Hartwick Pines, Buckley Steam and Old Engine Show, Happy Birthday Jason in the Walmart parking lot -- fun times last week Up North.
But touring Grayling with Eric, Lea Anne, Boden and Heidi (who really got a lot out of this :), became a nostalgic visit to our past. We found 208 Alexia Lane, saw the garage we built and the cement slabs we poured. We drove past the army airbase just around the corner from the building where we were baptized, stopped in front of the old USDA-SCS office, pointed out Michelle's birthplace, Mercy Hospital, found the Westers' home and drove by the fish hatchery. Wow! We were just kids then. Lived there from 1972-74, just before God transplanted us to this farm. Quite a journey...
Someday we'll have to go up there, too. So, our address was 208 Alexia Lane, huh? I've always liked the name Alexia... :)
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That first summer, when we hadn't actually adapted to the National Guard presence in town, we really noticed the activity. One Sunday morning the air traffic was on the point of interrupting the service, so Pastor Barnett paused in the sermon until peace was restored. And, into the relative quiet three-year-old Mike piped up with, "It's a helicopter, Mommy!" The entire congregation enjoyed his observation...
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