Oh, now I remember . . .!

Oh, yeah, now I remember . . . why I don’t live in Orlando! Dh and I went to Orlando today on an inspection job. It’s about an hour away and entails some of the most horrific traffic – Disney World and other parks, as well as regular rush hour stuff. We were stuck on the interstate creeping along for miles. Then of course there was the “normal” traffic on the side roads, and stop-and-go, etc. Dh and I looked at each other repeatedly with that knowing glance, happy to know that we would be back to our little paradise in the country soon. Lord, I promise I will go anywhere you send me, but please, not to a big city!

When we had finally braved the fray and got close to home, it was almost 9:30 p.m., and we remembered the grandchildren were practicing their bluegrass band at son-in-law Robert’s general store. He is having a musical evening at the country store tomorrow night, and he asked the grandchildren to be one of the acts. So we passed our house (where resides our soft, fluffy bed) and headed there. What a blessing to a grandmother’s heart when they cheered as we walked in! “Grandmama, we need you! It’s chaos when you aren’t here!” Aww, I am still needed! What a nice feeling! So dh left me to come home with grandchildren, and we got to practicing.

It is an absolute ball to be with them when we go through a program of bluegrass, folk, Celtic, and gospel songs. The younger ones are getting good enough to join the olders, and the little cousins are always adorable doing their Roy Rogers “The Bible Tells Me So”. 12 year old Daniel is getting to be quite the emcee/announcer/jokester, and the older ones are quite polished now (as polished as bluegrass gets!). We are hoping their sweet faith in their Lord shines through and they will be a blessing to the community folks who love to eat BBQ at Robert’s. God is already using this precious next generation to bring joy to so many who never see cheerful young people. It should be a good time tomorrow!