May 31, 2020

It was cool this morning but sunny.  I was happy to be walking outside.  After watching a service from First Baptist, I drove over to Hanna’s Town and met Teresa there.  We socially distanced and took several walks about the property, and snapped a few pictures.  WCHS was given a log cabin from the turn of the century (1800’s, give or take).   They took it down piece by piece and are rebuilding it piece by piece.  It’s huge!  Teresa and I both very much enjoyed seeing the new old building take shape. We share a love of history and historic sites and were sharing information.  We are ‘planning’ a road trip once it is safe and approved – either Ft. Ticonderoga NY or Marietta Ohio.  Maybe July – –  But we hadn’t visited in so long we spent 3 hours hiking and snacking and talking.  Friends are the best medicine.  I got a picture of my herb garden in the sun (not quite the whole thing, but close), and I also took a picture of the maroon irises in the front yard.  When Nate began driving  in 97 I moved the bulbs to make an extra parking space.  I think this is the first year they have bloomed.  In fact I was ready to dig them out.  But they came out in full bloom this year. 

My first email of the day was from Diane, sending the link to her church (First Baptist).  So I listened to Bram’s message about Pentecost.  There were three things that stand out about the presence of the Holy Spirit:  It appeared SUDDENLY; it touched everyone; and even though one man spoke, everyone could understand in their native language.   The Holy Spirit gives us the power to  live the life God asks us to live; to obey God’s commandment to GO!  The gift of the Holy Spirit is promised to all children of God; we can all experience that power and presence.  Open your heart and mind to receive it. 

On this day in 1790 US Copyright law was enacted.  In 1879 Madison Square Garden opened in New York, named after the 4th president, James Madison.  2209 people died in the Johnstown Flood in 1889, and in 1911 the RMS Titanic launched in Belfast.  In 1968 movie star Jimmy Stewart retired from the US Air Force after 27 years of service.  In 1910 Elizabeth Blackwell, physician,  – the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States – died at age 89.  Clint Eastwood was born in 1930.  My dad’s cousin’s grandson (??) Matt Choate is celebrating a birthday today, as is my high school/youth group friend Cathy Rose.  Happy birthday!  Today is National Smile Day and National Macaroon Day! 

So smile, everyone!  It’s not only good for those around you, it’s good medicine for the soul!  God bless . . .