Palm Sunday Weekend

Friday evening, we had my Bible Study Class in our home for an Easter potluck. There were 16 who brought their most delicious cuisine. After dinner, we played a few games. Bill found some Bible quizzes which were lots of fun because people would make up answers when they didn't know. In one game, Bill read the Ten Commandments and asked which number it was. We all learned that we really didn't know them in order. I had planned an Easter hunt in our backyard, but the wind was so strong on Friday, I just gave the prizes away. The adults loved it! Saturday morning, I took Mom some food from the party, then Bill and I headed for Norman. He had bought $5 tickets to the OU Red and White game. It was a gorgeous day, and we got a little pink from the sun. We watched Landry Jones in action and that was fun. We left the game a little early to pick up Roy and Marlene Walters. They had flown from Michigan to their daughter's home in Kansas. Then, they drove together to Norman for their grandson's birthday. Ben is a new OU law student. His wife teaches English. We took Roy and Marlene to Marie Calendar's for dinner. The Walter's have been our neighbors on Bar Lake in Manistee since Bill and I married. They were so sad when we sold the cottage last summer. We have rented a condo on Lake Michigan and plan to go back up this August. The Walters begged us to come a few days early and stay with them on Bar Lake. We have agreed. When we returned from Norman which is 30 minutes down the road from us, it was still nice outside. Bill and I decided to walk the new trail that has been made in the park behind our house. It took us about 15 minutes to complete. Sunday has been very busy. After teaching my class, I accompanied Bill on his trumpet. He played, "The King Is Coming" for offertory. The choir sang one of the numbers from our Easter musical for special music. There are 14 of us. Our guest speaker was Richard Smotherman. He is District Attorney for our county. He gave his life completely to Christ a few years ago. He said that he had seen so much in his job that he thought he was going to implode. As a result, he had wandered far from God and almost lost everything. One day he drove away from his office and went to the Unity Hospital chapel to be alone. He poured his heart out to God and asked God to put his life back together. Now, he prays with convicts and their families. He has a heart for children who are victims of crimes and does all he can to help restore lives. During the invitation time a man in his 70s made a decision to follow Christ. His son and daughter-in-law were in tears. God is a God of restoration and miracles.