Thursday, September 28, 2017

Westward Ho!

Yesterday, Sept. 27, Emilie-Rose's 17th Birthday (eldest grandchild) we left Elkhart IN around 3 in the afternoon. We celebrated a year of retirement, living in the MH full time by having it get needed repairs and upgrades (new captains chairs) for three weeks.

We visited my parents and made use of the guest apartment at Rest Haven. Dad and mom are doing as well as expected for both being in their 90 s. Dad is an involved resident as he keeps up with staff, prays with them and participates in the programs. Mom is about the same in the memory wing. We had one good time with her when she was alert and talkative.

From there we traveled to Cedar Campus, the sight of our family camp. We attended the Cross Cut Loggers weekend. We are a group that donates time, money and prayer for the staff and programs. Without the MH, we were housed in Beach cabin which was the first housing we had when our family camp years began. The deer still come in the evening to chomp apples from the trees outside the window.

Returning to Elkhart we found we could sleep in the MH. During the day, they did the repair work.
We spent the days with Dave,Cathy, Anna and Aunt Alma (Dave's mom and Jim's aunt) Some of our favorite people! While there, Alma suffered a heart attack and was in inrensive care for the rest of our time. She is bright and chipper though we are still finding the extent of the damage done to her heart.
As we leave for Western lands, our prayers will continue for her.




We drove into a gorgeous sunset wondering what adventures await us on the journey.