BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA AND A BIG SURPRISE (June 12 - July 16, 2017)

Gil Dingman dropped us off early in the morning at the Traverse City (MI) airport in the midst of a thunder storm.  The flight got off on time and we got on the flight!  Traverse City to Detroit to Orlando, Florida without a hitch.  (I had a doctor appointment).  Three days later it was on to Indiana.

This would be about a month in the Hoosier state with time split between our cabin outside of Bloomington and at our daughter's house, in Avon, just outside of Indianapolis.  It would include family activities, Church of the Nazarene General Assembly, house and dog sitting, visits with Sherry's mom, and getting ready for our, three week, upcoming trip to Australia.

The cabin at Pair-a-dice Point at Camp Clifford was waiting to be opened up for the season.  We set this dry cabin up back in 2013.  It is just 12 by 20 feet but gives us a "home" when we need somewhere to go.  It sits on about 3 acres of wooded property next door Sherry's brother, Curt, who has an additional 3 acres.  It is a get away that I have grown to love.  Simplicity has become a major tenant in our life style in these later years.  The freedom of not having to worry about things is amazing.  What a blessing to be able to have the girls (granddaughters) come for an over-nighter.




General Assembly and our time in Avon was enjoyable and quite relaxing.  It was good to see a lot of folks we hadn't seen in awhile and to see our four grandsons who were there because one was an International Bible quizzer.



However, the most amazing thing that happened during this time in Indiana was a message from the District Superintendent in Alaska asking me to fill in at the Soldotna, Alaska, Nazarene Church while they look for a pastor.  So it looks like I'll be an Alaskan during September and October.  We are excited for this adventure.  I held a Revival at  this church in 2013 and they still wanted me to come back.  It's a change of plans but that's kinda what our life is about right now.

                                                                (Soldotna, Alaska)