Weekend Activities

Noel and Janice arrived on Friday evening. We chatted for a few hours and then they went to the La Quinta Hotel so that Mark could swim. Saturday, I spent the day filing my "paper mountain" and preparing for Mom's birthday dinner. She still has coughing spells, but is surprising us all with her comeback. She seemed relaxed and happy Saturday evening, and enjoyed just having family around her. After dinner, we watched a DVD together that Mom had ordered from "In Touch" Ministries. David Barton is an expert on the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. He shows pictures and documents their lives. I learned so much about how God and the Bible figured into the formative years of our nation. So much has been left out of history books!!! I now realize how my high school humanities teacher slanted his presentations. Perhaps he was just ignorant.

Sunday, Noel taught my mother's Bible Study class. He loves all of those senior ladies! However, when he finished, he had one of his heart spells, so Janice drove him home to Springfield. The doctors are baffled by his problems and are still trying to fix him. Noel isn't bitter and just keeps on "trucking".

I taught my Bible Study class. We had a young couple join. We average 15-16 now. The theme of the lesson was, "How to Know the Will of God". That provoked a lot of discussion. I am implementing a Supper Six Club which will begin in September. Six members will be assigned to get together for dinner etc. for the month. Then, I'll mix the groups.

It wasn't my turn to play the piano, but I was asked to do so at the last minute because Sue had to be with her husband who has just had surgery. I wished that I had taken my piano glasses, but I managed.

Sunday evening, I took hamburgers from Sonic to my Mother's. Bill joined us to play Mexican Dominoes later. Mom seemed happy to do something fun!