Laid back and delightful

I had a wonderfully laid back weekend. Saturday morning Dick and I went to The Waffle Shop for breakfast. I considered trying something new, but ended up with my old faithful Iowa Corn Pancakes.

Dick had to go to work then. I spent time reading and napping and then went to Anthony and Lori's church for Family Game Day. I played a great game of Scrabble with three other people. It's been a while since I've played, so that was fun.

Then I went to the Goodwill thrift store and found some cool stuff for myself. I think I was there at least two hours! And then I got groceries and came home and made my awesome Middle Eastern Chickpea and Rice Stew for Sunday lunch.

This morning I went to my two churches. At the little United Methodist church I sang with the choir for the first time and made some more friends. I feel so at home there. The pastor's message on respect was AWESOME.

At Anthony and Lori's church the children's worship team led the praise and worship, which was really, really special. The United Soul Ensemble choir from Penn State had two dynamic special numbers. And the message was preached by Aaron Collins who I think was a former Penn State football player. He preached such a wonderful message.

After church I was eating lunch (my stew) with Anthony and Lori at their house when my phone rang. It was Rose Kidd from our church in Lancaster County. She and Barb Payne, also from our church, were at a retreat about half an hour away and were coming to visit us on their way home!!

They arrived at our house around 4:30 and hadn't eaten much since breakfast, so I was all prepared with my stew and some Naan bread to go with it. We had the most delightful time together catching up on each other's lives. Dick came home after he was done working at 6. It was also Trick or Treat night in our community, so I was jumping up to go to the door all evening.

They were here until 8:15. It was so special to have them here. This was a really delightful day.