Birthday and then Mother's Day
Had a lovely birthday dinner at Carrabba's Italian Grill. Dipping warm homemade crusty Italian bread into EVOO while sipping sangria...heavenly.
Hubby got home late Saturday night from a Mission Trip week down in Biloxi with 8 other men from our church. They had a great time restoring a 1900's era home for an elderly black woman; three previous teams had turned down the job because the wiring and plumbing were so ancient, but our group rolled up their sleeves and went to work, hardly breaking for meals.
They slept in a dorm-type building and rudimentary meals were provided, but they particularly enjoyed the meal cooked for them on Thursday night by the homeowner and her sister. Grilled chicken and greens, salads and biscuits. Hubby couldn't eat the biscuits, but the other men tucked right in!
They flew back to Raleigh, arriving home just before midnight, then got up at 7 Sunday morning so they could get over to the church and cook breakfast for us Moms. Crisp bacon, sausage patties, biscuits and sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, coffee, OJ, and fresh fruit. Our service followed at 11 am and those of us in the choir watched as the Mission Trip members nodded off, one by one!
It's good to have him home again. These missions absolutely change everyone's perception of what in life is necessary, and what can be just something a person wants to own. A pharmacist, an eye doctor, a retired banker, a business man (who took vacation time for this trip), other retirees all paid their own way to participate, considering the expense as a donation to our Methodist church. And they are all excited and happy to have helped someone be able to have heat and running water, and stay in her own home after Katrina.
Hubby got home late Saturday night from a Mission Trip week down in Biloxi with 8 other men from our church. They had a great time restoring a 1900's era home for an elderly black woman; three previous teams had turned down the job because the wiring and plumbing were so ancient, but our group rolled up their sleeves and went to work, hardly breaking for meals.
They slept in a dorm-type building and rudimentary meals were provided, but they particularly enjoyed the meal cooked for them on Thursday night by the homeowner and her sister. Grilled chicken and greens, salads and biscuits. Hubby couldn't eat the biscuits, but the other men tucked right in!
They flew back to Raleigh, arriving home just before midnight, then got up at 7 Sunday morning so they could get over to the church and cook breakfast for us Moms. Crisp bacon, sausage patties, biscuits and sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, coffee, OJ, and fresh fruit. Our service followed at 11 am and those of us in the choir watched as the Mission Trip members nodded off, one by one!
It's good to have him home again. These missions absolutely change everyone's perception of what in life is necessary, and what can be just something a person wants to own. A pharmacist, an eye doctor, a retired banker, a business man (who took vacation time for this trip), other retirees all paid their own way to participate, considering the expense as a donation to our Methodist church. And they are all excited and happy to have helped someone be able to have heat and running water, and stay in her own home after Katrina.
posted by Marion | 4:30 PM
1 Comments:
What a wonderful birthday and Mother's Day. I used to be in the choir in church. That is the thing I miss the most in my nonexistent attendance lately. You are very lucky to have such a wonderful husband!
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