Visitations

Greetings from a very wet Memphis! It started raining in earnest about 30 minutes ago. At least it waited until we got back to the truck stop after making our delivery. We had a load that delivered along with 2 other trucks the size of ours. We all had the same time and helped each other unload and uncrate all the freight. Talk about work! That dock was warm and very humid. It took us about 2 hours in all to complete the assignment. If you can visualize the type of hair I have, expand the volume about 3 times. Now add the curl, waves and fuzz. That's me at the moment. We have been so very fortunate being able to visit friends and family while on our many travels. Ron's sister, Donna, lives with her husband near Tampa, Fl. We have been able to visit with them twice--once before Christmas for only an hour (they brought us breakfast while we waited for a load) and again exactly two months later for a long weekend. It was wonderful to see them and spend time enjoying each other's company. The thing is that Donna was feeling a little lonely to see her brother and prayed that God would send us down there. Four hours later we called to say we had a load and were coming down. She has decided that she'll pray that every couple of months or so and see what happens! We've been to see my sister, Lori, and her husband on several occasions, including one time while my dad was there visiting on his way to Texas for the winter. Twice some friends of theirs came along to dinner. I hadn't seen them in several years and it was a great time for them to get to know Ron. (We do seem to get to their part of Arkansas a lot.) Once we had to take the truck in to be repaired and had to spend the night out of the truck. Again God seemed to be coming through. The repair shop was only about 3 miles from some friends. Bless their hearts for opening their home and offering their guest room to us, even though they were in turmoil getting ready to leave in 3 days for the Holy Land. Thanks a lot, Colleen and Randy. I'm sorry this post has taken so long to get on. I wrote the first half Monday afternoon, we got a load that had to start immediately, and have just finished the second one. We are in Norfolk, Virginia spending the night while waiting for a load at the same place we delivered this morning. We will then head to deliver in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The weather has been rainy with sun today. Lots of flooding all over the country. April needs to stop the showers! Thanks for letting me ramble. Until later . . . . .