What a joyous time this past weekend has been. Mainly to celerate the truth that JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOR IS ALIVE AND I'VE BEEN FORGIVEN - HALLELUJAH! I went to Toni and Kerry's on Friday. Toni has told me so much about their pastor and his wife, Mark and Shirley, that I felt I already knew them. I also met their daughters and son, as well as many other family members. It was a truly great weekend and they were such gracious hosts. She had also told me about their good friends, Bill and Irene, and they also feel like old friends. They have 3 sons who love and serve the LORD. John, the oldest, can make a piano get up and dance. I didn't get to be around David, the youngest son, much but John and Robert came over and spent the afternoon - really enjoyed getting to visit with them also. Guests of Mark and Shirley were long time friends, Rory and Flora, their daughter, Cecile [who is a student at CFNI], son, Michael, and their good friend, Chris. Rory and Flora are missionaries to the Maya Indians in Mexico [Flora is Mayan]. Chris also goes on mission trips to the Mayas. Flora has a beautiful testimony of her salvation and I could listen to her, Rory and Chris talk about their experiences and never get tired. I fell in love with them all and can hardly wait until I get to see them again. I stopped in Sierra Blanca on the way home Monday and had lunch with my younger son and his family. Enjoyed spending even a short time with them. My older son and wife came up to Ruidoso the two weekends before Easter so I got to see all my children. When I left SB the temp was 78 with high winds and when I got home it was 34 and raining. Quite a change. We missed Audrie, Steven and Hannah but felt their presence with us. Hope you all had a truly remarkable experience on Easter and the LORD blessed each of you. Love ya, gma |