A Mother's Prayer

Random thought about my mother today, who is 88 years old, soon to be 89. I read this on Girltalk, and thought of the memories I have of my mother praying for me. She still prays for me and thinks of me as her "little girl". I hope my own children and grandchildren will know and remember that I pray for them as well.  http://www.girltalkhome.com/blog/a-mothers-prayers

Outdoorsy People Play Lewis and Clark

Finally, after a month with the kayaks on top of the truck, we took them off, put them in a Kentucky River, and paddled on down the tree lined brown waters. It was a beautiful morning, but the water was kind of disgusting. We didn't see much wildlife, but we did see these dragonflies. I did learn to shave my legs before taking close up pics.

Louisville, Kentucky Part II

We have thoroughly enjoyed the people and places of Kentucky. We have found the people of Kentucky to be warm and friendly. They love this place and would NEVER leave. When we say we are from Arizona, immigration issue always comes up.
We have enjoyed championship swim meets with our  grandchildren, visited historical sites and attended the Good Sam Club National Rally.  We have had many interesting and humorous comments about our kayaks on top of our truck ("Where'd you get them boats?") We have yet to use the kayaks. It is just too hot and humid. Today we attended a flea market, and met an interesting guy dressed in camo pants, a hawaiian shirt and a bright blue tiger hat. I asked him if I could take his picture. Denny said to him, "You must not be married, because your wife would never let you out of the house in that outfit!"

Today our friends, Gary and Wanda Lucht attended Sojourn Community Church with us to hear Brian speak. Later they called us to say they had "experienced" White Castle Hamburgers! 

Following Another Caring Bridge Friend

Recently when we were visiting Washington C.H., Ohio, we found out that the son of our longtime friend Jeff Harper was battling osteosarcoma. Garrett Harper is 15 years old. You can read his story on the Caring Bridge website . We knew Jeff when he was a young teenager.  Now many years later he is a husband and dad going through this ordeal.  Garrett keeps busy working in his garage. He wants to decorate his garage with license plates from all over. I have a Psalm 8 Arizona license plate hanging in my garage (AZ sent me two many years ago). So, it's going to Garrett. You can read Garrett's story by clicking here

Denny Bangs His Head Once Again

It is a wonder Denny doesn't have brain damage. This 6 foot 3 inch guy is constantly hitting his head........ HARD! It happens a lot while we are in the RV because he is ducking around under slide outs and awnings and open cabinets. The cabinet was open above the TV (my bad), and he slammed right into the corner. He hit it hard, and it was quite dramatic. Hence, the bandaged head. OK. I am not just the neatest bandager in the world....
He always says, "I should have had a hat on!" Of course he has split his head open many times WITH a hat on, so I am not sure it will help, but...........
I found him a hat I hope will work.....

Dear Out Doorsy Person!

So, I don't do this blog much any more because It is just so much easier to update on Facebook. I know some of you don't do Facebook. Well, this was just too good not to pass on. As many of you know, we are in Louisville, Kentucky visiting Brian and Chandra for a month. We have our RV and our truck, and our bikes, and our kayaks on top of the truck. Afterall, aren't there a lot of lakes in Kentucky? We leave the kayaks on top of the truck because it is just easier. We have had some harrowing moments, like on the fourth of July when we forgot they were there and we tried to drive in a parking garage with low clearance.
So, today, we are parked at Sojourn Community Church in the parking lot, and of course we have parked our truck with the kayaks on top. After the service, we head out and Denny finds this note on our windshield:

Dear Out Doorsy Person!

I noticed your kayaks and was wondering if I could rent them from or (or borrow) sometime? I wanted to go kayaking within the next couple of weeks........

The person left her name and email.......

Grand Canyon Road Trip

Van Andel Creation Research Center

My sister and her husband came to visit my mother, and for a bit of a vacation. We decided that it might be fun to take a road trip. After spending quality time with my mother, we took off headed for the Grand Canyon. As we considered our travel direction, we decided to go from Highway 17 up through Prescott, Chino Valley, and on to Williams, AZ to spend the night. A short distance out of Chino Valley, we saw a sign which said Creation Research Society. Bruce said, "Well, I would really like to stop there." It was just a couple of houses and a large greenhouse, so we snooped around until we found a door. To our great surprise, we had stumbled upon the research center and bookstore for the Creation Research Society. When we mentioned we were headed to the Grand Canyon, the pleasant man (whose name we didn't even get) directed us to some resources and information about the Grand Canyon. Bruce bought one book, and I picked up a field guide of the Grand Canyon from a creationist perspective. Also, he told us about raft trips which are hosted by Canyon Ministries and are taken for the purpose of promoting a creationist perspective. We were delighted to get these materials and information, and headed on to the Grand Canyon.

Bruce and Jill never had been to the Grand Canyon and we hadn't been there in over 20 years. We enjoyed the spectacular views and the interaction with the National Park Rangers. The IMAX Theater presentation gave us a vicarious experience on the river and trail, which we thoroughly enjoyed. We headed from there to Flagstaff, the Oak Creek Canyon and Sedona. We had a great time, and now Bruce and Jill are on their way back to their home in Missoula, Montana.