One more week of school at GLCA. Have we really been here for a whole year? It is now warm with blazing sunshine during the day and a cool breeze blowing most evenings... much like the weather we enjoyed when we arrived in Portugal last August. Flowers are blooming everywhere...we have forgotten the cold and damp of the winter past.
As the school year winds down we feel a wave of mixed emotions. We are excited about going home. We look forward to lots of hugs from our dear little grandbabies and lots of good conversation with our adult kids and sisters and brothers. Yes, some of you will have to hear more stories about Portugal. Just promise to tell us to be quiet when you have had enough. Of course, we feel some sadness too, because we have made good friends here and will miss many things about our adopted country not the least being the great bread!
A busy couple of months are coming up once school ends on May 28. On May 30, we leave Lisbon for a week in England. Our next stop will be France where we will stay in Paris to explore that city for a week. After Paris, we will rent a car and go on a driving tour of the countryside areas of France for a couple of days. We are anxious to get home but since we are here in Europe we felt it was wise to take advantage and see as much as we could.
Once this tour is over we will head back to Portugal on June 15 and prepare to leave Portugal for the US on June 17.
Once we are back in the USA our summer schedule begins...Mike and I plan to fly to DC to meet Jamie's parents who live in MD. I'm hoping I may be able to shop for a dress to wear to the wedding while we are in DC even though we will only be there for the weekend. Then on July 5 we need to have Nina and Kati up in MI to go to church camp at Lake Ann. We are hoping Lisa will bless us with a new little grand daughter while we are there.
Once back in Charleston we will have a little time to relax before we fly out to CO for Alex and Jamie's mountain top wedding on July 31. After that wonderful event, we will head home and hopefully be able to get to OH for Sange to give birth to our new little grandson. So many blessings!
School starts for the girls and for Mike in mid August...what will I do with my time? Once I have a chance to catch my breath I will be looking for ministry opportunities stateside...one thing this year has made me realize is that I want to be active for the Lord...I've spent too many years sitting on the sidelines...now I want to be a cheerleader for my Savior.
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