An Apology and The Last Day....

First off my apologies for any of you that received a bogus e-mail from me stating I was in Madrid, stranded and needed money.  I only wish I was in Madrid, and yes, I could always use money, but it was not from me, but from some brainless, too much time on their hands, conniving person looking for snicks and grins or a quick buck.  The good news was that I received e-mails and phone calls from around the world asking if I was OK and making sure I was not in Madrid needing money, I spoke to people I had not heard from in a long time.  But....the bad news was that this conniver erased ALL of my emails and ALL of my contacts....so I am starting all over...clean slate.  YURK!!  I am telling all my local friends that those that wish to donate money for my trip to Madrid, (hee hee) that there is a basket out by the mailbox to drop off their donations....so far the basket remains empty.  

Today was the last day of Bible Study until we resume again in the fall.  But not to worry, a bunch of us still continue to gather each Wednesday at our local Barnes & Noble Book Store to drink coffee/tea/water and to chit chat about our week.  These gatherings are so full of love and energy and our circle continues to grow.  The first year we only had 2/3 or 4, last year it grew to 9-12...wonder what this summer will bring.

This being the last day of Bible Study we ofcourse, reflected on what this study had meant to us and what we took away...the study was on St.Paul's letters to the Philippians and the Colossians.  He wrote both of these books of the New Testament filled with joy and the holy spirit while in a Roman prison encouraging the people of Philippi and Colassae to stay strong, to not falter on their path to Christianity and to use his teachings with wisdom.  I am not so sure how much joy I could find being inprisoned but Paul had such faith and was so determined to spread the word of Christ that joy flowed from his heart.  In ending this discussion our leader quoted the minister in a recent Sunday sermon...."The Bible doesn't prove God, but it is an invitation to respond to what you have heard and read."  I thought that was pretty profound.

Two weeks ago I took my camera to Bible Study (should be no surprise) and by invitation I was asked to take random pics of our Wednesday morning group so we could submit the pics to our local TV station NLTV on their 25th anniversay.  Naperville folks were asked to submit pics or videos as to what we were doing on Wednesday, May 2nd so this is what I did.....

Then, last week we had our luncheon...the tables were beautifully decorated...

Each of us was asked to bring a salad.  There were about 75 women at this luncheon and that meant 75 different salads.  My tummy filled up way too fast, there were far too many to even taste.

After that wonderful food, one of the ladies from the church that works at our local Garden Center did a lovely presentation on container gardening....she summed everything up by saying when planting a container you need a THRILLER, SPILLERS, AND FILLERS....never heard that before but great advice.

A wonderful time was had by all....

Summing all this up I heard another good quote today...."Will what you do today make God smile?"  Something to think about.

Until next time.....