Happy Saturday friends!!  Finally a bit of a time to rest here.  This morning I woke up to the rain falling…and falling…and falling.  An afteraffect of Harvey is that every time it rains a lot here in Houston…we all(well at least me) get slightly anxious.  Not quite post-traumatic-stress-disorder…but it’s definitely a thing.  Anyways, while I really wanted to just have a lovely relaxing morning with a big mug of coffee and leisurely quiet reading time as the rain slowly poured down outside…alas, it was not to be.  Deacons meeting at 7:30, so I did have my mug of coffee and reading time, but not quite as leisurely as I would have liked.  Good productive meeting, welcoming the four new deacons – welcome Earnie!! – and listening to Alex lay out some of the goals and desires of the elders.  I was much encouraged to know God has blessed this church with such good and wise and God-fearing leaders.  Following meeting…gassed up car and grabbed groceries…then figured I’d at least stop by Starbucks to see if any friends were there.  Lo and behold – barista Katie was there, whom I hadn’t seen in ever so long!  Got my espresso and chatted with her for a while…good catch-up hearing about her life of late…finally let her actually do her job and left to get haircut.  Now I am officially ready for North Carolina trip next week – in which I get to see Maryanne and Deanna – hurrah!!!  Can’t wait. 

Now that I’ve spent far FAR too many words discussing my really pretty boring morning…I suppose I will end this and get back to my lunch.  Grilled cheese and tomato soup as I watch the Leicester City/Man City football.  A little touch of Britain this afternoon.  Apparently I am in a nostalgic mood.  Alright for serious – back to lunch!  Maybe after this I will have a little nap, as I must confess I had minimal sleep last night…ended up watching several episodes of Suits with Julie last night and staying up far later than planned….so yes, a nap sounds wonderful. 

Peace, my friends.  Peace and love.