At the end of July, I went to Nashville for a long weekend to visit Paul & Katie. It was my 1st time to visit them there since they got married in November. Katie continues as Residence Director (Dorm Mom) for 105 freshman women in Heron Hall @ Belmont University. I went to visit Katie so we could work on a sewing project. She had gotten a pattern & cut it out earlier when Paul's mom, Frances, was there and I was trying to teach her how to sew on a new sewing machine that she had gotten. We didn't finish the dress before I had to return home, so I'm planning to go back at the end of October to hopefully do that.
August 2nd was Rick's & my 34th anniversary. It fell on a Sunday this year. It was a good time to reflect on all that the Lord has done in our lives.
Planning was also underway to celebrate Rick's 60th birthday on September 13th. The girls surprised Rick with a book & videos of remembrance and a visit from Becky, Paulie & Katie. We managed to pull it off without him knowing that they were coming. He was genuinely surprised and it was a special weekend. We were able to include Missy in the festivities via Skype.
This past weekend, I went to St. Louis with 7 ladies from our church. We went to the Joyce Meyer Women's Conference and it was really good. I have heard Joyce Meyer on TV, but I didn't realize how much her ministry does overseas. It was good getting to know the ladies from church better.
Our next trip will be at the end of next week as we go to NC. It will be the 50th anniversary of our former church in Winston-Salem (Midway), Faith Missionary Alliance Church. Rick will be preaching one night. It'll be good to see lots of old friends. Maybe I'll see some of you then!
Today I pulled out the last droopy giant sunflowers that I had planted in May. It never ceases to amaze me how the Lord put in that one little seed all that is needed to make a huge plant grow that yields so many other seeds. God is so Creative!
