Kentucky. I met Tony a few years ago while performing at the Laurel County Fair in London, KY. He is the Fire Captain down there. Whenever we are nearby he tries to come over for a visit. Heck of nice guy. We hope to go fishing in the next couple of weeks if possible. I wonder if he could get the Fire Dept's boat....you know to test and make sure it works well, just in case.....LOL.
Long before I woke up Jim and Amelia were out practicing their new Aerial Silk routine on the trapeze rig. She will present it as part of a praise service in Atlanta on Easter morning. The music and dance and routine will tell the story of a lost soul resisting God's call to her. But finally realizing her sin and need for Him embraces him. The flowing red silk that she then performs on represents the blood of the lamb that takes away our sins. Once saved she rejoices in her salvation with a routine on the silk that fits the lyrics to the song the church sent her to use. They have been practicing all day.
Amelia did get a break when at 6pm I took her down to Berea Baptist Church for AWANA. The kids love it and have made a few friends there. They see them at church when we are in town on Sundays as well. Part of AWANA is the games time. Today for fun they one game they did is walk across the room with a spoon in your mouth scoop a jelly bean out of a bowl and walk back w/out dropping it. Then they get to eat it.
Earlier in the evening the old woman who is staying in the RV two spots down from us gave the girls a bunch of gifts because they remind her of her grand kids who she doesn't get to see often.
Many people in the rv parks across America have made the parks their homes. Talking with various owners of these parks I am finding out that the RV parks are becoming the equivalent of Hoovervilles. I suppose we can call these Obamavilles. These folks have lost their homes in the bubble, lost their jobs, lost their credit rating, and have to live somewhere. Monthly rates are considerably cheaper than apartment rent and it comes with all the utilities. Often many of these RV trailer or motor homes are immobile, broken, would otherwise be junked somewhere. On an encouraging note many long termers are staying here or there because they are chasing the work, like the woman next door to us. They go from state to state chasing the jobs. A little of that old American spirit is still out there.
Everyone knows that each region or state in the country has its own food, traditions, etc. Many also have their own soda pops. In Maine its Moxie. In Kentucky it is "Ale8 One"....hard to describe the taste. It is one of those you either like it or you don't. I don't. The kids and Kyle like it. A couple of years ago we did a fair in the town the stuff is made. I am sure they use a witches cauldron. (Kidding)
Cynthia has been job hunting since she is graduating on the 4th of May. Well, a company in Washington DC has already given here a phone interview and today she found out they want to do a face to face or Skype interview. She is very excited. We all just pray whatever comes of this that she listen to where God wants her to be. Congrats CC.
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