Duane, Natalia, Daniel, Nicole & Victoria
Showalter |
Praise the Lord! Christ is risen indeed! And what
a difference he makes. Today was Easter Sunday. Bro.
Wendell preached on New Life from I Corinthians 15. After church
Burton Heatwoles and Duane Showalters were here for lunch. This is
the first time we've been able to get Duane to darken our doorstep.
We had a great time together and they headed back to VA around 3:00.
Burtons live about an hour away in GA so they were able to stay and chat
for a little longer. In the evening the service was on
missionaries. There were numerous ones who shared stories of
missionaries from the past. I talked a little about Henry Nott (A
missionary to Tahiti in the 1800's) |
Burton, Deborah, Abigail, Natalie & Burton Heatwole |
Monday was a standard day with me at work and Ina
Sue doing washing & sewing. We had leftovers from Sunday for a
quick supper then we worked outside for a while. I worked up a
section of field behind our yard with the intent of planting wildflowers
but we ran out of time/light. |
Me & my trusty Troy-Bilt |
Another standard day at work for me on Tuesday
but Ina Sue had a full day. First, she had a baby doctor visit in
the morning. Roger is still lookin' good, praise God. Then
in the late morning/afternoon she went with a group of ladies to the
women's prison in Columbia. She was about beat by the time she got
home. Ina Sue picked a big batch of collards from the garden for
supper tonight (first batch this spring). After supper I went in
to the Barnwell County jail for bible study. We have not had as
much interest there lately but I did have a number to come out and we
had a real good discussion. |
The Barnwell County Jail . |
On Wednesday we both went in to work. Ina Sue had a
full morning balancing the bank statement, paying taxes and all the
other accounting stuff she does. She came home in the afternoon
and grilled chicken for supper. Had rice and a delicious spinach
salad along with it. After Ina Sue got in an evening nap we played
Boggle and Dutch Blitz together. |
Patrick, Bethany & Caroline Heatwole |
Thursday was a wonderful day! I took off
and we spent the day working outside. We mulched the beans,
cucumbers & potatoes with hay. I planted a bunch of flowers my
sister Laura had given me. I cleaned up a old run down flower bed
behind our screen porch and planted two rows of impatiens. Also
put in a drip irrigation for it. I hope they do well and don't get
flooded from water off the roof. Ina Sue mowed the side yard.
After our little rain last week the centipede grass has really greened
up. In the evening we went along with the youth group to Carrig
Manor nursing home and had a singing program there.
Afterward we went over to Delmar Diems for a snack and volleyball. |
Gerald, Irene & Olivia Martin |
We closed the Computer Solutions half of our store early
on Friday for the wedding reception of Harley & Caroline
Hochsteter. I went in to work at the normal time and tried to get
everything caught up. Ina Sue cleaned and got ready. She met
me at the store at 3:00 and we drove over to Aiken to the "Rye Patch
Estate" where the reception was to be held. Harley had been one of
my business partners for several years before he moved to Thailand.
He helped out at an orphanage there for a year or two than met Caroline
over the internet. This eventually led to bigger and better things
and last December they were married in Indonesia (where Caroline is
from) The reception in Aiken was for their friends and family who
couldn't make it to the wedding. For more info see
http://www.ch-fusion.com
They had a very nice reception and meal/snack. After the wedding
we did some shopping in Aiken then came on home about 9:30 |
Margaret & Caroline Martin |
Saturday was another full day at home. I
started by planting the wild flowers in the back. Then I planted
sunflowers, coleas, impatiens, and a shady flower garden. I mowed
the yard and set up another drip irrigation system around our big pecan
tree. Ina Sue stayed busy painting & fixing food for our company
in the evening. Patrick & Bethany Heatwole were here for supper
along with their newborn daughter Caroline. Bethany's mother
Margaret & sister Caroline were here and also her brother Gerald along
with his wife and daughter. A very nice evening visiting together.
Now I am doing this and must wrap it up because I need to spend more
time studying to teach the youth sunday school class tomorrow. |
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