Family and Friends

Since being here in Ohio for the last 2 weeks, it has been a whirlwind of meeting new friends and seeing family for Thanksgiving holidays.  Of course the highlight of all this was seeing my granddaughter,  my son and daughter in-law as well as my beautiful daughter. I want to put them in my pockets and keep them close forever, but alas... After they left I wondered when the next visit will be and hope that we can see all in a month or two.  Because I'm here for a while, at least until Christmas, I made a search for instant friends and worthwhile things to do.  The natural place for me to look is at the local Grace Brethren Church.  They offer instant friendship through small groups during the week and plenty of things to do for the holidays.  Friday I along with members of my Real Life group will serve Korean school children a special meal.  I have to admit I miss having kids around to play with since retiring from teaching.  I'm looking forward to meeting the kids with their smiles and energy.  My heart will sing.  So with this and the group's Christmas party coming up I will be well entertained.  Of course, sprinkled in for good measure the occasional concert and Nutcracker ballet.