Morning started with the lake walk and sunrise pictures.
Then we got all prettied up for the Sunday
Church service. Leona wanted to
go to the church with the family , I got included in the church service,
To my surprise the priest was a woman who had a lovely voice
and colorful attire. She was quite high Tech for a small town church and used
power point and video to teach the story
of the old and new testaments and just like schools , she used , “
repeat after me…” several times to get the point memorized. All is I have to say is that it is
interesting to see how our brains get programmed very early on when we are
innocent enough to know any other way of life or thinking and how we are encouraged to NOT ask questions and learn to have a blind faith.
All dressed up for Church ( Leona,, Becky, Linda, Amy , Jim and Jim)
Back to the lodge, simple lunch was followed by the preparation of the grand party for the birthday. People started coming around 1:45 pm. Everyone came, the doctor, the dentist, the business woman, the family with kids, the farmers , the caretakers, grand nieces, great grand nephews and nieces, sisters and brothers , grandkids, great grand kids, a friend from 85 years ago, knitting buddies, Kiwanis, Bridge buddies, Church people and the neighbors and friends. They kept on coming. There were somewhere between 130 to 140 people . Leona enjoyed every minute of it.
Not sure about her but rest of us are totally tired after the grand party. It was very nice to see how well liked she is with old and young alike. It is small town effect for sure but it is also who she is that makes her so likable. I am glad that I was part of the celebration. Time to sleep, the internet is broken so this has to wait till morning for posting.
Leona's freinds
Leona and Viv ( life long friend..for over 85 years)
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