God gave us the opportunity to visit Ohio for the Christmas and New Year season. It was an opportunity to catch up with our family, our church family and some friends. It was also an opportunity to recall what we miss by not living in Ohio as we had some snow and some below zero temperatures. Actually temperatures above twenty seem to be decent but those minus degrees are biting for us desert dwellers.
It was great to be able to be with all of our children and their respective families. We now have two grand children with another expected to arrive any day. We enjoyed being able to also see both Peggy's parents and my parents as well as parts of both in-law groups. For this trip our focus was to stay at our home church so that both those of our church who know us well and those who hardly know us at all would see us around. Pastor Burke allowed me to jump in and take part in each service which was a tremendous blessing to me.
We were able to report to three supporting churches on our trip. On our way back to Ohio we detoured to see my sister and her family on a Saturday and were blessed to be back with Bible Baptist Temple in St. Joseph, Mo. While staying with my folks we were also able to be with Mt. Vernon Baptist Temple and then on our way home we stopped on Wednesday evening to meet the folks of Lower Hickory Grove Baptist Church who had taken us on for support although they had never met us. We returned spiritually refreshed and mentally recharged although physically tired.
It was such a blessing to be able to visit in Ohio and to now be back serving God in our place here in Magdalena.
My Parents & Older Brother
Almost All Grown Up!
The Frosty Mountains
When in Ohio,
Chop Wood.
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