I gave Bern yellow roses today since I didn't think I could get them early enough tomorrow.
I've got a few other things and a card I'll leave in the kitchen tonight since I go to bed later than her.
In September we'll have been married 55 years.
She is not the love of my life--she is my life!
I love her so, so much.
I trust she knows that....
On April 5th I'm doing a funeral for a woman I never met but who was a long-time member before she moved away.
I met with her son, Mike, today and was glad to know he has mapped out the service wonderfully!
He'll even do the homily, which frees me from talking about someone I never met.
"She would have wanted Que Sara Sara at some point," he told Gene and me. That's perfect for Trinity since the prelude and postlude are more likely to be popular and familiar music.
As he and Gene talked about her, I wish I had met her and that she would have been part of my life.
It snowed a ton last night. Trinity was right to cancel church. I couldn't have gotten out of our driveway at 8:15 am, when I leave for Milton.
But the day was strange.
Our neighbor Mark cleared the driveway and our walkways. Bless him.
Bern couldn't take Brigit on her morning walk. Much too slick.
I didn't wake up until 9:30--when church would have started except for the snow.
I took a shower, something I never do on Sunday since I have to go to church.
I had breakfast, which I never do on Sunday, looking forward to the great coffee hours at Trinity.
Everything about today felt strange.
Well, there will be the Super Bowl!
Odd not to write a sermon.
Odd to be home on a Sunday I was supposed to work.
But church has been cancelled because of the expected snow.
I will enjoy tomorrow because of the Super Bowl!
Go Chiefs!!!
I'll wear my Chiefs' hoodie as I watch.
Something to look forward to....
Very slick this morning. Bern and our dog, Brigit both almost fell down on the ice.
Bern did a good job of breaking up ice.
I went to Waterbury Hospital to get the allergy shots I get every two weeks.
When I got back, most ice was gone and it's been sunny all afternoon.
Not a bad day altogether.
Now we brace for Saturday nights storm....
It's going to snow tonight.
Things are closing down.
The snow and ice Saturday night might cancel church, I learned today at Bible study.
I hate winter....
Trump has been President for 2 weeks and almost nothing has gone right.
And his co-president, Elon Musk has caused a myriad of problems.
Laws have been broken.
Tradition has been ignored.
Wrong has been done.
And what can we do?
I'm not sure.
Pray, at least.
Get involved in issues.
Add ourselves to the opponents of the administration.
Speak up and speak out.
Resist, resist, resist.
Do all we can.
It's going to be a long and troubling four years....
Alas....
