What Time is It? Summertime!

The first week of June we found ourselves in a new home with lots of boxes! We began to unpack and give away or burn all the boxes. (That was my request - we had kept boxes from previous moves and I was ready to be rid of boxes) The first part of the week, Maggie traveled to Churchill, MT for summer missionary orientation. She is working with the North American Mission Board this summer as a summer missionary in Red Lodge. So she enjoyed getting to meet other college students who will be working in the state this summer. The second week of June, we had been asked to help with the community Vacation Bible School in town. Maggie, Caroline, and I helped and Colleen and Abigail participated. It was a fun week of getting to know new people and enjoying VBS.

On Thursday, June 13, Mama and Daddy flew in to help us settle in. With Lee still unable to do much, they were a great help to us. On Saturday, June 15, a mission team from First Baptist Church, Starkville, MS flew in. Our dear friends, Tom and Dinah Jenkins, led the team. Tom was my youth director at Agricola Baptist Church years ago when I was a youth. They brought a precious team of families from their church. They painted the back rooms at the Legacy Lodge and build 10 sets of bunk beds. It was a lot of fun to have them here. Abigail especially enjoyed playing with all the children they brought.

On Wednesday, I took Mama, Daddy, and Caroline to the airport in Billings. They flew back to Mississippi, packed on Thursday, and on Friday flew to Romania. The Starkville team flew out on Friday and Lee went back to the doctor. He had had a MRI on Wednesday and did, indeed, have a bulging disc. He decided to have another round of steroids and start physical therapy. Colleen and Abigail attended a community Art Camp the last week of June. They had a great time.

On Wednesday, June 26, a mission team from Wayne County, Mississippi drove up. They worked here at our house finishing two rooms that were unfinished. The ladies on the team painted our mud room and the men hung sheetrock in our laundry room. They also installed an ice maker in our refrigerator. For those of you who have to fill ice trays, you know how wonderful an ice maker is! It was a joy to get to know them and have them here for a few days.

And so, June came and went quickly! July promises to be just as exciting.