A sad weekend.

A strange weekend.
Friday afternoon I got a message from my brother that my mother had fallen.
She lives in Minnesota and Minnesota = snow and ice. She slipped on the ice and broke her femur 4 inches below the hip which resulted in her having surgery to place a rod and screw. My mother laid up for the next 2 months is not good...for anyone. The woman is forever on the go and was to leave for Costa Rica on Thursday.
I hate being so far away from home when things like this happen.
I want to be there to help, to do anything.
I went digging through my pictures to show you and found these.
We went on a mission trip to South Africa in December of 2006 and had the best time and actually got pictures of us together. This is a rare occasion because I am usually the one taking the pictures and she is the one complaining about getting her picture taken.

This is us waiting in the airport in D.C.

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Cape of Good Hope...nothing like stating the obvious.

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This little girl grabbed my mother's hand and did not let go.

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My baptism

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It was just a little chilly.

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My favorite picture of the two of us.

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Today, after I was outside working in the yard I came in and logged onto the computer and checked Facebook. I was so shocked to read that  classmate and friend was killed on his snowmobile yesterday. Just so hard to believe and just so sad. John, I pray for peace and comfort for your family. You will be sincerely missed by so many.

"May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields.

 And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand."

Traditional Gaelic Blessing

South Africa

My mother and I went on a faith based mission trip in 2007 to South Africa. It was a wonderful experience and I really, really, really want to go back. So when a co-worker of mine just got back from Uganda and I was looking at her photos I had to dig out some of mine.
This is a photo of the 2 of us at Cape of Good Hope (captain obvious huh?) and probably the best trip we ever took together. Not one argument took place. HONEST.  and for us that is a record.

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The meeting of two oceans.

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Very blue and VERY cold.

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We left 3 days after Thanksgiving for 2 weeks with a team of 20 people for all over the country, all different ages.  We spent most of our days in the communities providing Christmas for almost 5000 children. It was the most amazing experience to see God at work.

Thank you so much for everyones kind and encouraging comments. Love it!