2600 miles may not seem alot to some folks, but to me sitting in a car for that long is really torture! Despite my dislike for road trips, Donn and I started out with high hopes of adventure in our souls! The entire first day was filled with fog, rain and a black, stormy sky. But the sun broke through in our hearts as we pulled into our first stop. "Nana" and "Papa" sounded so sweet from 2 of our grands, Megan and Mason! We can never get enough of any of our precious family and this time was no different with Chad, Karin and kids.
Another rainy day was spent driving to Huntsville for an overnight stay with Garry & Denise. How fun to catch up on their recent trip to the land we love!
What a long ways from the still snowy, frozen north we were! 3 days of soaking up the sun with no computers, phones off and nothing but free time was priceless! Early morning walks to see the sunrise filled all the senses! Playing in the crashing waves was childlike and free! Screeching gulls, pounding surf, hot sun, warm sand, seashells, the smell and taste of salt; all memories to recall on chilly upnorth days!
The road towards home is often long and trying, this one was no exception. On 65 in Alabama, the radio began blaring the announcement that everyone should take cover since a tornado was headed our way! Not really having a clue where the counties were the announcer was talking about, we just continued to high tail it out of there. Soon we heard a twister had just gone through about 2 miles behind us!! We know Father was holding us for sure!! The next day in a violent thunderstorm in Indy, with a million truckers surrounding our car, a pickup in front of me spun out of control and slid over 2 lanes! Once again the Lord was holding our car in the center of His hand! Whew! Thank You Jesus!
