More reading to do

We stopped at the Boulder Bookstore today so that Charles could pick up the last book for the class that he is auditing at CU - Boulder on Scandinavian Folklore. This book, an anthology of works by Hans Christian Anderson, will be Charles' introduction to this influencial Danish author. 

While there, Charles spotted a book for Belinda by Anne Lamont, "Something: Thoughts on Love," that may turn out to be the reading for the Women's Summer Book Club at St. Paul's UMC.

Nice Sunday in Boulder

We had a great morning at the church! The power outages, that had affected many in our area due to a high-wind event this weekend, didn't hit our neighborhood and church activities were unaffected.

We welcomed our bishop to be our preacher this mornng and afterwards enjoyed a wonderful potluck.

Later in the afternoon, the power did go out for awhile but came back on before it got dark!

Easter

The official flower of Easter

 

Charles with a friend

Charles back in the pulpit

Easter treats for Charles

We had a nice Easter Sunday with the church family. We were happy that Charles was able to be back at work and able to offer the sermon!

Palm Sunday at home

We had an unexpected Palm Sunday following Charles' hospital stay. Balinda was able to get some fronds for us to use as we watched the Zoom feed from the church.

A job well-done

Thanks be to God for church trustee Dan Clark who visited the parsonage yesterday with chain saw, eye and hearing protection to chop up all the broken tree branches that fell in our recent snowstorm!

A strange time indeed

 Get well basket from the church family

From Belinda's P.E.O. sisters

Without going too far into the specifics and details, on Monday this week, an appointment with a doctor for Charles led to a concerning discovery and an ambulance trip to the hospital ER. The doctors there had two concerns: the condition that had first sent him to the doctor, an infection, and complications with his heart that we were not aware of before the visit to the doctor that afternoon.

With the infection diminishing by Wednesday, it was determined that it was okay to deal with the heart concerns which was then done on Thursday.

Charles is fine and in recovery mode and expects to be back in the pulpit for Easter. We are so appreciative of the many expressions of prayer and encouragement.

Help is on site!

SO grateful to Xcel Energy power company in Boulder, Colorado!!! Belinda called yesterday to report a broken tree limb had fallen on a power line leading from the parsonage -- as a result of the weight of snow from our recent snowstorm. Today, a gentleman arrived to remedy the problem! He expertly cleared the broken branch from the power line! We are so grateful to the quick response and that it didn't result in a loss of power in our home! Praise be to God for folks who respond right away when needed!!!