To the Edge and Back

August 4, 2014
Today is the day that the old Beatles song, became a reality for me.  I could sing these words to my husband. "Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm 64."  I remember hearing that song when I was young.  It was hard to imagine that I would ever be 64.  Fortunately he still needs me and he still feeds me.  We celebrated my birthday by visiting a place call Alderly Edge.  It is a pleasant town about an hour away from us with a good place to hike and a lovely view.  The weather was perfect.  Never again will I have such perfect weather on my birthday, because I normally have a very hot day to celebrate.  We took a long steep walk up to the Edge.  The web site said there was a bus to take us up there.  It lied.  It was alright.  Anytime someone wants a great view there has to be a steep walk involved.  We made it and it was a pretty place.  Afterward we walked back to town and had a nice lunch in an outdoor cafe.
We returned home and did a little cleaning and we

Lunch with the senior couples.

Our sister missionaries are super!

Entering the edge forest path.

A lovely view of Cheshire

We love being out in nature.

We are thankful for the beauty of the earth.

We passed this charming stone house on the way to the Edge.

My birthday lunch.

had a good visit with a less-active sister we have visited with ever since coming here.  I think she is getting closer to returning.  We are hopeful.  Missionary work can have highs and lows, and sometimes a lot of lows.  We do know in the eternal scheme of things we are having an impact on peoples lives.
We have two new Elders in our district and a new Sister.  The Sister is from Salzburg, Austria.  She talks like an American.  She says it is from all the American TV she watched growing up.  Her companion is from California.  One of the Elders is from Canada and the other is from California as well.   We all have the privilege of attending a sealing for a family in our ward this week.  It is one of the highlights of a mission, for missionaries to witness this.
Last Monday we spent an enjoyable day with a couple of senior couples.  We got together for lunch and had a good visit.