We're in Big Spring, Sunday, December 4

Up and out by 9 A.M.  Some of you are having a hard time believing that!

We left early so we could be down the road some before we began looking for a church.  We came to the little town of Baird, TX about 10:30 central time and began looking for a Methodist Church.  We saw a Presbyterian one and the top of another.  Churches often cluster together in towns, so we drove over to the "top"church and it was First Baptist.  There was a couple going in, so we stopped and I rolled down the window and said, Ï want to ask you a question you may not like." The lady told me to go ahead and when I asked where the Methodist Church was, she said we were a long way from it.  Her husband did come over and give us directions, telling us it was just beyond the Dairy Queen.  As I thanked them, she told me the cemetery was also there and all four of us got to laughing!

Both were correct.  The church was just beyond the DQ and the cemetery is just across the street.  Going to church toting a trailer presents potential problems.  Where does one park.  A gentleman came up beside us as we sere creeping along the parking lot and told us there was one in the back.  Junnie was thrilled we had stopped and we put him in the trailer.  I  wasn't sure the church was ready for a kitty to attend ... especially when no one knew any of the three of us.

We walked in the back door and almost literally ran into the preacher.  I'm not sure who surprised whom the most.   He graciously told us where to go and we felt it was our duty to check out their facilities to make sure they were working properly.

It was good to be in church.  The minister spoke on John the Baptizer telling people that God was going to do something fantastic that had never been done before and he was going to do it for them.  After we had communion, we were invited by several people to join them in their monthly first Sunday covered dish.  We accepted with pleasure.  While we were on the road Dan had said it would really be great if we could find a church that was serving lunch and I told him I had had the same thought.  No matter where you go, Methodist are super cooks!  The meal was delicious and we were invited to stop by on our way back home and to be sure it was another first Sunday and we could have lunch with them again.

After lunch we headed on down I-20.  We traveled a little over 100 miles today.  That's about what we do in a day, give or take 20 miles.  Our Walmart card is almost out of money.  Yesterday in Ft. Worth we paid $2.99 a gallon and to day the price was $2.98.  Without the card, the gas is advertised as anywhere between $3.06 and $3.29.  The price was about the same in Arkansas.

We left early so we could be down the road some before we began looking for a church.  We came to the little town of Baird, TX about 10:30 central time and began looking for a Methodist Church.  We saw a Presbyterian one and the top of another.  Churches often cluster together in towns, so we drove over to the "top"church and it was First Baptist.  There was a couple going in, so we stopped and I rolled down the window and said, Ï want to ask you a question you may not like." The lady told me to go ahead and when I asked where the Methodist Church was, she said we were a long way from it.  Her husband did come over and give us directions, telling us it was just beyond the Dairy Queen.  As I thanked them, she told me the cemetary was also there and all four of us got to laughing!


Both were correct.  The church was just beyone the DQ and the cemetary is just across the street.  Going to church toting (spell check is NOT working) a trailer presents potential problems.  Where does one park.  A gentlman came up beside us as we sere creeping along the parking lot and told us there was one in the back.  Junnie was thrilled we had stopped and we put him in the trailer.  I  wasn't sure the church was ready for a kitty to attend ... especially when no one knew any of the three of us.


We walked in the back door and almost literally ran into the preacher.  I'm not sure who surprised whom the most.   He graciously told us where to go and we felt it was our duty to check out their facilities to make sure they were working properly.


It was good to be in church.  The minister spoke on John the Baptizer telling peole that God was going to do something fantastic that had never been done before and he was going to do it for them.  After we had communion, we were invited by several people to join them in their monthly first Sunday covered dish.  We accepted with pleasure.  While we were on the road Dan had said it would really be great if we could find a church that was serving lunch and I told him I had had the same thought.  No matter where you go, Methodist are super cooks!  The meal was delicious and we were invited to stop by on our way back home and to be sure it was another first Sunday and we could have lunch with them again.  Ain't God good?  He  even had lunch prepared for us as we drove down the road!

After lunch we headed on down I-20.  We traveled a little over 200 miles today.  That's about what we do in a day or maybe 30 miles more.  Our Walmart card is almost out of money.  In Ft. Worth we paid $2.99 a gallon and to day the price was $2.98.  Without the card, the gas is advertised as anywhere between $3.06 and $3.29.  The price was about the same in Arkansas.

As we drove farther west we saw miles and miles and miles of turbine wind mills on the very edge of the earth where it meets the sky. We have no idea how long we drove seeing them a good ways off in the distance, and finally we found ourselves in a huge field of windmills turning in the wind.  We never heard a sound from them.  We never heard a sound from the windmills in Greece, either.  Where the windmills weren't mesquite vied with pear pad cacti for every inch of ground.  In one of these areas I saw a black "medium" horn cow.  Is there such a thing?  Anyway, the cow did not have the long horns we see in books, nor did he have the short horns we are used to seeing on our cows in the east.  A magpie also lit on the grass on my side of the road.  I cannor remember how long it has been since I have seen one.  I had forgotten they are larger than a crow and have a double band of white stripes on each wing.

The minister today went to Duke and he attended Orange UMC in Chapel Hill while he was there.  It was interesting to hear his description of NC.  He said we have towns, shopping malls and forests.  He always had to look up to see the sky.   Today Dan and I recognized why so many people used to think the world was flat.  Out here, today, the majority of what we saw was sky.  It is huge and lends itself beautifully to the idea that the world is flat.  Today's leaves are a brilliant red and lime green!  What a fantastic fall we are having.

I know I'm typing long blogs, but we are so excited by what we are seeing, the people we are meeting and the grandure of this country. We  just want to share our joy with you!

Blessings,
Triple Traveling Trekkers