A Great Day

Today was a day I was looking forward to for some time. It was the first opportunity we've had to lead worship for a church service since May as we led for the Calvary Baptist Church in Yankton. We had been talking with the Pastor for a few weeks about what we could do to help out. We submitted song ideas, rounded up resources, rehearsed and finally got to lead just like we used to.

The day started early, but not quite as early as we've done before. The goal was to get out the door by 7:15 and most of us managed it. Jim and Marilyn's alarm didn't go off, so they were a few minutes behind us. As I was on the computer at about 6:45, this is what I saw...

The picture doesn't do it any kind of justice. It was a full rainbow with one end directly across the lake on the south side from the house and the other end disappearing into the trees to the west. It was breath taking.

We got out the door with the kids and our gear and headed for the church to slight sprinkling when the next great thing happened: our windshield wipers worked on the first try. Our wipers haven't worked when we've needed them for the better part of a year. They kick on and off when they feel like and we turn them on when needed on the off chance that they will actually start sometime before the next day's driving occurs. When they worked the way they were supposed to, I was shocked.

On the way in to town we got to pass directly under a hot air balloon that was less than 100 feet off the ground. Xander thought that was a rather exciting thing to see on the way to church since he got to see them fire it up a few times as well.

The early service at the church went fairly well with most of their older congregation members there. It really was a joy to lead them in worship and do something that we love to do. We felt useful and they didn't run us out on a rail, so I would consider it a success.

After the service, we packed everything up and headed to the lake for the second service. They were having service in the park complete with baptisms in the lake and a picnic afterward. I'm not sure how well we did musically, but we had a good time with a congregation that was pretty responsive and were blessed to be a part of a special day for the eight who were baptized.

We ate too much, then came home to rest. I was hoping to see the end of the PGA Championship, but I guess I'll have to wait 'til tomorrow due to rain. If that's the only disappointment for the day, I'll take it.