit more gritty.
We’ll see!!