Abide with me

by chuckofish

Well, I am trying to pull my act together so I can get on an airplane tomorrow morning and fly to D.C. First I have to go to a funeral today for an old church friend. Her husband died a few years ago. Their son discovered him, still holding hands with his wife, in his favorite recliner. He had died watching an old John Wayne movie and she hadn’t noticed. Now she is gone too and back with Joe.

Our family has a lot of memories of this couple. We spent many Christmas Eves with them at an annual party they hosted at their home for people who didn’t have any family in town. She was also the head of the Sunday School for many years and was the Mother Hen of the congregation until an uppity interim priest who knew best fired her. It was a terrible blow to her; she never really recovered. People do terrible things to each other (and often at church), but that is life.

Into paradise may the angels lead thee, Mary Etta, and at thy coming may the martyrs receive thee, and bring thee into the holy city Jerusalem. (BCP, Burial of the Dead)

This article is helpful and clear. “It’s just Jesus. In Christ is all we get from God. Nothing more. Nothing other. He is the answer to our every need.”

This is fascinating.

And there are signs of hope in secular Scotland. And what ho, Sinclair Ferguson has retired home to Scotland. That should help.

Earlier this week I picked up a nice 18th century candle stand at an auction. It works nicely as a plant stand–of which I need many!

Practically every window in my house has a plant or two stationed there.

What’s a girl to do? When they come in from the Florida Room, they have to go somewhere.

Since I will be away having super fun with this hilarious youngster…

…I will not be able to post on Monday. But never fear, dear DN has offered to do so. So you can look forward to a more intellectually stimulating post than usual. Yay!

Have a good weekend. Pray for traveling mercies for little me as I brave the airport scene. “He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully.” (Luke 4:10)