Feeling just a little blue.

Well, we just said goodbye to Gary and Lis, friends of ours from Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Bremerton, Washington. It was great to see them, and they were genuinely interested in learning about life here on the prairie. Their visit follows visits by Joe and Nancy who were here the first weekend of September, John and Laura who were here the last weekend of September, and Tom and Jane who were here late last week. Joe and Nancy, and Tom and Jane are all from Our Saviour's in Bremerton as well, and Laura and John are people we met in St. Paul last year. It has been great having these visitors, and we really enjoy showing them around the parish, and telling them about living in a small town. The problem is, that was the last scheduled visit on our calendar. That's it! The end! That means that the weather is turning colder and winter is on the way.

All of our friends were wise enought to get their visiting done before the snow flies, but now the snow has no obstacles. It can turn cold whenever it wants. I've included pictures of Laura and John in this post, and you will note that they are wearing summer clothes. I will miss my summer clothes, because I likely won't get to wear them until May now. I will miss summer, and it is always too short here. Looks like next week will be a good time to get the car winterized. Bummer.

Well, at least the churches look good. Here is a picture of Immanuel Lutheran near Fulda, our largest church, and it looks like it is ready for Reformation Sunday. That is where I will be preaching on October 26th, affirming once again that "A Mighty Fortress is Our God". Of course we have to sing that one on Reformation Sunday! My old buddy Marty wrote it! It is, like, the Lutheran Theme Song, or something! Enjoy! I hope your church does "A Mighty Fortress" on Reformation Sunday, too. Blogged by Don