Monday Morning

Sunday was just an awesome day at Element Church in Tampa. We were there twice as the evening saw us commissioning 4 men as elders in an epic ceremony; but more on that later. The day started with chilly temps for us as it was near 60 degrees, yikes what is going on with this weather this time of the year. It didn't much get into the high 70's for the day as a stiff northern breeze kept it quite comfortable with no humidity. We sat outside after lunch under the big oak and Nancy has a sweat shirt on as she was chilled and we even moved at times into the sun to warm up. Never would I have thought we would turn the a/c off and open the windows in May; but we did and its still off as I write this post.

The roosters did their usual crowing at 5:30 or so but I managed to tune them out until nearly 7 when we started the day with our quiet times then a lite breakfast before getting ready for church. We were riding with Dan and Carol so they picked us up a little before 9. The girls had the front desk at Element for children check-in as it was the first Sunday of the month and that is their responsibility. We had a nice crowd and lots of children and learned one of the new elders and his wife are expecting their second child. Speaking of elders we had an epic service later in the evening for them being brought on board for the church. Bobby planned a unique service for them and their families and even knighted them much like a leader would knight them into service for the kingdom. The touching of them with a real sword was awesome and very dramatic. There was hardly a dry eye in the place.

We spent the afternoon reading and enjoying this cool temperature outside in the back yard after a lite lunch. It was just one of those days we seldom get here in sunny Florida. We are counting down to when we can really enjoy some cooler weather on the mountain. We are under a month for when we leave for the cabin and time is all of a sudden moving fast. Mothers Day is next Sunday so we will have a large family get together then off to Miami the next week-end for Arianne's wedding and before we know we will be packing for the trip to the cabin, yeah. I'm looking forward to getting my garden planted up there and then a trip to my old stomping grounds in Virginia and a visit with my kin folks, LATER