It has been awhile since my last post. I normally use the time when Dennis is at work to do my computer stuff. With him being home all the time, it changes up my routine quite a bit! It has been nice having him around these past few weeks tho. We've been able to do some things that we never have time to with him working. We finally managed to find the right car and buy it: a simple, white 2010 Camry. I love it! It was a bit of a scramble getting it...the morning we were planning to go car shopping our old Camry refused to start. We had to put in a new alternator (me doing the lifting, loosening and tightening under Dennis' instructions). Since the alternator was still in warranty, it didn't cost us anything other than a little time.
We left on the 18th for a long overdue trip to see Gray and Vicki. We stopped for a couple of nights in Spur to visit with Daddy and Bobbie. It was good having some time with them, and we finally got to see their shop in downtown Spur. While we were there, Daddy started thinking about hosting a meeting there. They are so small in number...sometimes only 2-4 on a Lord's Day morning...that he thought it would be a big morale booster. He talked to Dwight and they decided on Memorial Day weekend. We are trying to get several young people interested in going to help out. Daddy and Bobbie have offered their home for those who bring sleeping bags. They can also recommend local motels for those who desire a little more comfort.
We left Spur last Monday morning and headed up to Alva. It was super windy, but our trusty Camry handled quite well and still managed to get over 34 mpg. It was a nice drive. There aren't really any large towns on the route we took, until we got to Woodward, OK. In the Texas panhandle, practically every town we passed through was the county seat (and sometimes ONLY town in the county, I think) so we got to look at a variety of county courthouses. We also passed by the Pitchford Ranch and the 6666 Ranch. We saw a lot of oil wells, windmills, tumbleweeds and dust!
We spent Monday through Wednesday nights with Gray and Vicki. This was Dennis' first time to Alva and my second. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with these dear loved ones! Rhonda and Kevin came over the first night for supper and then we all went out to eat Wednesday night after services. Lots of good visitation and laughter! Vicki was the perfect hostess, as always...serving us wonderful meals and making us feel at home.
We got home Thursday evening. Stephen and Mandy came for a short weekend on Saturday. Stephen and David were guest speakers for us at Highway Sunday. They used a unique presentation to deliver a wonderful lesson on "What is a Christian to do?" We had a bountiful potluck dinner between services, as well as a singing. We enjoyed several visitors in addition to Stephen, Mandy and David. The singing was absolutely gorgeous and very moving. After the afternoon assembly, a group of us headed over to Rosa's to extend our fellowship just a little longer. My hope and prayer is that I can take the teachings and examples that I've received over the past week and use them to grow in my spiritual walk.
Eph 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
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