SUNSHINE, SMILES, AND SLEEP

Today is a beautiful sunshiny day in spite of the fact that a vicious storm raged through Lower Brule last night. Thankfully, it looks like no harm was done, and ol' sol is smiling as if trying to atone for the vacation he took the last few days.
We feel like smiling when we think of this morning's endeavor, because it was encouraging. We missed some of our children because they were 'sleeping in.' We were met with parents who were loath to wake their children, even at 10:00 AM. These children just finished school this week, and they have gone into summer vacation mode.

One of our faithful men has been bringing his wife to church the last couple of weeks. She is a very nice lady, and she loves the Lord. This gives us another reason to smile.

She likes to retell the story {with a few modifications :) }
After they are finished with their lesson, they like to play a little.
We smile about our friends who allow us to leave our camper and van at their house during the week. Today we had a nice chat with them when we brought the van back. He has been very sick and has undergone surgery, but he is doing a little better; though he is still on strong pain medication. He came outside and talked with his wife and us while we ate a little watermelon. We have had occasion to work with these people when we were at Ravinia in Wagner, and they are very special to us. Ray helped with the funerals of three family members when he was the pastor at Ravinia.

Mercy got a prize for coming four weeks

We can smile because God smiles on what we do, and the sunshine of that smile is warmer than the sun today.