One
of Jim’s former students, who is now in his 30s (unbelievable!), helped
organize a fundraiser in Kansas City for Halloween. Jim told me last year that
we were going this year… no matter what! So in the midst of all that was going
on here, we arranged for a friend to stay with the kids, made some plans, paid
for our tickets, and we were off.
I
am ashamed to admit that I only took 3 pictures. I can’t believe it! Jim took
some at the costume party and of us dressed as pirates, ARG, but I missed out
taking pictures of some of my favorite people.
We
went to the party on Halloween night, met good friends for lunch, drove around
the town we lived for 9 years… We moved to AR 8 years ago already. We sat outside of
our old house we lived in for 6 years and reminisced a little about the
memories. Good times.
We
surprised some other good friends and went to see a friend who is like a mother
to us. Her family adopted us into theirs when we met at church in 1998, and she
affectionately became “Grandma” Barb. They spent holidays with us when their
kids were at the in-laws. Her husband, “Grandpa” Bill, passed into eternity a
year ago, and we had not seen each other for several years. We only had an hour
together, but we made it great.
We
went to a church that our friend started in Independence. It was so exciting to
see what God is doing through him and his family.
And
then we went to my brother’s house. Even then, we didn’t take any pictures of
my beautiful niece and sweet little nephews. I can’t believe it!
Last
Sunday, we left Kansas City, had lunch in Wichita with my parents and sister
and her family, and we were back home in Texas before 8pm. A whirlwind trip of
3 days and 1100 miles. It has taken the whole week for me to feel human again.
But,
oh, what a trip it was… even if there isn’t much visual evidence.
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