Our Sunday morning started a little different that most...
...we planned a "Sunday Drive" to West Burlington.
We picked up a little "breakfast energy" for the drive...
...some YUMMY blended coffee drinks from Caribou Coffee!
The most important reason for our Sunday drive,
was so that we could attend service at The United Methodist Church
in West Burlington...this is where our nephew Tim, serves as pastor.
This is a photo of Tim with his sister, Erin, at our wedding September 1996.
The shortest of the groomsmen (and shorter than his sister too!)
Tim has not only grown into a wonderful husband and father
but he has grown into a man of God that has a beautiful gift
of sharing The Gospel to friends, family and his congregation.
After service, we delivered an air hockey table and
this "monkey bike" below to Tim's home.
My great-nephew, Parker, was a natural at riding
the "monkey bike" and my great-niece, Macyn,
enjoyed checking it out too!
Tim has a beautiful family and his wife, Meredith,
is such a blessing as well.
Their youngest, Beckett, was enjoying the day too...what a smile!
Even though we don't get to see Tim and his family as often
as we would like to...it's a comfort to know that God is working
in their lives and that He has blessed Tim and Meredith
with three beautiful children....such a joy!
On our way out of town, Steve spotted the Sterzing's Potato Chip
factory and because Steve is such a huge fan...
...we had to stop so that he could get his photo taken by the factory.
Talk about someone that is dedicated to his chips...
...that's my Steve! Love you, honey!!
It was a rainy Sunday drive, but I thought the clouds
looked so beautiful, I could not resist taking a photo of them.
We decided to find a place along the Mississippi River for lunch
and spotted "Big Muddy's"...it was pretty good!
After lunch, we took a walk along the river
and then we headed home.
Another reason for our Sunday drive, was to pick up this
9' church pew that Tim and Meredith had found for us.
It still needs some paint or stain, but I was eager to see what it
looked like in our home. Lots of possibilities here....love it!
On our walk along the river in Burlington, we came across a gift shop
that had "Sterzing's" t-shirts for sale and of course Steve
was all over getting one of those....how funny!
A rainy, but beautiful Sunday drive filled with adventure and laughter....
...and an heart-filled service given by our nephew, Tim.
Peace and Hope in Him....God is GOOD!
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Romans 5:1-5
