Good morning on this Saturday, July 21st. I returned home yesterday afternoon after spending a week in Colorado. All of the family was together on the trip including my kids and grandkids as we enjoyed quality time and fun activities together. We all enjoyed the sightseeing, visiting some of the magnificent parks, fly fishing, white water rafting and the beautiful scenery of the snow-capped mountains and crystal-clear streams. Several years ago I took members of my family to visit the sights where I grew up. This trip we did the same for all the members of our family to see where Barb grew up including the houses where her family lived, the church building where her father pastored, the places where she worked, the schools she attended, and other significant places from her childhood and adolescent years, so family members would have a visual legacy of her earlier life. Everyone had a good time and it was great to all be together again having fun and enjoying each other's company.
When my daughter Lori graduated from high school, I remember thinking that this would probably be the last time our whole family would be vacationing together because various family member's college and work schedules would make it difficult for all of us to vacation together, but 24 years and six grandchildren later, we are still vacationing together and looking forward to our next outing as a family.
Many of you have asked me if the recent fires in Colorado caused us any problem on our trip. I'm happy to report that it was no problem whatsoever. The air was clear, all of the roads were open, and the sights where we visited were fully-functioning. By the time we arrived in Colorado, the temperatures had cooled and we had received some much-needed rain to settle things down. All-in-all we were not hindered in any way during the trip.
Thank you for your prayers and concern. We are doubly blessed.
Tomorrow's sermon is another in our series on prophecy. I hope you'll be there.
Mel Brown