Ramblings

I'm back from the reunion and it was actually more fun than I had anticipated. There were quite a few people there, including all of my first cousins. Two of them, my favorite aunt's sons, came from Mississippi and I had not seen them for a very long time, so that was fun. There were lots of extended family--cousins of my dad, mostly--I didn't know a lot of them. But my dad had a really good time visiting with them. Lots of kids, so Anna had some playmates. She especially had a good time with my brother's kids. We drove around Coffeyville and saw some of the damage from the recent flooding. It is almost incomprehensible that the water could have gotten so high, but the proof was in the oily water lines you could see on many of the buildings. The only downer to the weekend was when someone stole the girls' portable DVD player out of our van (my niece forgot to shut the door!) They only took that and a Pirates DVD. Kind of a bummer, but they can be replaced. Anna was pretty sad, but I have got to say she is an amazing kid! She prayed for the people who stole it!

Emily is back from Colorado and will leave on Saturday for her big trip to Michigan. She had a great experience in the mountains. It sounds like the youth group really grew close to each other and closer to God. She said there were times when they could feel God's presence in the room. Awesome!!!