We spent a wonderful weekend in Atlanta with the S family. Katie watched the boys for us in Birmingham and we arrived in time for dinner Sat. night. Along with two other couples we finalized our travel plans for next summer's trip. 15 days in July to Jordan, Israel, Greece and Italy. We are looking forward to guiding the group through Greece and Italy...but especially looking forward to our first trip to Israel. There were many highlights to the trip- wonderful dining, watching a deer in the backyard, the gorgeous changing of the leaves in Dunwoody, a wonderful late night visit with our friends, exquisite sheets and a fluffy robe, and a trip to Ikea- but the highlight was watching servanthood in action. This couple in their late 60's, literally worth millions, have opened their home for the unforeseen future ( a year at the very least) to a 13 year old boy and his 7 year old sister. They have custody while their mother deals with consequences of poor choices she made many years ago. She is now their sister in Christ and they are serving her. So he now fixes them eggs every morning before school and helps her with Math every evening.Seeing Christ through them both is a beautiful thing. I have been so blessed to have been touched so many times by truly great men and women. JimBill and Betty McInteer, Clifton and Louise Ganus, Joe and Bessie Mae Pryor, and I could go on for a long time. They make me want to live my life in a way in which they would be proud of me. But their example was clear. Live for Him and not for man's approval.
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