Showers of Blessings..what fun..what fun..

WHEW..it’s over and I’m pooped out, but it’s such a great feleling. My Son-In-Law, Daughter and granddaughter (in utero) have definitely been SHOWERED with blessings. Yesterday was the BIG day for us all...thank you Kim Kreeger (ALL that you did, ESPECIALLY those stinkin [sorry Joy] pillow boxes), Jen Love (Craft time and ALL the other wonderful things you did....the tutu was a great hit), Lynne Weinmeister (how cool was that, “coincidentally” meeting in Walmart?), Gaylyn Pantana (yummy no bakes), Candace Grahl (secret recipe peanut butter balls), Loren Nop and crew (her family, helping move and set up tables), Toni Martin and Wyatt (pre-shower set up and being great friends), Susan Morykon (that HILARIOUS story about Brian, praying over Brian, Joy and Lucy and so “conveniently” being in the states for the birth of Kara), Dea Britt (the precious Prayer of Blessing over Brian, Joy and Lucy), Penne Scott (helping with the clean up), Kelly Portnoy (the decorated chair was SO CUTE), “And I’d like to thank the Academy”...oh wait..this isn’t the right place for that.
If Brian, Joy and Lucy ever doubted the love that others hae for them...that lie was murdered, dismembered and scattered throughout the water canals of the USA. Oh no, I think I’ve been watching too much CSI.
Sorry I don’t have pictures to post (lost my camera in FL.)...but I’m sure in a couple of days you can go to Joy’s Blogger and see them. Shower Pictures
Ok what was the funniest part for me? When Joy was reading the list of “my favorite things” that Gina Beck gave to her (cute idea btw) and pulling out the items as she read them from the bag. She got to “nursing pads” and “accidentally” pulled out a bag of cloth diapers and someone yelled out “We are so jealous of you Joy!”
Ok..so that’s the news that is the news across the nation...ta..ta..

Oh..it's great to be home!!

Can you believe it? I got home on August 1st. What an incredible time I had!! I was in so many different climate areas. From the hot, humid jungles of Peru....to the cool, almost fall-like climate of Cuzco Peru, to the snowy, frigid cold of Santiago, Chile.
Fun times in the jungle you ask? The Jungle city of Iquitos what stands out is the motorized (motorcycle front) rickshaw taxis, like hundreds of them all over the streets racing to get their next passenger before their competition did. It was sort of like riding in bumper cars. The heat/humidity made me glad I wasn't going to hell. Then the 3 hour ride on the Amazon to the township where we had our missionary conference on the very house boat that Jim And Veronica Bowers used in their ministry. I actually got to jump off the back of the house boat while we were docked in the Jungle township of Indiana and swim in the Amazon. The current was incredible swift, but I held on to the house boat ladder. No piranas or boas around.
Then on to the tourist part of my trip was seeing the incredible Inca ruins of the area called Machu Picchu. I don't ever want to see that many stairs again. Thanks for the memories, Ron and Cheryl Adams from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.!! Then back to Santiago from the 22nd of July until the 31st. I had a great time with all my wonderful friends there. I must say..it was great to be back home and in my own bed. I hopefully won't be travelling far from home until February..cuz you know that my grandbaby will be coming sometime in November. Woo..Hoo...!!