Day of Rest

We finally had the time to upload some pictures. These are only a few, but we don't want to bore you. We spent a restful quiet day in Jackson. It was a much needed break. We stayed in the home of John and Rachel Hoekema and had meals at Dale and Debbie's. So since we had no responsibilities and a full day ahead of us we were able to do a lot of practical and organizational things. The only place we went was to the Post Office and to meals. The highlight of our time was getting together with an old friend of Stan's who was very instrumental in Stan's real experience of the Lord at the age of 23. Back when Stan was a hippie he was his neighbor and he used to spend time with him. Stan knew there was something different about him and it ultimately it was the final step in Stan's turn to the Lord. We spent almost 4 hours getting caught up with Larry -- it had been 20 years since Stan had seen him -- so we were able to hear all about everything we had missed.

On Wednesday morning we actually got to go to the Great Harvest Bread Store in Jackson. This is one of a chain that started in Great Falls, MT that we used to frequent. We were expecting to get one of their huge whole wheat cinnamon rolls, but they didn't have any that day so we had to settle for huge bran muffins instead. We munched them as we headed south on the interstate. We breezed through Louisiana stopping for lunch at the Blue Dog Cafe in Lafeyette and arrived in Kingwood, TX, at Dave and Heather Farrell's just in time for dinner. Great planning on our part -- we had yummy lamb chops.

Today Stan started working and Dave and Heather's deck. He thought he was only going to have to replace a few boards, but it turned out to be a much bigger project and he had to remove about a third of a large surface. We aren't sure how long we will be here or even where we are going from here. We are trying to figure out which church or churches we will take the LSM summer training on video. We do have time constraints and have to be in Utah by the 17th of July for a small family event. Eventually we will get it worked out.

Things will be uneventful for a while since we are settling in for about a week and Stan will be working. I am seeing a few herb clients and helping Heather with the shopping and cooking -- something that makes her very happy. So I am not sure when I will write again -- probably when something note worthy happens.