It's About Time

It has been a while since I have been able to post to my blog. There are several reasons for that and I won't bore you with them here. But tonight I thought I'd share a few pictures and thoughts. Since coming back from the Shaw Family Reunion in BC in July, we have been busy.

A week after I came back from the reunion, Shawn and I were off for Maine and a week at Lakeside Family Camp in Belgrade, Maine. We had a great week. We got in a round of golf, Shawn got in a lot of swimming, we got to visit with my parents (who have a cottage there) and I got to be the Bible teacher for five days as I led a group of folks in a study of the book of Ephesians. Here are some of those who attended the Bible study in the lovely chapel on the campground.

It was fun to be able to study God's word together and learn more about how He wants us to "walk", as Paul shows us in his letter.

One of the real joys for me was getting to meet and be led in worship by Mr. Dean Neal who is a gifted and inspirational worship leader. Here is Dean as he led us in worship one evening.When our week in Maine was over we travelled back home to Connecticut and were blessed to have our son and daughter-in-law come to visit while home on furlough from China. We were able to be with them at the reunion, but it is wonderful to have them staying with us without so many others as well. What a thrill it was for us to learn that David and Marianne are expecting their first child in February of next year. Here is the happy couple at a picnic we attended with some friends at Moose Meadow Camping Resort here in Connecticut.

It is wonderful having David and Marianne home, but we can only wonder what it will be like to have a grandchild born and raised on the other side of the world! We are already praying that God will make it possible for us to visit them in China soon after their family expands.