AND NOW...A FEW PICTURES!

As you know, I have not been able to get the pictures from my camera nor the SD card to transfer to my nor to Ray's computer. I still don't know what the problem is, but I bought a new SD card and WALA! it works. The sad thing is that I have many Christmas and other pictures on the old SD card, but I will keep trying to get them transferred somewhere. Possibly WalMart or Walgreen's will be able to get them on a disk for me-who knows? I will try.

Today was quiet and slow. Not much was moving when we drove into Lower Brule today. We did not see many people or cars, and the dogs were quietly lying by the porches. We had a man drop in for the service this morning who has not been in attendance for some time, as well as some of the regulars. Ray and I had a discussion this morning about the depth and beauty of the old hymns, and how we are neglecting to use them in our worship, and we mostly sang very old hymns this morning. It is refreshing to hear the beautiful melodies and the flowing words. Ray spoke to us about creation and the power of God. It was a thought-provoking message, and the people seemed to absorb it.

We didn't have as many children this Sunday as we had last Sunday for Sunday School, but we had a good Sunday School time. One girl who is a regular attendee is following the stories from week to week as we go through the Bible, and she remembers the lessons each week. She is interested in the piano, and I taught her how to play a simple melody in one of the little choruses we sing often in Sunday School. When one of the children pick that chorus, she sometimes plays it for us to sing ; and she does a very nice job. We feel that we have some special children who come to Sunday School who have great promise, and it is thrilling to work with them. We did paper art today, and we made snowflakes by folding and cutting the paper (a friend suggested that we do that today); and the children loved doing it. I am always impressed how artistic some of the creations turn out to be. We had 'fancy' scissors with which to cut the paper, and the snowflakes were stunning. It was quiet enough to hear a pin drop while they were focusing on fashioning and cutting their art. :)

Ray and I came home happy. After all, it is a blessing to have an opportunity as we have to work among people whom we love. Thank you for your interest in Lower Brule.