Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Yesterday. We had a delightful, restful drive to our family in Maine. It was still dark at 5:15 a.m. when we left the house. We were near Allentown, Pennsylvania, on I-78 when we began seeing signs of daylight. There was no sunrise to be seen on this cloudy, foggy morning. It was still cloudy and […]
Friday, July 19 We drove into a beautiful sunrise on Friday morning – the last day of our 19-day trip. It was good to be back in Pennsylvania and on roads that looked familiar. I liked this pretty field of corn shocks where we stopped for lunch. It was just about 5:00 p.m. when we […]
Thursday, July 18 The Rochelle, Illinois, area has acres of wind mills. Routes 39 and 80 are popular trucking routes. By this point the busy traffic was making me miss Route 2 in Montana and North Dakota. TFC has received a request to bring a chapel to this area in Gary, Indiana. The leadership team is working on the […]
Wednesday, July 10 & Thursday, July 11 9:40 a.m. This was our last goodbye to Helen and Dan as they left to go home and we pulled away from the chapel in the TFC tractor. Cerwin preparing his log for the first part of our trip home. Some of Alberta’s flat land. We “breezed through” the […]
after 19 days on the road. It was a FABULOUS 19 days, but it is still good to be home. There will be many more updates as we travel home from Calgary – July 10-19.
Tuesday Morning, July 9 We had previously planned this day with Dan and Helen, and were anxious to see the Canadian Rockies up close. We had been to Banff in 2000 when we saw the Rockies from the western side. This was our first approach from the east. As we began our entrance into the […]
Closing program for the day – the Grandstand Show The evening program was not all according to my taste or likes, but it was certainly an elaborate celebration. These guys sang acapella bebop. There were lots of fireworks – and because we were in the upper level, the fireworks were straight across from us at times. We […]
Bull Riding and Wild Pony Rides A clown preparing for the bull riding competition. Out of the gate! This is a good visual of how valuable the clowns are to the bull riders. Wild pony racing is a youth competition. There are teams of three, and it appears that they all try to help a […]
Monday Afternoon, July 8 The initials CS were everywhere around the grounds. The C was in the form of a horseshoe. I like this reflection in the muddy water as the sun came out during the afternoon. Bareback riding There was novice bareback and bareback. I am not sure which is which in these […]
Monday afternoon, July 8 Tie down roping As soon as the calf is released – after tie-down – it seems to know exactly where to go. Whoops! That one got away. That one didn’t get away. Nor did the rest of them get away. Waiting for his turn. The winner. Junior Steer Riding Even though […]
It was a drizzly, rainy morning when we arrived at the Stampede on Monday. Pretty flowers at the entrance. The carnival area takes up most of the outside space. We decided this one – that flipped back and forth from bottom to top – was not for us. Nor was this one for us. It worked […]
Glendive, Montana, to Shelby, Montana My favorite travel feature for this entry: A box of unscented baby wipes. They make fabulous wash cloths. Our view from the truck window this morning – in Glendive, Montana. The view as we pulled forward and prepared to leave the truck stop at 5:00 a.m. Just outside of town. After deciding […]