Would love to have you come to our event.
Rain…ok...I washed both cars, well M& M Carwash in West
Point did. Thanks guys. They do a great job. Your car will thank you
too. Back to the rain idea…I watered the front and
back gardens, it helps if I don’t think of myself as spending time watering a “yard”. “I’m sorry I didn’t call you back about the
important _______but I was watering my yard.”
No, no, no. “My garden just had
to have a good soaking so I just spent time with my flowers.” Helps if you add extra syllables to garden
and flowers while explaining your behavior. After all I am the irrigation system at my
home. If you need an out you may borrow
my line. Back to rain.. We need some
rain and usually if I wash the cars and water the gardens it helps. I will also try to remember to leave my
umbrella at home today. Unfortunately, we are frightened to death about our day
ahead due to the impending, dangerous, thunderstorms headed our way according
to the weather channel. I don’t mean to make light of the weather
reports. I appreciate knowing when my
life might be in danger due to inclement weather. Just ask Hedgie Girl. I do my best to pass on this important
information to her in case she needs to grab up the little Double Hedgies and
head for cover. Don’t ask her about all
my lightening warnings. Yes, lightening
can come in a window! Watch the weather channel….it happens…just because I’m
over 40 and it’s never happened to me doesn’t mean it can’t… alright…I’m over
50…I am not over 60 yet…not until October.
I really just want rain. I don’t
need all that oak tree on the house windy stuff.
It’s July and it’s a
struggle to stay out of the dismal pit of brown structures in the garden which
once were lovely lilies and happy daisies.
On Saturday in Pine Mountain across from the Liberty Bell Pool, Duke Boy
and I went to a Farmer’s Market and I bought a Hot Papaya Echinacea, that’s a
flower, so I could spruce up a brown spot right at my front door. Hurrah.
Now I have a happy place there again thus the need for rain. Check out that market…wonderful produce too
and nice folks.
I have a plan to help you beat the lack of rain in
August. It’s an indoor picnic at First
United Methodist in West Point. The
Pastoral Institute is having our annual fundraiser. The Hedgies, aka Lucy and Cody Royster will
be presenting the program, “Join us on the Journey” and sharing their love
story. Yes, they are kin to me but I wanted folks to know the joy in our family
due to new life or lives—two of them—and their story is extraordinary—that’s
what you get when you add extra to ordinary.
My day is spent listening to people who lives go from ordinary to
extra---birth, marriage, death, divorce, job change, college, and parenting.
The monies from this program help us keep these counseling services in our
community. If you’d like to purchase a
table for 8 the cost is $300. Individual
tickets are $35. Table sponsorship is
$375 and helps defray our meal costs.
Sid Lockhart is the chef and if you’ve ever had one of his hamburgers
then you know you’re in for a treat. Call 334-768-2341 to make a reservation or for
more information.
Karen Erwin-Brown is the director of the Pastoral Institute
in Valley, AL. She provides individual,
marriage, and family counseling by appointment only. Call 334-768-2341 for an appointment or more
information. She also hobbies a booth at
Bluffton Antiques in Lanett where a great sale is taking place.
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