GROUNDED...

Well - I was supposed to be in Amarillo this weekend - but Hurrican Ike had different plans for me, and Lynn and Charlie! Bummer. I had been checking all week with the airlines, trying to find out if we would be able to fly to Amarillo for the big reunion. Friday morning when I got my boarding pass - they said all looked fine.

I was excited - it would be fun traveling with my friends from Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo. We had a great youth group and wonderful memories we were eager to share - just like 'ole times. Charlie and I were leaving from San Antonio and Lynn was meeting up with us in Dallas and we were going to be on the same flight to Amarillo.

50 Years seems like a long time. We wanted to help celebrate the wonderful things God has allowed to evolve over those years. Of course, I was really thinking about all the great things that I experienced - how God came into my life and molded me into the woman I am today. How this church was there for me when I got married - we were the first wedding in the new auditorium in July of 1972. How both my kids grew up in the nursery at PBC - how our Sunday School class supported David and I as we made the move to Ft. Worth for David to attend SWBTS. Those years of my youth and early marriage and the birth of my kids made such a difference in my life.

On the way home, Friday, I got the call - GROUNDED! I couldn't believe it. Our flight was cancelled because of the connection in Dallas! Ike had missed us completely, but was going to cause problems in Dallas.

Disappointed? You bet - but blessed to have been a part of such a fantastic body of believers. Congratulations on 50 years of being a light in the neighborhood. May you shine for many more!