We Had A Great Trip

Yes we did! It was a great time in L.A. Why wouldn't it be? We have 2 beautiful grand children there!!! (Oh yeah, their mom and dad, too). Seriously, seeing how they have changed was a lot of fun. Josiah is getting to be a little man and Lilly is soooo cute. She will look at you so soberly, then break out into a big smile with that big gap in her front teeth. You just want to squeeze her. Whenever she was unhappy because she had been disciplined or didn't get her way she would come to grandpa with her hands up begging, "up, up." Can you guess what I did??? Her vocabulary is growing but she still forgets who is who so most often everyone is "momma." So when she comes begging, "momma" your heart just melts. But her favorite word is "um" for "some" as in "I want some." It doesn't matter what you have, she wants some.

Sorry about not blogging last week. We were sort of distracted by Christmas and playing with all the new toys we got -- err, the kids got. Christmas evening we went to a Disney On Ice at the Staples Center. It was really good and Josiah loved it. Lilly was even entertained by it. Christmas Eve we went to Korak's brother's house for a little while then Joyce and I excused ourselves and went to a movie. That was a different evening for us, but a lot of fun. Then later Jana and I attended a midnight candle service at Westwood Presbyterian Church in Hollywood. And before that, on Friday evening, we went up to the newly remodeled Griffith Observatory. The evening was windy and cold but that also meant the smog was gone so we had a beautiful view of the city. And so it goes. We were busy. Came home early to rest!!! Actually we came home (Grants Pass home) on Thursday so we would have some time here to take care of things around the house. Our trip home was 17 hours because of a lot things: I-5 was closed on the Grapevine due to snow. After killing an hour and a half in Santa Clarita we decided to go around which turned out to be a good move because it didn't open until about 10:30 and then it was jammed with traffic. We detoured through Lancaster, Mojave, Bakersfield, and then back to I-5 -- about an extra 80 miles. Then we stopped a lot for breaks, a nap in Corning, dinner in Yreka, and gas a couple times. Long but leisurely.

This morning we worshipped at Allen Creek. It was good to "be back" and see everyone. Pastor Dan is doing such a great job. I said (and the search committee agreed) that we needed someone who could take the church to the next level. I think Dan is going that. We will return to Newport this week and get busy with the new year. As always this is a constant prayer request. I'll check in to see if you are.