Greetings from West Virginia! What a beautiful trip we had over to Beckley, West Virginia. It was a 260 mile picturesque scene with rolling hills, mountains, rivers and streams. En route, we passed by the New River Gorge Bridge in southern West Virginia. The New River Gorge Bridge is the longest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere. It is 876 feet high. Every October, the West Virginians celebrate their annual Bridge Day. They draw crowds of over 100,000 people from all over the world. For $75, they allow 400 participants to parachute off of the bridge. Several years ago, when we ministered in Oak Hill, WV, the pastor took Larry, Donovan and me to see this unforgettable event. We were mesmerized.
Greetings from Cumberland, Maryland! This is beautiful country. There have been a couple of frosts and the leaves are quickly changing. The landscape is as picturesque as a postcard. The area is swarming with thousands of tourists who come from all over to "leaf peek". Cumberland is nestled in the Allegany Mountains and borders West Virginia. History and culture saturates this area.
Greetings from Marion, Illinois! Larry and I just finished an interview on TCT (Total Christian Television). President Garth Coonce and his beautiful wife, Tina, birthed this TV ministry almost 30 years ago. TCT has 17 stations in the United States and currently broadcasts in 170 countries with the potential of reaching over 4 billion people. What an awesome opportunity!
Greetings, once again, from Missouri. I can hardly believe it is 92 degrees in October! What a gift! I am glad for the nice weather as I am still trying to recuperate from bronchitis. It really sucked the zip out of me these last few weeks. I am working on getting my voice back. Larry pulled the wheels off my chariot this past week and made me rest so I would get better. He has spoiled me with my morning coffee, toast and cereal in bed. I don't know...maybe I will take my time getting well so I can enjoy all this extra attention. HA!
Greetings from the beautiful state of Missouri! It's an absolutely breathtaking autumn day. This is my favorite time of year. The leaves are changing their adornments and the flowers are brilliant with color. I know that won't last long with the onset of the roller-coaster weather changes coming, so I'll savor each of these moments.
But....before we got to this beautiful state, we had an action packed week. We arrived back in Sisseton from our tour to the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, KY, unpacked furiously, and tried to catch up on office work and laundry so we could then re-pack the coach for our fall tour.
But....before we got to this beautiful state, we had an action packed week. We arrived back in Sisseton from our tour to the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, KY, unpacked furiously, and tried to catch up on office work and laundry so we could then re-pack the coach for our fall tour.
What an exciting week! We began our Fun and Fellowship Tour on Wednesday, September 13th, to the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. We had 41 passengers on board the coach. What a great group of guests! Everyone was so special adding a lot of fun and excitement to the journey.
On Thursday, we stopped at St. Louis, Missouri, to visit the world-famous Arch. Several tour-goers ventured to the top. They could see all of St. Louis, the river, and the beautiful surrounding country. Needless to say, they were mesmerized.
On Thursday, we stopped at St. Louis, Missouri, to visit the world-famous Arch. Several tour-goers ventured to the top. They could see all of St. Louis, the river, and the beautiful surrounding country. Needless to say, they were mesmerized.
It's a beautiful fall day! Last Thursday, it was 86 degrees. It was one of those gorgeous days you'd like to put in a capsule and pull out on one of those sub-zero, snow-blowing South Dakota January days. It was so refreshing I opened all the windows. Unbeknownst to us the temperature dropped to 33 degrees during the night. Reluctantly, I crawled out of bed, shut the windows, turned on the heat and lamented, "No, it can't be this cold already." Thankfully it has warmed back up to the mid 70's. This time of year I savor each of these beautiful days.
Greetings from Sisseton! We just returned home for three days after having a wonderful month of soulwinning rallies in the beautiful state of Minnesota. It was so refreshing to drive up to our home; it looked so inviting! I just wanted to run in and retreat! But...of course...it took us a little while to unload a month's worth of suitcases, ministry stock, office equipment, sound equipment and our personal items. I have three days to unpack and repack to hit the road again on Thursday evening.
Let's see! Let me catch my breath...this past week whizzed by very quickly with so much happening. We are currently in the middle of our Northern Minnesota tour. Several tornadoes and storms moved through Minnesota last week. We thank God we were spared in this area as we only had some high winds come through. If you have read the newspaper or watched the evening news, you may have learned that several tornadoes raced through the area wiping out some small communities, destroying farms and damaging dozens of homes. Our hearts and prayers go out to the hundreds who have experienced loss during this time.
It is another breathtaking August day. It couldn't be more perfect...well...I guess what would make it totally perfect would be if I had absolutely nothing on my To-Do list! If that was the case, I would sneak outdoors, take a hike, sit and sip coffee or read my pile of when I have spare time articles. Well, there is slight chance of any of that happening. I will just be thankful that I have been given the gift of life and that I had the privilege to wake up today. I will embrace my office tasks and be happy!