"How much further?": 1 (not doing to bad)
Posted: Mark
7/1/10
I think Bailee did an excellent job, writing last nights blog, sharing about the Oklahoma City bombing site. Please make sure you read her blog and not miss her tender words.
Today, July 1, we are in Amarillo Texas. One of the things that we struggle with, in our family, as we travel together, is everyone;s sleep schedule. I usually get up around 5:30-6:00 a.m., do my devotions, read the paper and catch the news. Brekyn usually wanders downstairs around 6:30 and Jen and Bailee are like undetonated time bombs - they could "go off" at anytime. They usually get up anywhere between 8:30 and 10 (I'm talking about lazy days when nothing is going on). So, here I sit on the floor in the hotel room. It is completely dark in the room and I am listening to the melodic trio of Zzzzz's .
Yesterday was pretty much all about the Bombing site. Around 1 p.m., we left OK. City and headed further west toward Amarillo. I have made only ONE mistake in my life (ha), and yesterday was it. Somehow, we didn't get the confirmation for our hotel room in Amarillo. I had made it online, Tuesday night, but I don't think it came through. So, I spent an hour on the phone, calling all of the Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, Sleep Inn, Baymont Inn, motels to see if I had a reservation with them. It was very frustrating on my part. I never did find our reservation. Thankfully, the west Texas highways are flat and lonely, so it wasn't hard to stay focused on the road and make phone calls.
About 60 miles east of Amarillo, we decided, at the last minute, to pull into a nice little rest stop. The view from this rest stop was amazing. You could see so far, that it seemed like you could see the universe. We were setting up our camera to take a family photo, when I hear the voice of a lady ask if they could snap the shot for us. Of course we said, "Yes." After taking our picture, in front of this beautiful landscape, we took theirs for them. After a few seconds of friendly banter, I asked where they were from, where they are going, how long they have been on the road. She said they were from Pittsburgh PA and left Sunday after church. Well, that caught our attention - awww, brothers and sisters in Christ! Well, we soon discover that he is a Pastor of a church, a little smaller than ours, and she is a worship leader and plays keyboards. We talked for about 20 minutes about our churches and the joy, and struggles, of ministry. As we got ready to leave, I asked if we could pray for them. So there we were, gathered, looking over the biggest view of land that we have seen thus far, six brothers and sisters in Christ, blessing each other. I loved that moment. One day, in heaven, we will know Paul and Karen Bear better. What a great reunion that will be. Pray for the Bear Family today (yes, that is their name). I wish my last name were Bear. I would have named my kids Grizzly, Teddy and Cuddly!
My final thought this morning: If you ever pass at Hoffbrau Steakhouse, it is a MUST. Very good and yummy food. I guess there are about 8 restaurants around Texas. So, you guys who live in Dallas (Mike and Nathan) - look it up and take your wives. You'll get BIG points for that one.
I know you spell Moron with an "o" at the end, but this last picture was just too good to pass up. This was back in Kansas. And yes, it is pronounced, "Moron Manor". Wouldn't you hate to have to tell people you live at "Moron Manor" :)
Tonight, we shall be in Santa Fe, NM. Brekyn wants to eat at a pizza joint that has "Green Chili" Pizza. She saw this place on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives". We'll post pictures this evening.
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