MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEEDS

WE GOT HOME LAST NIGHT FROM A WONDERFUL TRIP TO THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. WELL, IT STARTED OFF PRETTY ROUGH....A FLAT TIRE (AND BY THE WAY, IT WAS A NEW TIRE,)IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. HAD TO WAIT FOR 2 HOURS FOR THE AAA TO COME, THEN A 2 HOUR ADVENTURE TO WALMART FOR A NEW TIRE. WE WERE THANKFUL TO FIND A PLACE TO PURCHASE A TIRE ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WE GOT SO VERY LOST TRYING TO FIND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FROM BREVARD. DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS SO DIFFICULT THIS TIME, BUT WE FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE MT. PISGAH INN ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. WOKE UP TO CLOUDS NESTLED IN MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND COOL WEATHER.

WE TRAVELED (GETTING LOST AGAIN)OFF THE PARKWAY TO TRY AND MAKE IT TO BOONE, NC. OUR BRAKES WERE SMOKING ON THE MOUNTAIN GRADES SO WE DECIDED TO TRY AND FIND A ROUTE THAT WAS A LITTLE LESS HILLY! ALMOST OUT OF GAS, WE WERE THANKFUL TO FIND ANOTHER WALMART IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE IN A DESOLATE PART OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS TIME. THANK YOU WALMART. ALSO, SEVERAL KIND PEOPLE GAVE US DIRECTIONS. "YOU GO TO THE TRAILER PARK WITH THE BEAUTY PARLOR NEXT TO IT AND TAKE A RIGHT. REALLY!!!! NEVER FOUND THAT LANDMARK, BUT DID FIND THE DUMP WHERE A COUPLE OF GOOD OLD BOYS RESCUED US. THEY ACTUALLY TOOK US SEVERAL MILES TO A TURN OFF TO TAKE US TO A HIGHWAY THAT WAS TO LEAD US TO BOONE....OH, YES, A TINY LOGGING ROAD!!!!! WOKE UP IN BOONE AND HEADED TO BREAKFAST AT STICK BOY BREAD COMPANY. I THINK THIS WAS A DREAM AND I WISH I COULD WAKE UP THERE AGAIN TOMORROW. DELICIOUS BREADS AND PASTRIES. YUMMY COFFEE. (BROUGHT HOME LOTS OF THINGS FROM THERE TO THE GRANDS!)

THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR TRIP WAS A VISIT WITH BUDDY AND BEV PRICE, CAROL ST. CLAIR'S DEAR PARENTS AND HER SISTER, SUSAN AND HER HUSBAND CARL. THEY LIVE IN BANNER ELK, N.C. CARL IS THE PASTOR OF BANNER ELK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. BOTH COUPLES ARE EQUALLY AMAZING. THEY INSPIRE ME TO PERSEVERE AND LIVE FOR GOD'S GLORY.

THE PRICE'S AND CLAWSON'S LIVE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT FROM THE CHURCH. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL CHURCH AND THE STORY OF GOD'S PROVISIONS FOR THE BUILDING OF THE CHURCH IS QUITE A STORY. I HAVE MANY SPECIAL MEMORIES OF TIMES SPENT AT THE PRICE HOME. THEY HAVE ADOPTED US AS PART OF THE FAMILY.

BOB AND I WERE BLESSED FROM OUR TRIP. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN LAUGHING AS WE KEPT GETTING LOST. WE RELIVED MEMORIES WITH CAROL AND THE PRICE FAMILY. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOW THE LORD HAS BEEN SO FAITHFUL AS OUR PROVIDER OVER THE YEARS. THE LAST PICTURE IS A REPRESENTATION OF HOW GOD SUPPIES ALL OUR NEEDS, AND SOMETIMES IN WAYS WE COULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED. LOOK HOW HE FEEDS THESE BIRDS!!THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT THE FARMER'S MARKET IN ASHEVILLE, NC. THOSE BIRDS WERE HELPING THEMSELVES TO THE CORN DISPLAYS!!

I LOVE THE PICTURE OF THE PATH UP TO ONE OF THE LOOKOUT SPOTS ON THE PARKWAY. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS, BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT NO MATTER WHAT PATH WE WALK, THE LORD IS FAITHFUL AND HE WILL SUPPLY ALL OUR NEEDS ACCORDING TO THIS RICHES IN GLORY.

HE KEEPS ME DANCING!!!! p.s. GLAD TO BE HOME TO MY PRECIOUS GRANDBABIES NOW!!!!