Mama knows the highway by the songs

by chuckofish

Another busy, but rainy, weekend flew by. The twins came over on Friday morning and we had fun hanging out.

Eventually we went down to the basement to poke around–a favorite activity of theirs. We brought up a box of ANCIII’s painted soldiers which the bud set up. He ended up taking them home with him and I was glad.

Lottie and I went through some old doll clothes and I promised her I would look for my old Chatty Cathy doll.

Later, after Mr. Smith got his shampoo, he and daughter #1 came over for wine time and music…

mostly 90s country classics…

On Saturday I crashed daughter #1’s date with the twins and we had breakfast/lunch at the Sunny Street diner in Wildwood…

…and then introduced them to the joys of going to an antique mall. (Not that different from going down to Mamu’s basement.)

Don’t worry, they found something to buy (and so did I)…

On Sunday the sun shone brightly and I enjoyed a good sermon on Psalm 30.

Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
    and give thanks to his holy name.
5 For his anger is but for a moment,
    and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.

–Psalm 30: 4-5

Then we had a terrific adult ed class on Prayer–this time focusing on Augustine, Luther and Calvin and what they had to say about it. Disordered loves, etc. You will recall that Augustine believed that unhappiness stems from loving things in the wrong order, prioritizing less important things over more important ones, particularly in relation to God and others. True fulfillment comes from aligning our loves correctly, placing God first and higher virtues above lesser desires. All you have to do is look around the world today to see how right he was! This week the class was led by a young man who is not a seminary student–he works for a software company–but what a good teacher!

Sunday afternoon I went to an outdoor concert featuring my friend Gary and his band Colonel Ford…

Nothing is better than wine and dips for dinner outside in the sunshine. Seriously, live music! What are you waiting for?

Happy Monday!