Jesus, Take Care of Your Little One

When we returned from dinner, the bed had been turned down and there was soft music (the kind I love!) playing. We hung out, Bob reading his book and me catching up on facebook and blogs. When we went to bed, I was still enjoying the music, so I left it playing.

At 2:30 a.m., I awoke in tears, my heart hurting like it has many times over the past months. I had been having a dream that seemed to be like a very sad movie, but I believe is very real for someone. It was about a young boy, maybe a little younger than Aidan, who knew he was going to die. He wasn't in the hospital, so I don't know what his ailment was. The dream was quite long, and I could hear that soft music which made it seem like a movie, but the part that I remember vividly, the part that woke me up, was when his mother came to pick him up from school. It was like I was there, watching. They were the last ones to leave the classroom, and they walked slowly down the hall together. Near the door, they stopped; the boy was crying. He asked his mother why he couldn't just get in a car accident to get it over with.

The pain in my heart tells me that someone is feeling this way, and it spurred this prayer.

Who knew?

Ok, so I thought going to a Mennonite Church this morning would mean ultra-conservative. I bought a long plain skirt and turtleneck sweater in preparation. I didn't wear any makeup. I didn't take my camera. I didn't expect anything from the service except hymns, Bible verses, and a sermon.

They had all those things, but they had computers with media, too! One of the youth showed a powerpoint she had made of research her team was doing. There was also this video:

 The Stool, by One Time Blind

I took some thought-provoking notes about the sermon, given by a layperson this week, on Satan.

Afterward, we were invited to the home of church members David and Joanne Sauders for lunch and fellowship. Exactly what I had hoped to be able to do while we were here!

After spending probably about 3 hours there, we returned to the B&B and had some time to kill before our reservations at

Lily's On Main, so I talked Bob into visiting with the Hertzogs (owners of the B&B). We had a great time talking about all the things we have in common: Haiti, teaching, children, and sci-fi.

Dinner at Lily's was delicious, too. I had vegetarian grilled ravioli and salad with pomegranate dressing - yumm! Bob had raspberry chicken. Of course, I couldn't leave without dessert - caramel pecan pie a la mode! However, because of that dessert, we were too late to get to the movie on time, so we turned around and came back to the B&B for a quiet night in. Goodnight.

Heehee

A&W snowman

We're here!

The drive was quite long (8 hours), but we're here, and it's wonderful! Right away, Bob engaged in conversation with Kristen about Haiti. After settling in, we had dinner at Oregon Dairy Country Restaurant, similar to our Der Dutchman. Then to Walmart to pick up outfits fit for the Mennonite Church we will be attending in the morning. Then it was back to the house for a movie in/date night.

Here are a couple of sights we saw on the way:

At a rest stop in Ohio: I've never seen Pringles or M&M's vending machines!

At the A&W in Zanesville (where we stopped for lunch): a snowman in the drive-thru lane. Some workers were bored that day! Check out the ice cream cup hat!

We're on our way!

We're officially on our way to Lancaster County, PA to the  Hertzog Homestead Bed & Breakfast! I'm really looking forward to having a good time away with my hubby.