Blessed Easter

We had a great week-end. Long too! We had Good Friday off, so I worked on the lawn and yard for the first time in about four weeks. We're coming to the end of the oak leaves falling and we're in the middle of the oak blossom and pollen season. I put the bagger on the lawn mower and vacuumed the leaves and grass clippings. I also trimmed the areca palms in the back and whacked back the newly leafing Rangoon Creeper in anticipation of its 9 month growing season. I also helped a single friend across the street; she needed some leaves cleaned off her roof. GB spent the day in the house -- some cleaning, some school stuff, and some quilting. We had a Good Friday service in our pastor's house in the evening with about 25 people. On Saturday we had a practice for the 8 people in our little choir and then met about 30 from our congregation at a church about a mile from our house. We've been looking for another site for some time. The school cafeteria has been good for us, but it's off the street and we don't have a really visible presence. This site was the home for a Presbyterian USA church for nearly 50 years, but the congregation got older and dwindled down to about 30. They have since joined with another Presbyterian USA church a few miles away. They want us to lease for two years and then they want to sell. We believe that God has been moving and preparing the way for us. We've been in the Lake George cafeteria for over 3.5 years and it seems that -- in His time -- we have a next step. We will have a congregational meeting in two weeks about this...This church and property is right in the heart of Conway. The sanctuary was built in 1962. It's got a strange roof but it's weather worthy. There is a child care of about 90 kids (6 wks to pre-K) that uses some of the classrooms during the week. Lots of possibilities!

Saturday evening we drove about 30 miles -- south and west of Disney -- and took Ruth & John Ippel out for supper. We had a good time with them; learned a new card game from them also. I think we've had a new card game from the Ippels every year for the past four years!
We had a great service this morning. First a brunch and then a great service. Our little choir led the singing well!