SUNDAY

IT IS SUNDAY TODAY. I WENT TO CHURCH. THAT IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY WEEK. I SAW SOME NEW PEOPLE, AND WELCOMED THEM. I SAW ANOTHER YOUNG MAN THAT I HAVE WATCHED GROW SINCE HE WAS LITTLE. HE TOWERS OVER ME NOW. I HUGGED A FRIEND THAT I DON'T GET TO SEE NEAR OFTEN ENOUGH. ANOTHER FRIEND MADE ME FEEL SO LOVED, SHE ALWAYS DOES. SHE IS SO GRACIOUS, AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IT. SOMETIMES I LIKE TO BE WITH HER, AS IT MAKES ME FEEL THE SAME WAY I FEEL WHEN I AM NEAR SOME LOVELY JEWLERY OR A YUMMY DESSERT. ANOTHER FRIEND TALKED TO ME AND SHARED SOME OF HER LIFE. A YOUNG MAMA TOOK HER LITTLE ONE OUT IN THE HALL AND WAS PATIENT WITH HER. A MAN THAT HAS HAD GREAT STRUGGLES IN HIS LIFE WAS SMILING AS USUAL, AND OF COURSE THAT RUBBED OFF ON ME. MY GRANDSON GAVE ME A HUGE HUG. I GOT TO HOLD A PRECIOUS BABY. ANOTHER LOVING FRIEND HAD HER GRANDSONS WITH HER, AND SHE WAS JUST RADIANT. OTHER YOUNG MAMAS HAD THEIR CHILDREN AND OTHER'S TOO. ONE OF THE DADDYS LOOKED FRUSTRATED, BUT WHEN I SHOOK HIS HAND, HE SMILED AND WAS SO HANDSOME. ANOTHER DEAR FRIEND OFFERED ME SOME FRESH YARD EGGS. STILL ANOTHER LOVELY SISTER WAS KIND TO AN ELDERLY SISTER, PATIENTLY HELPING HER OUT OF THE CHAPEL AFTER THE SERVICE. THE BISHOP IS LIKE A LOVE MAGNET, HE IS ALWAYS SO LOVING AND KIND, AND TODAY I SPOKE TO HIM JUST SO THAT I COULD FEEL HIS GOODNESS. ONE OF THE YOUNG GIRLS SMILED AT ME AND MADE ME FEEL LIKE SHE REALLY LOVES ME. ANOTHER YOUNG MAN HELD THE DOOR FOR ME. THE BATHROOM WAS CLEAN AND NICE WHEN I WENT IN, THE MUSIC WAS LOVELY, AND THE SACRAMENT BREAD WAS FRESH AND SWEET. I SAT NEXT TO DEAR FRIENDS THAT LOVE ME. MY DAUGHTER SMILED AT ME AND SHARED A SWEET STORY. I GAVE MARTIN A BIG KISS WHEN HE DROPPED ME OFF, AND HE LOVED IT. WE TALKED ABOUT ALL OF US WHO HAVE BIRTHDAYS IN JULY, AND DECIDED TO HAVE A LUNCH FOR EVERYONE. I BEGAN TO PLAN A HOUSEWARMING FOR A YOUNG COUPLE WHO HAVE JUST BOUGHT THEIR FIRST HOUSE, AND THEY HAVE A BABY ON THE WAY. WE ALSO PLANNED THE MOVE FOR THEM, AND MANY OF THE CHURCH MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED TO COME AND HELP THEM MOVE. WE DECIDED TO MAKE LOTS OF FOOD FOR THE VOLUNTEERS, SANDWICHES, COOKIES, LEMONADE. SOME OF MY LOVING FRIENDS PATIENTLY LISTENED AS I BRAGGED ON OUR WONDERFUL BASEBALL VICTORY, SMILING AND NODDING IN JUST THE RIGHT PLACES. THEY WERE SO HAPPY FOR JAYBIRD AND ALL THE BOYS. OH, AND THE SERVICE WAS VERY NICE. YES, I WENT TO CHURCH TODAY, AND AS USUAL, PLUGGED IN MY SPIRITUAL BATTERIES FOR YET ANOTHER WEEK. YOU SEE, CHURCH FOR ME IS NOT JUST AN HOUR LONG SERVICE, AND THEN OUT AND HOME. CHURCH FOR ME IS LIFE. I ONLY HAVE TO WAIT FOR 6 MORE DAYS, AND THEN I GET TO GO TO CHURCH AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME, I WILL READ MY SCRIPTURES, HOPING TO KEEP THE SPIRIT STRONG IN MY HEART. I WILL CALL SOME OF MY FRIENDS, AND OTHERS TO TELL THEM OF THE LOVELY DAY I HAD TODAY. I WILL HOPEFULLY TALK TO MY GRANDMOTHER AND LOVING STEP-MAMA IN OKLAHOMA, ALSO MY SON, HIS WIFE SARAH AND THEIR PRECIOUS CHILDREN. I WILL BATHE ROCKY, LOVE LUCKY(HE WILL ONE YEAR OLD ON TUESDAY), AND LOVE AND BE GOOD TO MY SWEETHEART. MY HOME WILL FINALLY BE DONE SOON, AND THEN I CAN DEVOTE MORE TIME TO KEEPING MY LOVELY HOME INVITING AND WELCOMING TO ALL WHO ENTER. THE LAST WEDNSDAY OF THE MONTH, I WILL ONCE AGAIN WELCOME THE MISSIONARIES TO HAVE LUNCH WITH ME. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FEED THEM WITH THE HURRICANE, LOSS OF MY HOUSE, AND THE PASSING OF BOBBIE JO. BEFORE THE HURRICANE, I HAD BEEN FEEDING THE MISSIONARIES FOR 33 YEARS EACH WEEK IF POSSIBLE. NOW, I CAN START AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I HAVE A DINING ROOM TO PUT THEM IN. ANYWAY, WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY IN THIS ROUNDABOUT WAY, IS THAT I HAVE A PERFECT AND WONDERFUL LIFE-AND I BELIEVE IT IS ALL BECAUSE I GET TO GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY. LOVE, NANASEE