Raining in North Carolina

In five minutes it will be Monday morning here in North Carolina where snow and cold temperatures are merely a figment of ones imagination. Tonight as I drove to a friends house I had the windows down. Even with a slight rain falling I was delighted to find my gloves and winter coat things of a previous life. At the moment I'm at a friend's house, Carol. We taught together for many years and tomorrow I'm going to visit the school that I worked at before coming to Nashotah. It's strange being home where things once familiar are new again. I told someone recently that everyone should leave their homes for six months or so and then return because so many wonderful things happen. People hug you constantly and take you out to eat and won't let you pay. They have you over for dinner and spend hours talking and catching up on what's been going on in their lives. They take time to spend with you and sacrifice sleep just to spend an evening listening...how much we take each other for granted. It's much like the experience we are all sharing with you. Not having spoken with you for several weeks makes us all realize what a wonderful friend you are. I hope this blog is a reminder to you of that.
The weather here is warm...it was near 60 today. Went to church this morning and afterwards went to a coffee shop that a friend is opening. While sitting there talking with a group of friends a lady entered but we told her the store wasn't open yet. We offered her some free coffee and after we began talking and I found out she lived on the same street I did in Chicago...bizarre! I'm heading to bed now...and as always you are in my prayers! rusty