Shannon had prepared a lovely brunch for us and we ate spelt pancakes with blueberries and bananas, roasted spuds, scrambled eggs and fruit....topped off with chocolate/almond coffee. She is a great cook...like her father! Then we were drawn into granddaughter's homework assignment...the two World Wars and how they began and why, plus the causes of the Great Depression and how those events were similar to today's economic woes. Of course, her answers were all in French! So while the three of us conversed, she made notes "en francais"....that lasted a few hours. It was great! These two young women are entertaining, intelligent, beautiful and fun to be with!
Came home and rested a bit in the afternoon.
Then came Matt's Skype chat in the evening. We talked about our old car, which he is presently using, how the police stopped him and made him take said vehicle immediately into a garage to see if it was actually road-worthy and if it didn't get fixed in two weeks, it would be taken off the road! We talked philosophy - religion and faith; of living life and what was involved in relationships; of plans and hopes and dreams......and his "Easter package" we sent, which included (his father's newly-made) deer jerky, smokies, pepperoni plus several bags of various Easter candy, a Bart Simpson chocolate figurine and a new striped bath towel! That chat lasted over an hour and a half.
It was a very good day. Our children can be of great encouragement to us!
I also took a special phone call from Madison, Wisconsin, yesterday. It was a gal that hopefully, one day soon, we shall meet:)
These kinds of solid, profound and stimulating conversations are one of the things that make life really worth living.
I thank God for these dear ones!
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