Gone to Church!

 I woke up this morning about 4:30 to the wonderful smell of pancakes!
Apparently, Louis Dean got hungry and was in the kitchen cooking!
I went right back to sleep and when I woke up later - the house still smelled like a coffee shop.
What a great way to start a Sunday morning!

We have a huge Tupperware container of pancake mix - but Louis Dean likes to make his own - and he's really good at it, too! Usually, he cooks what he will eat and then puts the bowl of batter in the fridge - only to have me throw it out a few days later. Pancake batter does not keep well and it's best  to cook up all the pancakes and save the extra ones. They keep well in fridge or freezer.

I tell him this over and over......
and today he DID it!
I woke up to freshly made pancakes in a ziplock bag on a pretty Christmas plate.

Sitting at the kitchen table, it really did smell just like IHOP!

Since he obviously didn't sleep well last night - he had gone to the guest room after his early morning meal so as not to disturb me - I left him a note instead of waking him.

This time last year I was getting ready to have my left knee replacement so I did not go to church for two months. Then I went a time or two before Covid hit and we were all in lockdown. I did return in person a few times throughout the year but was mostly watching the services online.

This year I would like to be more faithful in attending in person.

Louis Dean has not been out in a crowd this entire year.

He has ventured to Walmart a few times and made numerous trips to Home Depot while wearing his mask and using hand sanitizer. Most of the shopping we tried to do in Waco where the numbers aren't as high as in the DFW area.

However, for me personally, I want to to go to church.

Amber and Mike take the children to church and I am so happy we all go to the same one.

Seeing them is an extra Sunday morning blessing!

We arrive - wearing our masks - on the late side and sit in the back.

Once the service is over, we remain in our seats visiting among ourselves until we can safely distance ourselves out. Today we continued to visit out in the foyer and took advantage of the photo op props still in place.

We lingered so long that I noticed people were undecorating the Christmas trees and taking down the garland and wreaths! This coming Christmas of 2021 I intend to sign up to help undecorate.

I want to be more involved this year in church. I want to do my part.

In a really large church like ours, it's easy to simply attend, give your tithes and offerings and go home.

I used to be a Bagel Lady at Fellowship back in 2004.

We served bagels and coffee in kiosks to those arriving early between services.

They no longer do that but I'm certain I can find something to do.

Today has truly been a 'Day of Rest!'

I came home and ate lunch and went straight to bed where I stayed until nearly 7:00!

I napped, rested, and read and it was wonderful.

Louis Dean has watched football all day long.

I am happy to report that no kittens have escaped lately!

Although we could not get ahold of Tabitha to put her in the kennel last night with Samantha.

She was on the foot of our bed when I woke up this morning.

I am going to sneek up on her tonight!

"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."

Hebrews 10:25