To all of you who thought my blog was somehow stuck on the sad note of the demise of my car, and wondered if I actually survived that accident - I am back!  I am happy to report that I have replaced my beautiful old Saturn with a brand new 2007 Saturn Ion which was the closest I could come to replacing my car, though unfortunately without the 40mpg that I was getting before.

Tonight I went to a delightful concert at the Lake City Community Church.  The Moody Chorale of Moody Bible Institute presented an evening of very enjoyable sacred music, which in many ways was more of a worship service than a performance.  Conductor Gerald Edmonds has been with Moody since 1969, an incredibly long time for someone to stay at one school.  I very much appreciated the way he presented such an attitude of reverence and worship in the music and his brief words to the audience, always giving glory to God and recognizing His awesome holiness.  The final song brought tears to my eyes as the entire chorale of about 60 members surrounded the church and sang a benediction of The Lord Bless You and Keep You.  Hearing the perfectly harmonious voices coming from all directions was quite an experience.  In fact, the opening song had about a third of the chorale standing in the very back of the church, while the rest were on the risers in front which gave a beautiful surround sound effect.



Needless to say, I was highly impressed with Moody and the Godly men and women who helped us to worship and praise our Savior tonight.  Sadly, it may be a long time before I hear them again, as Mr. Edmonds announced that it may be 40 years before they return to rainy Washington state again.  Of course they would have to come during one of the wettest seasons of the year, and particularly wet even for March this year.

It was nice to share a pew with two of the Edgren family, Kathy and Joshua, who actually make Lake City Community Church their home church.  Afterword, I went out to their house and spent a very enjoyable time sitting around reminiscing about the old days, before there were such things as computers, VCRs, or cell phones.  Each of us discussed what it was like in our homes growing up, what family life was like without TV.  I recounted the story of the day our television came bouncing down the full flight of stairs, never again to bring its sinister glow into our living room.  I mentioned how our dad always said we would get another TV but, being the procrastinator that he is, it never happened.  I firmly believe the loss of that little 13" black and white television set was the best thing that ever happened to our family.  And it was one time that I could see how procrastination really paid off.  And all of this happened long before "Kill Your Television" bumper stickers were invented.  I guess we were truly ahead of our time.

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