A Joyful Memory

Greetings friends,
Marvin and I arrived back in GA. on Monday night from our visit with Lara, Britney, Ashlyn, and Carter in their new home in Minnesota. (Well- the house isn't exactly new- it's 100 years old !) It was great to finally see their home and the town where they are living. Now I don't have to "imagine" what it's like, I know. We had such a wonderful four days together and the memories will bring great joy to my heart for a long time to come.
Ashlyn started school that week and I got to walk her to and from school every day. They live right across the street from her school--isn't that great!! The only bad thing about that was whenever I would walk by a window and see the school I had to fight the urge to just go over there and sit with her. I didn't want to give up a single second of our time together. She is such a sweetheart and I enjoy her so much.
Carter and I had great fun playing while sister was at school. It isn't very often that he gets the opportunity of my undivided attention and he and I soaked up our "fun time together". He loves tractors and farm equipment and has quite a collection of toy tractors now. The next trip I take to Minnesota I am sure that he will probably be working in his own little "garden/farm" out in the backyard. He just loves to play in that black dirt. I don't know how Lara keeps his clothes clean!!
Lara and Britney were great hosts. They drove us all around town showing us their little city from the huge cornfields with big steel power generating windmills, to the lake where they go most Sundays after church, to his uncle's farms. (One uncle has a hog farm with thousands of great big hogs--PHEW this city girl held her breath as often as I could, ha.ha.) We were invited to his Uncle Jerry and Aunt Mell's house one night for dinner. The food was delicious -all home grown- and the fellowship was sweet. Britney's grandma and grandpa and two of his cousins and their families were there as well. It was wonderful seeing all of them again. After dinner they built a big campfire and we roasted marshmallows and talked for hours under the star filled sky. "Life in Minnesota"- much more relaxing I must say!!
Then, the dreaded morning came when we all had to say "Goodbye". It was hard!! We left Ashlyn at her classroom in tears and with Carter saying ,"No, Nana, I want you to spend the night". On the drive back to the airport I couldn't look at a tractor or a windmill or a cornfield without crying. I had started to miss all of them and I wasn't even out of the Adrian city limits yet!!!! Parting is always so hard but, thank goodness, those memories will stay close within our minds and in our hearts no matter how many miles there are between us. "I thank you Jesus for every precious second of our trip".
Now that we are back home, life as we know it resumes. Marvin is at work today and I am washing loads of dirty clothes! Tomorrow (9-13) I will go in for my colonoscopy test at 10:00; something I am not exactly looking forward to. How do you go from a great week with your daughter and her family TO THAT? Seriously, your prayers mean so much to me. I pray that everything will check out fine and no cancer will be found. I will let you know the results as soon as they are available. God has shown great grace and mercy to me during the last nine months since my first diagnosis and I am still taking my "path of life" trusting in His Love.
I love you guys,
Judy

Psalm 16:11 Thou wilt show me the path of life. In thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.