Patience is a Virtue

It’s never boring when the C’s are round!

We were so happy to have the opportunity to house sit while reconnecting with friends and supporters. One of our friends had to tend to some unfortunate business which included a cruise to Hawaii. So we packed up our bags and took off for what was to be a peaceful two weeks. We were so excited when we pulled into their drive and were not too surprised that their car was not parked in its normal space in the driveway. Being experienced missionaries we simply relaxed and waited patiently. Yes, God has taught us patience and flexibility and how to “go with the flow.”

Syble mentioned that our friends had said they had some errands to run and so we thought this is why they were not at home. This also explained why they did not answer their home phone and didn't answer the door. An hour passed and just to be sure, Syble got out and went to the door and knocked on the door, but no answer. Being the patient people we are, we didn’t want to rush them!

As in life, nature called. If we had been in the “bush” we would have remained with our car and walked to an appropriate sized vegetation. However, since we were in a suburban area we decided to find suitable facilities. So we backed out of the drive and went to a nearby convenience store, used the toilets and bought a cola lite. We always felt guilty if we simply used their facilities and didn’t reciprocate in some manner. Feeling relived we returned to our friends home and still not seeing their car, we settled back in our seats again. We amused ourselves watching the neighbor’s children play cops and robbers while making friends with the family dog, Toby. Their father is a police officer so we felt somewhat secure being there.

Remember we bought a coke, so it should not surprise what happened next. You guessed it; after another hour passed we had to tend to business again. So we backed out of the drive and headed back to the store not sure what the neighbors were thinking of us. Rather than going back to the convenience store we stopped in the local McD’s hoping to just slip in and use the toilets but of course they spoke to us. Since having not eaten since breakfast and we had to buy something! As we sat there eating our plain burger we saw someone we had not seen in years. We asked them to join us and we spent the next hour and 10 minutes talking about the goodness of the Lord. Then it was back to our friend’s driveway. Still no car! This was strange! Thinking something must be wrong, Syble called their mobile phone. She then went on to tell them that we were in town and were looking forward to seeing them. Then they said something odd. They said “when are you going to get here?” Syble replied, “We are here and are sitting in your drive way.” She then asked “where are you?” They replied, “WE’RE AT HOME AND HAVE BEEN ALL DAY!!!”

Seems as if the home number we called was their fax machine number. When Syble knocked on the door they were in the back room and by the time they got to the door Syble had returned to our Hum V Wanna B which was parked on the side of their drive they couldn’t see from their front door so they did not see us! They were wondering if we were even going to come! Why did we not see their car? They had cleaned out their garage to make room for their car!

The good news was the local economy was blessed, the Lord was praised, the neighbors were entertained, our friends were amused and we got inside in time so as not to have to go back to the store again.

Teens of Yesteryear

One thing I'm thankful for is the rich culture of the South! Yes, I'm a grits eating gal and proud of it! Being back in the South has given me a chance to reconnect with some of my roots! I'm enjoying the things I've taken for granite. Things like a Friday night high school game of American football, fired catfish and don't forget church HOMECOMING! It was incredibility awesome to reconnect with some of those that I grew up with at a recent homecoming. Even though our lives have taken various journey's, there is nothing like reconnecting and enjoying yet another laugh.

Amtrak & Spider Webs

<--Notice the spider web. The beautiful garden
is part of Mother's handywork.


We had a positive experience riding Amtrak in the USA ! ------>

Hum-V-Wanna-B

Al & Ed checking out the new Hum-V-Wanna-B! A 2004 Pontiac Aztek with less than 26,000 miles! This is just ONE of God's blessings as we walk in obedience to His leading and His will for our lives.

Family Times

<-------Mom & Dad

Quality family time while making a dent at a food bar in our local home town.

Ed Goes To Wal-Mart

As always I had my camera with me and pulled it out as we walked across the parking lot
to enter Wal-Mart. Ed remarked, "we look like tourist".

With a classic case of Cinderella syndrome, the store wasn't like he remembered. Needless to say he was a bit disappointed. A couple days later we traveled to a larger city that has a larger Wal-Mart. He remarked, " this is the Wal-Mart I remembered". We had fun walking the isles, looking at the different varieties of products and even stumbling upon some international foods that we recognized.

Feeding the Blog

Here I am sitting at Hardee's using their WiFi, drinking a senior drink (and I thought I gave up cola lite) , enjoying the cool AC while some country music plays in the back ground! As you notice I didn't say that I am enjoying the country music ....... Question: Do you know what you get if you play country music backwards? You get your dog back, your house back, your ex back and your truck back! Oh well........sorry for the corny joke........it's the best I could do in a spur of a moment!