Thanks Rick. I had a wonderful evening last night. I went with my church small group to a nursing home to play Music Bingo with the residents. Afterwards my group members went to a coffee shop and we laughed and talked into the night. What a great bunch of people. I'm so glad I took advantage of the opportunity to join the group. My attendance at this group had become an issue between myself and SDA Lady. This connection with a Christian community was important to me and I'd told her why. She continually tried to convince me not to go and when I confronted her about her behaviour she'd say "Oh, I'm just kidding". BS she was! I'd invited her many times to join us. I wanted her to meet my friends, meet other couples and be a part of my life. I've always met her friends, gone to her church functions etc but she would always back out with "I'm tired" or " maybe in the summer". Not cool. Anyway, as an added bonus, a good friend of mine has also accepted my invitation to join our group. She came with her daughter last night and plans to join us each Friday night. She knows most of the group members from her previous church. I know them from there too. Anyway, my small group has been such a blessing to me. They are supportive and caring. We talk about faith but also share our challenges in life. When I got home last night one of the members I had just left had sent me an email "Whatis, I'm so glad you made it tonight, the only thing infectious about you is your laughter :)" I'd told her earlier in the day that I was feeling kind of zonked and stuffy. I was concerned maybe I'd picked up a bug and didn't want to infect the elderly people. I decided I didn't have anything so I went. It's so nice to come home and find such a lovely email waiting for me. I'm also thrilled that my good friend has decided to join us. It means we'll see each other regularly again rather than twice a year..that's the icing on the cake!
