Relay Time is Here Again

I cannot believe that I have been ignoring my computer almost since the day we arrived. I really don't have a good reason for that; I just guess that I have been having withdrawals from a long vacation with friends that I won't see again for another year. Yet, it is so good to be back home with all my other very good friends. Yesterday, I went to church and was so pleased to see everyone again. Our choir director jumped up and gave me a big hug which I did my heart so much good! Of course, best of all was seeing my two little grandchildren come running through the door with sparkle in their eyes and smiles to light up any grandparents' life! They just left a few minutes ago. Children grow up so fast it seems; both of them are so much taller than when we left. Livvy turned 5 she informed me while Clay won't turn 5 for awhile longer. It was such a pleasure to announce that she was the elder of the two!

The choir performed its Easter cantata last night and it was wonderful. The director asked me to critique since I wasn't planning on singing in it (I had missed every single practice and thought it best to avoid any negative comments about my singing but not practicing; maybe there would have been none but I thought it best to refrain. I did so miss singing though). I was impressed with our small church choir, especially the ladies who were outnumbered but who really did an awesome job. The men did fine too. The cantata they chose to do was really quite difficult and the range was extremely high but they did great. One of the ladies has a beautiful, very high soprano and she can hit those unaccessible notes for many with splendor.

We are now gearing up for our local Relay for Life Cancer program. For the past few years, our county has won first place (per capita) in the nation. I am so proud of everyone here who fights so hard to help us reach our goals. There are so many people who have lost loved ones from this dreaded disease and many who will eventually lose a dear one. We all need to pull together and do our part in the battle to overcome this. Our team will soon have a scrap-a-thon to try to earn money for our church team. My sister and I are co-captains and everything we do (much of the food provided, door prizes presented to participants, etc), we donate to the team. We just feel that we cannot give enough to support the cause. We have friends with cancer, a minister who is a survivor, and we have former school sweethearts and a very dear brother-in-law who lost the battle. I hope that you will join in the fight against cancer.