A Certified Senior Citizen!

Nine days ago, on October 30th, Belinda turned 55. Today when Belinda arrived at the Iraan Senior Center to visit the dear seniors there... she realized that now she, too, is a senior! "Hooray for the discount," she said (a few moments after the shock began to wear off). Charles and Belinda's mother Sheila were with her at the moment of reckoning. Oh, well, the one certain thing besides God loves us all... is that change is inevitable. Thanks to God for His constant love!!! (P.S. Maybe one day we can join the Queen's Table and/or the "Table of Knowledge!")

Great Weekend in San Angelo!

Belinda and her mother had a great time in San Angelo this past weekend! They visited Bedazzled, a great beading shop downtown. Also, they were happy to attend this year's DBE event of the season, i.e., the Daughters of the British Empire high tea! They really enjoyed sitting at the same table with two lovely ladies from San Angelo. (They are featured in the picture above). Praise God for a lovely weekend!

Change in schedule

In addition to setting your clocks back tonight, please note the following changes for November 7th:

The Pastor/Parish Relation Committee (PPRC) will meet with the D.S. at 9:00 a.m. in the parlor. Sunday worship wll be at 9:30 a.m. The service will include communion followed by the annual church conference conducted by our District Superintendent, the Rev. Larry Altman. Chuch School will be held this week at 10:30 a.m.

Tonight in Iraan

Charles had a great time tonight at the Iraan v. Marfa football game which Iraan won, 53-6! He also saw a lot of FUMC members, it is the place to be on a Friday night in Iraan!

He had hoped to make it back for the end of the McCamey v. Van Horn game (won by McCamey 20-19) but it didn't happen.

Busy day ahead, stay tuned!

Fun Day in San Angelo, Texas!

Belinda's mother and their dear friend Saundra enjoyed another fun day in San Angelo today. They visited West End Collectibles, a great place to discover one-of-a-kind treasures/antiques. They found a wonderful wooden statue of St. Francis of Assisi, which they presented to Saundra just before she departed this afternoon. While at West End Collectibles, they saw a terrific idea about supporting the local adult literacy program in town. (See poster above!) Then they dashed downtown, where Saundra treated them to a delicious lunch at the Mesquite Bean Cafe in the historic Cactus Hotel. Afterwards, they toured the hotel, which is the tallest structure in San Angelo. Thanks to the kindness of a hotel employee, they were allowed to tour the top floor and to take a fabulous photograph of the downtown area below. Praise be to God for a lovely day in San Angelo!!!

Today in McCamey

While Belinda was in San Angelo with her mother, Charles was keeping the home-fires burning here in McCamey. Today was election day and Charles enjoyed the beautiful fall weather and walked to the polling place here in town to do his civic duty!

This evening Charles went with Bobbie & Bill Lester to Midland to help celebrate the anniversary of Steve & Vicki Smith, friends of the Lesters. We went to Clear Springs Cafe which has some of the best onion rings in Texas! And the jalapeno-glazed salmon was mighty tasty too!

A Lovely Day in West Texas!

Folks in west Texas really enjoyed the cool, crisp autumnal air today. Belinda, her mama and their friend Saundra toured around the nearby village of Christoval. Of course, no visit there would be complete without a stop at the Mt. Carmel Hermitage Monastery. They have a beautiful chapel there. And walking the grounds is such a peace-filled thing to do. They have a great shop too. They bought a few things while there, to include delicious fudge, praline encrusted pecans, etc. It is "the" place to visit when in the area! Thanks be to God for such a special day!