The hard rain and thunder woke me up this morning at 0630. I could bareely see across the yard it was raining that hard. But, for now, it has stopped and the birds and critters are taking advantage of the intermission. We are supposed to have rain and thunderstorm on and off all day. Ms. Kate and I won't be here to see that though. We are getting on the road shortly to begin our vacation. Tomorrow's blog will be coming from sunny California. Heather says it will be 102 out there today! That's a bit more sunny than we need.

We had the first of our summer sessin church services yesterday. It was nice to do only one service and still get to see everybody. By alternating churches our organists get a break that is well deserved and yes, I get a break too as we don't have to set up two churches each week. And our people really seem to enjoy this summer schedule.

After church we rushed down to the hospital to be there in time for Ms. Charlottte's surgery. They were in fact running an hour and a half late so we made it there in plenty of time. Her surgery went well. They removed her leg at mid-calf level. At 102 years old and to go through that is an amazing feat. Getting her through her required therapy will be the tough part. She has alzheimers so it will take a lot of patience to get her to do anything. But, God got her through this part and will get her through the next part if that is in fact God's plan.

My blog will be short today because frankly, my thoughts are all about hitting the road. Think good thoughts today about those you come into contact with, and let give a smile to those who need it. God is good!