so many things to be thankful for

A very small sampling:

• a BEAUTIFUL Cinderella Wedding!
• The TORRENTIAL rains came JUST AFTER all the pictures had been taken!! (Thanks for praying
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• The sun came out between ALL the TORRENTIAL downpours that day.
• Everyone & everything fit comfortably in the HUGE reception tent.
• 4-wheel drive, for when we left a couple days later and followed the gps up a narrowing dirt road with the trailer behind.
• The guy on the 4-wheel motorbike, who informed us the road was washed out ahead, but there was a spot to turn around.
• The 62 people who showed up for the Family Reunion up North.
• All the young people who said they wanted to start coming more often.
• The campfires every night, pontoon boat rides on peaceful lakes, and steam baths every so often.
• The skunk that did NOT spray, but chose instead to hiss, from 2 feet away… we hid in the gazebo and let it finish it’s “meal” of our garbage!
• The ability of Rej to change a flat trailer-tire, and that the rain stopped JUST long enough for him to do so!
• Another great sermon from Dave this morning… a reminder that one of the reasons we give (tithes) is to show our trust in God’s provision.

Walk to Rivendell: On this 6th day while we travel in the Barrow downs on the ponies, we turn more east than we intend.