Our whole week there was a fun and relaxing time. It was cold and snowy and one whole day Katy and Scott stayed home and we played lots of games, all of which I lost. We got to play with Zac a lot and we watched his Toy Story movies many times, which turned out to be a great joy! He calls them his "Woody Buzz-Lighter" movies and he has the Woody doll and the Buzz Lightyear (sp?) and keeps them with him almost constantly. He is so cute and smart, of course.
The church we attended there was Avery Presbyterian Church in Bellevue and it was a wonderful experience. The people are very friendly, the music to my liking, the sermons good, and we went out to eat afterwards! What's not to like? Two memorable things from the service on February 6th were a new understanding of the term "Blessed" in the Sermon on the Mount, and an admonition in the Kids moments that we have everything inside of us that we need to be happy (God and His strength and joy). The final song that day was, "Here I am, Lord," and this song has always blessed me and spurred me on to renewed ministry. I have also heard Him calling in the night and want to be led by Him and to hold His people in my hands! Also on that Sunday, I finished a book by Phyllis Whitney and one section, in particular, helped set the stage for our return trip. She says, "You have the strength in yourself that you have always had. A strength that is greater now than when you were young. Accept and listen. Accept what your spirit already knows. If ordeal lies ahead, you will meet it, face it without faltering. The power you need is within you always. Use it."
So our return trip was as fine as the trip out had been. On Monday night we got about 4 inches of snow in Oshkosh, where we spent the night. But we had so much visiting and remembering to do with these old friends of ours that to be snowed in would only have been a delight! However, the roads were cleared and we got back on Tuesday without stress, and with a few bucks in our pocket! God is so good! My final thought is about the UPS truck that we saw in every town we went through. We like our Sully in Custer and seeing that truck every time we turned around just made it seem like home - like a comfort food. Just another way our Father watched over us and made our way pleasant!
Still don't know how I miss these right when they come out...we were so happy you could make it for Zac's birthday. That was important to me, so thank you for coming. Hopefully the next time we'll have warmer weather!
ReplyDeleteYes, that is our plan, also! We both felt that it was important that we made the trip successfully - in many ways. Good memories!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, he now properly says Buzz Lightyear. Figuring out the letter "y" as well as the letter "l" a lot better recently. :)
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