*clears throat*
It was an interesting morning of visits. [And this was all after an hour of quilting and a stop at First Lutheran in Blooming to check out the lutefisk prep for the Cadillac of all church lutefisk dinners tomorrow. I’ll be the one in the red apron.] Allow me to share.
I visited a woman for the first time at a care center. We had a delightful conversation and then I asked if she would like communion. Oh yes, she said. I did the words of institution, had prayer, and then together we said the Lord’s Prayer. Except I heard a third voice. The roommate began to pray along with us from the other side of the curtain. I poked my head over, introduced myself, and asked if she would also like communion. Oh yes, she said. She’s Catholic but her children attend ROG and she doesn’t see the big deal about Catholic vs. Lutheran. We’re all the same, she said. It was fun – to meet another person, to hear a voice join us in prayer from behind the curtain, and chit chat with both women.
I visited an elderly gentleman for the first time too. We also had delightful conversation except for the parts in which he insisted on being involved in my marital status.
Do you have children?
No.
Are you married?
Nope.
How old are you?
27.
You should get married.
Sometime.
You’re running out of time.
Excuse me? We were able to continue the conversation on another topic and stayed from the relationship status of the pastor until the end.
It was great to meet you. Take care!
You too. Now you go find yourself a man.
[insert fake laugh/effort to not cry]
Right. Because I haven’t been trying up until now.
there's no place like gnome. 
Sounds like a lovely day until the marital status questions! We get questions about kids from random people all the time. I don't know why people think its okay to ask about that. Would they ask us if we were doctors or nurses? Or teachers or insurance salespeople or professional tight-rope walkers? 😉 (Now I'm just getting silly.) 🙂