So after a very long time with not enough internet time to give an update, I am updating.
I am going to try to cram this down into a little itty bitty update, so here you are:
So about a month ago we toured Washington DC. We almost met Duncan Hunter, toured the Capitol Building, visited all the monuments, and had a complete blast. Twas very awesome.
After DC, we went to my aunt and uncle's house in Illinois. I'm afraid to say that I spent most of the time reading... But that's not exactly shocking if you know me. I had a very fun time in Illinois, we visited Amish country, went to a museum and saw a mummy, and went to my cousin's soccer game.
After Illinois we wound our way through the Ozark Mountains, eventually stopping at a nice little campground where we stayed in a cabin, ate hotdogs, swum in the beautiful river, and made s'mores (yum....). Our second day there, we went out on a two hour canoe trip, which was very fun. Of course, the canoe did tip over, which wasn't so fun, but it was all part of the experience, right?
Now that I've come to this part I want to make a little point here... Two points actually. One: God always answers prayers, although not always in the way that you think he will. Two: God is a God of humor.
You're probably wondering what this has to do with a canoe trip, but here you go...
When the canoe tipped over, I lost my $152 perscription sunglasses. Yes, I do hate those sunglasses, but I kind of needed them. So I started to pray that I would find my sunglasses. While dad was emptying the canoe of water, I walked up and down the riverbed looking for my sunglasses, praying that I would find them. After a few minutes of looking I spotted something shaped roughly like a pair of sunglasses. I ducked down in the water and picked them up. Well, I had prayed that I would find sunglasses, and God said yes and sent me sunglasses. But you know what is hilarious? They weren't my sunglasses! It was very, very funny. But hey, my prayer was answered!
And now we are back in Arkansas, safe and sound... And that is my update. Wow. I didn't give you a minute by minute analysis of our trip... Amazing.
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Far across the outer skies,
Beyond that which we see with eyes,
Ever so far, so far away,
There is a land, without day.
A land where the sun died long ago,
A world whose people are gone with the snow.
For when their sun faded to grey,
They too were gone, with the day.
Beyond that which we see with eyes,
Ever so far, so far away,
There is a land, without day.
A land where the sun died long ago,
A world whose people are gone with the snow.
For when their sun faded to grey,
They too were gone, with the day.
5 comments:
sounds like fun! Who's hunter duncan?
DC is a cool city, I went there a few years ago with my aunt, uncle, and their kids... forget which museums we went to, but they were all cool ones.
What book did you read in Illinois (btw, my Youth Paster (erm... former youth pastor... he's gone now *cries*) is from Southern (IIRC)Illinois.
So... the glasses... they are your prescription?
And as a note... a cheap way to get around needing perscription sunglasses is to get these special sunglasses that go over your normal glasses... my dad and grandparents all do this. It looks kinda geeky, but it works.
Duncan Hunter is a San Diego Congressman who ran for president... He didn't have a chance, however, so no one remembers him... Except me, cos I was rooting for him.
There were so many museums in DC! We only went to the one Smithsonian Aerospace museum... I wanted to go to the one of Natural History too, but we didn't have enough time, alas.
I read... several books... many many books. Do you really want the whole list?
That's neat about your youth pastor! But too bad that he's your former youth pastor =(.
Yeah, they are... Actually, I don't wear my normal prescription glasses anymore, I decided I hated them and stopped (stupid of me, I know...)
Thanks for the advice! I'll remember that if I ever go back to glasses--I'll probably be forced to wear 'em again once I get to SD where my eyedoctor is... Oh well. But thanks again!
ahh, yes, the aerospace museum, we went to that one... it was cool.
And yes, a whole list of books would be nice... I have no books to read right now... it really sucks (stupid bookstores here stock... NO... good fantasy and/or sci-fi... what I would do for a good Black Library, Dragonlance, Glen Cook, Richard Knaak or Steven Erikson to be sold in Dhaka!)
yay katherine! so fun. but oh... i guess u forgot to mention the Most Awesome Time Ever that you had in PEORIA??? Remember? With ME? The train-track? Steak n Shake? Stupid silly videos that we created? hahahaha.
I know u didn't forget, don't worry.
cool thing with the sunglasses, though. very funny.
luv ya!!!
I didn't forget!!! But I couldn't give a minute by minute analysis... *sigh* I wish I had =). I kind of skipped over Illinois, you know.
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