Miles that is.
It was a wild and wonderful, exciting and exhausting 10 day road trip where we spent time with family and friends and accomplished some SOWER business and slept in way too many beds! So before I get even more behind in this blogging thing – here is a quick recap!
First it was Family in Waco!

There were games to be played, chickens to watch (out for), piglets to ooh and ahh over (they are pretty darn cute!), and a bathtub to replace! (The kids know it’s important to keep Pops busy!). It was a lovely visit – and here are some pictures from our time there –

From there we headed to Lindale (TX) and the SOWER office for Gary’s last SOWER Trustee meeting. But before the official meeting activities began, we made time to go see some of our friends over at ALERT.

I’m so glad we were able to do that!

Although he was officially off the board (his tenure was up), since he was the president he needed to run the meeting until a new president (from the current board) was elected. So we got to hang out with our SOWER friends, eat out too many times and visit with the other spouses and friends that live in the adjacent community. It really is lovely when you get to work alongside friends!

Once Gary was excused from the meeting, we enjoyed one last meal with the crew and took off the next morning for points East. But it wasn’t a direct shot back to North Carolina! We stopped at four SOWER projects along the way for our annual Area Rep visits. We’ve been the AR for these four projects for several years, so we always look forward to catching up with the hosts, hearing how God has been working in their ministries, and how our SOWER ministry can serve them better.

And sometimes God blesses you with a beautiful sunrise just as you wrap up your travel days.

We were officially on the road home by noon on Thursday. Of course, we were still west of New Orleans, so there were many miles to cover. But Gary decided he just couldn’t do another motel, so we just drove until we got here – at 6:30 the next morning. Oh, we stopped a couple of times for some naps along the way and while I must admit that driving through Atlanta at 2:30 in the morning is a good strategy

I’m hoping we don’t do that again. Ever.

Yesterday was a total recovery day – didn’t really even totally unload the car until today. But I think we’re mostly recovered and looking forward to worshipping the God who kept us safe over those 3085 miles tomorrow and then to start work here on Monday morning. Don’t forget to check out a bit about where we’re working over on the “Where are We Now” page!

But right now it is way (and I mean WAY) past this girl’s bedtime! Thanks for your patience as the last two weeks were so quiet. As we welcome October tomorrow, maybe I should do a post every day? What do you think?
Thanks for stopping by –

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