We are Back!

Goodness...how do I even express what I am feeling?
It was a great trip......although Keith says that I was not really there mentally.
I have been fighting a head cold and there really is so much flipping around in my heart and head. I tried to be there......I really did.

We started out by riding back roads once we hit South Carolina. After our first night staying in LaGrange---where God blessed us with a cheap room at a nice hotel......we headed out for the backwoods. It was beautiful......I can't help but wonder if there is not a Green Acres for me out there somewhere. ;)
We saw some neat paintings on the sides of barns.
It is nice to know that they enjoy art even in the backwoods. :)
We stopped and spoke to some of the folks in the area.....they were very sweet.
We ended up in Boone North Carolina.
This is a college town and of course known for its skiing during winter. It has history for us.
I first went here during my college years. We took a day trip here skiing and I spent the next few weeks sitting on a pillow.......that was my last ski trip. :)
But it was a beautiful time.
Fast forward.....um.....a few years and Keith and I would visit the emergency room here after I got sick on our honeymoon.
We eloped in Virginia and camped most of the way home to Louisiana.
While in the area we paid a visit to the emergency room and were very impressed with how friendly people were. We said, Boy, this would be a great place to live.
Since that time we have been back.
There is a nice little restaurant there called the Daniel Boone Inn. They serve the food home style at the table. Sunday morning we got up and got dressed for church and stopped in there for breakfast. The women dress in old style dresses and the atmosphere is homey.
Both Keith and I knew that God wanted us in church that morning to speak to us about our situation. As much as I wanted to sleep in......I really needed to hear from God.
When your insides are screaming....what the heck are we doing!!!!!.....ya just need to hear from a voice higher than your own.
So we pulled out the phone book and started looking through the names.
The one that hit us.......All Things Are Possible Christan Fellowship.
These formerly Baptist church folks were a little concerned by the four square title--but we are brave church mice. :)
We thought the church was going to be big but it was small and the people were very nice.
I got a chance to speak with one of the women and felt at home right away.
Worship was good........loved the music.
It was nice to feel at home with family in another city.
Guess what the message was on?
FAITH.......Ha!
He shared something along the lines that ----Faith is walking with a willingness to fail.
All the while my heart is screaming......But I don't want to fail!!!!.
He talked about Abraham......Moses........Yes, the passage in Hebrews that talks about our heroes of the faith.
Did I mention that the highway that we took on the way up was called......Hero's Highway?
The whole sermon was about stepping out.
The pastor even told of his story and how God led them to Boone from California.
We had a great time talking to the pastor afterwards.
He offered to help us in any way he could.
We really loved this part of the body of Christ.
Are we supposed to move to Boone?
I DON'T KNOW!!!!!!!
But Keith and I both believe our time here is over.
The above pictures are ones I took along the way--the last is a picture of Grandfather Mountain...see the face?
This is a picture I took in Alabama on the way home.
Our God is a creative God. He loves beauty.......and He loves sharing it with us.

So where do we go from here?
We have two pieces of property that need to sell. Would you please pray for that?
When these sell it will allow us to pay off some things and have a nice down payment for the house God has for us.
Until then......I will be packing. And starting the process of closing down our time in this house.
Pray this all goes smoothly.
Thank you for your prayers.

I'll catch up with you all as I can.