Lawyer in the family

I can hardly believe it, but my husbands daughter, Bernice, just found out she passed the Ohio Bar exam. Of course, we knew she would. This girl is expert at studying. Oh, I forgot to say, she is 24 years old! I watched her grow up. She is also an excellent swimmer. I am very proud of her. She worked hard to get where she is.

Church Chimes

Do you like to listen to church chimes? I do. These are the words to the
Westminster Chimes

"Lord, through this hour,
Be thou our guide
So, by Thy Power
No foot shall slide."

Knitted purses

These are some of the knitted purses I made a couple of years ago. I gave them away as gifts. Now I am making more of them to sell at a craft show to raise money for our church school. I hope they sell well.

The best gift

Unfaithfully Yours

I am recommending a very funny movie. It's called "Unfaithfully Yours". 1948. Rex Harrison is hilarious. The funniest scene is towards the end. Rex Harrison plays a conductor, so there is a lot of wonderful music to listen to. I borrowed it from the library.

Sad - Comfort

Lately I have been sad. Not really depressed, but sad. Sad for my children and grandchildren. Sad for others. Sad for myself. Some things I can talk about with others, and some things I can't because they are too personal. I am reading a book called "Queen of the Castle" by Lynn Bowen Walker. She has a wonderful chapter on prayer. I will quote a little from it.

"I don't know what's wrong," I said to my husband recently as I worked in the kitchen. "I'm feeling kind of blue." "That's because you're mourning," he answered. He's right. Friends and family have experienced more than their share of troubles lately, and it takes its toll. My husband has been studying the Beatitudes in his Bible study group, the "blessed are the..."s found in Matthew 5:3-11. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted," says Jesus in Matthew 5:4. I need to recognize my mourning. I need to see my sadness for what it is: a valid, hurting response to pain experienced by people I love. And I need to bring my mourning to the God of comfort, so He can wrap His loving arms around me as I turn to Him in prayer.

This is why we should go to God first. We should go to God for comfort, healing, strength, wisdom, and all the rest. Wow, do we need those things in this world we live in!