This week has been a week that we have enjoyed so much!
Wendell preached a men's rally in Cleburne, TX last Saturday, so we had the opportunity to be in church at Andrew and Mandy's on Sunday morning. We were also happy to see Todd and Julie, Madison and Mason!!! They had been at the Junior Bible Quizzing Tournament in Longview and stopped by to be in church at Balch Springs. We got to have lunch with them before we all parted ways. It was so good being with some of "our kids". Todd use to stay at the house with the boys when they were young. We always felt very comfortable knowing he was there with them, so we "adopted him" as one of our sons! Seeing them made us very happy, and then when it was all over I was a little sad. There's nothing like being with those we've loved for so many years!
Of course, it was wonderful seeing Andrew and Mandy and two of our "sweethearts"! Alayna tried her best to get us to stay longer. Ahhh...it was almost more than this grandma could take! She "blocked" the apartment door...
...then, Ashlyn joined her in "blocking" the door to the Armada on my side.
It was so sweet!
When we got home things were swiftly "back to normal". Wendell went to the office and me to the motorhome. I just had a little nagging emptiness in my heart. I guess you can say, I was lonely!
Thursday, Wendell and I went to eat a bite of lunch at Logan's. He had gone out to the car ahead of me, and as I was walking across the parking lot I looked up and saw a van going by and as it passed I read, "LIFE TABERNACLE"! About that time I hear a horn honk, and then saw the big smile of CURTIS SHAHAN, and as PASSED ON BY...he WAVED! I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES, AND SURE COULDN'T BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T STOP AND AT LEAST SAY "HI"!!!!! :) I figured out real fast WHY they didn't, (Due to a LOT of highway construction there was really no place to turn around, and they missed the drive-way to Logan's) but we still would have LOVED seeing all of them! Bro. Elms was disappointed that they didn't stop, too. I hope they enjoyed their trip to Deweyville where Darrell Orange was having a "Wild Game Supper", but NEXT TIME you BETTER STOP!!! :)
When Wendell came home from the office, he told me Bro. Frankens from Homer had called and was inviting us to be in service with them, because Missionary John Hemus was there and he had told Bro. Frankens we were "good friends". We were so happy to have the opportunity to see our friend once again. He had preached for us in Wichita Falls, and we had enjoyed having him and the family very much. They were some of those people you just "connect" with. As we were winding things up to get ready for church, the phone rang and it was Chris Isom from "home" calling! We were so happy to hear from Bro. Chris!!!
He was in Lufkin for the evening and wanted to meet us for supper. Of course, we wanted to go eat with him! So, we met him, had supper, and invited him to go with us to church. He wanted to go, especially since he had missed Wednesday nights service at home. He was ready to be in church!
We all enjoyed the service in Homer with Bro. and Sis. Frankens and Bro. Hemus!
We even found out after church that Bro. Hemus plays the guitar VERY WELL!
Bro. and Sis. Hemus have a church in Liverpool, England and they are experiencing great revival! Many souls are coming to God and they are so excited about what God is doing for them. I wish Sis. Hemus could have been with him, but she was not able to be there. Maybe next time we will get to see her, too. She's such a sweet lady!
Tonight we were privileged to be Denison, TX with David and Kay Gilbert as they celebrated 30 Years as Pastor of Truth Tabernacle!
Bro. Bobby Edwards preached a wonderful message and definitely ministered to my husband and I.
The Edwards are wonderful friends!
We got to visit with Bobby Stanley a few minutes, but missed Glenda!
She's in North Carolina with her kids and granddaughter. I know she is having a wonderful time!
Presbyter Bob Myre was there. Bob and Donna are wonderful! Donna couldn't be with him, so for his picture he posed with an "imaginary Donna"! LOL!
There were more friends who attended: David and Sandra Myer, Virgil and Nancy Cornwell, and many others. There is no way for me to remember everyone that was there, so just let me say...We all had a wonderful time being together!!!
Also, Darren and Ginger....ya'll did a fabulous job putting together a great celebration for your parents! We love you!
The week is not over, and there's more good things ahead. I think I will go to sleep, so I can enjoy some more FUN!
The Cornwell's are more "longtime friends" of ours. We preached for them in Allison, TX back in the 70's. If you've never been to Allison, you just don't know what you're missing. :) There's a lot of stories to tell about that time in our lives, but I won't. Not in this post, anyway. But, knowing the Virgil and Nancy Cornwell has been one of our JOYS in life! I am not exaggerating when I say, they have been some of our favorite people. They are true Christians, loving and caring, always the same, and have loved us and our boys through the years. There is no price tag that can be placed on friendships like this. As you can tell, we enjoyed going to Savoy! We had some great services. The saints in Savoy were very warm and welcomed us with open arms. It's always wonderful being able to walk into a church and you feel at "home" the first time you step through the door.
After we said our "goodbye's" on Monday, we drove over to Denison to see our good friends, David and Kaye Gilbert. We had been wanting to see the remodeling of their church. They had a major storm (tornado) hit it awhile ago, and they have been working on the church building for some time, so we took the opportunity to stop and see it. We were glad we did! Since neither one of us had a chance to celebrate Valentine's Day we decided to "go on a double date"! :) Our guys took us to P.F.Chang's and we had a GREAT "date". :)
