We Had A Great Visit!

Well, it's Saturday night and we are back in Baton Rouge after 5 days in Alexandria. We drove up last Monday morning and for the past week, I have kept Mom busy with visits to and from all the saints in Alexandria.

Starting Monday night, Butch and Diane brought us dinner and stayed to visit, then Joyce came over for dessert and visiting.

The house was so clean and fresh thanks to the efforts of Becky and her brother Alex. I didn't have to do a thing while we were there. Floors were shining and no dust to be seen.

Tuesday morning, Barbre and DL came over for a visit along with Joyce, and Tuesday evening we went out to the Linzay farm for dinner and a sister's meeting.

Wednesday evening the house was the place to be. Julia came over early for a good visit with Mom. We had the prayer meeting there and Mom was so happy. There were 15 saints all around the living room praising and praying. It brought back happy memories for Mom. She just loved it.

Joyce came over Thursday for lunch and a little one-on-one conversation with Mom. Then, Laura and her children (Mom's "adopted" grandchildren) came over in the afternoon for a sweet visit. Sister Via got lots of hugs and kisses that day.

Friday morning we had a Katherine with her girls over for a few hours of visiting and just as they were leaving, sisters starting arriving for a meeting. We used the time for prayer and praise.

Of course, all the brothers attached to the sisters were seen during the week also. We stuffed a lot of activity into this week and I think Mom truly enjoyed every minute of it.

Oh, on Wednesday night with so many people and cars at the house, the neighbor, Steve Ayers, came over to see if everything was all right. From no activity around the house to lots of activity, he was afraid something had happened to Mom. He was relieved to hear she was alive and well.

The house is doing OK. The yard is being taken care of. The city is supposed to see about trimming a tree that is hanging over the power lines and roof. Becky is keeping the inside fresh. The saints all drive by to check it out from time to time. The roof will need some repair and I have asked Mike H. if his cousin, who has done repairs on Mom's roof, could look it over and give us an estimate of costs.

This morning over breakfast, Mom said she had spent some time early considering how much she wanted to be able to just stay. But she shared this without tears, and was helpful in packing up the house and car for the trip back to B.R. We stopped at the Hopkins house for one more visit with Laura and Kids before leaving town, and there were tears at the good-bye, but not for long.

We had an uneventful trip back to B.R. and have settled back into the routine of the house. Thank you all for the prayers spoken for a good visit. Thank you Lord for this past week.