Mother's Day Service In Grand Cayman 2013

One of our friends who is also a teacher in our school took pictures for me this morning during the service.  A lot of them were from the balcony where our sound room is located.  He did a good job!  Thank you, Mr. Profitt!!

Mary doing a reading "Reflecting On Mothers"

Brother Laten sang "Going Home".  It is so good to have him back in our services after having major surgery again to correct a horrible problem that happened during a prior major surgery.  He is a great man!!

McKeeva and Kerry came to Church this morning.  They haven't been here in about 14 months.

At one point in the service all the Mother's with babies one year or under were to stand up.  They all got a fruit basket.

You can't tell it too much from this picture but the Church was pretty full.  The lady second from the right is my good friend Deana.  She is so sweet!!  This morning four of her five children were in Church which three don't attend here regular.  It was nice to meet them!!

Dennis

This was so funny!!  Someone had chosen eight ladies from the Church who were to represent important Mother's from the Bible.  Last week one day my good friend Karen who we've known for many years emailed me and told me about this and said she was supposed to be Eve.  The next sentence stated that she was supposed to dress like Eve.  She said what should I wear???  Well, the first thought that went through my mind was Adam and Eve in the garden wearing clothes made from leaves, so I suggested that.  I told her to sew banana leaves together as they are big and she wouldn't need as many :o)  Well, she took my idea and did it.  But if it would've been me I would never cut them.  I would have left them big!!  Her skirt turned out so cute!!!

Here are all the ladies

Each year our Church Board chooses a very special lady from the Congregation to be "The Mother of the Year".  This year they chose a dear, sweet lady by the name of Mimi.

She's surrounded by her family

Dennis presenting her with a plaque

She also received a fruit basket and pretty bouquet of flowers from the Church

I wished these pictures would have been zoomed in a little more.  The lady on the right is who we affectionately call Aunt Julia with me.  She is 104 years old and still comes to Church a lot of Sunday's!!  She doesn't hear too well and other things were happening so she really had a harder time hearing me :o)

She is really witty and funny for her age!!

They were presenting me the "Pastor's Wife" with a fruit basket and then they gave one to Aunt Julia as well.

The young men on the left and right were the one's presenting the gifts to the Mother's.  The lady standing beside Dennis is Aunt Julia's daughter-in-law.

She had me cracking up almost the whole time we were sitting there.

Wayne helping her back to her seat

This group of ladies were honored, too

Our Assistant Pastor and wife with baby Grant who is 10 weeks old.  I love his tie.  I told his Mommy that it was almost as big as him :o)

Kerry received a basket of flowers

Part of the Congregation

The Mother's always go up front near the end of the service to sing.  There were a lot who didn't go up because of physical ailments.

Pastor Aaron dismissing in prayer

Gretchen asked me to take a family picture for them.  Poor Grant was conked out :o)