As we left the conference Sunday afternoon, we had ninety minutes to complete a sixty minute drive to the airport to drop off Katherine. It was difficult to find the way out of the city, so we were behind already when we got on the freeway and it started to hail. It was actually a huge storm, with five tornadoes going in our vicinity, but all we saw was hailstones the size of marbles (still pretty impressive to us California girls!). God provided, though, and we got to the airport in plenty of time for Katherine to catch her flight.
Sunday night we stayed at my
grandparent's house in order to get an early start Monday morning. Our uncle, aunt, and cousin came over to visit, and we enjoyed a wonderful meal prepared by my grandma.
Down in the basement that evening, we girls had a calm evening of talking and sharing, starting to digest and apply what was taught at the conference. Well, mostly calm, but there were a few exciting moments, like when the foot-rest of the chair flipped open
unexpectedly, and just about startled us out of our skin. We were a little edgy, being so tired:).
The next two days were too long when we thought about wanting to be home, but not anywhere near long enough to solidify the sweet friendships that the Lord began to build on Him. The Church is one of the most precious things in life, and that week was a taste of Heaven in the fellowship, shared prayer, and
encouragement.
My younger siblings had prepared a special surprise for all of us at home. They not only put a welcome sign on the sidewalk, but made a special one on a poster with each girl's name decorated uniquely. We felt very loved. Then it was time to
separate, each girl to her own home, hoping to bring the encouragment of the Lord to her family. May He be praised in what we do!
Sunday night we stayed at my grandparent's house in order to get an early start Monday morning. Our uncle, aunt, and cousin came over to visit, and we enjoyed a wonderful meal prepared by my grandma. 
The next two days were too long when we thought about wanting to be home, but not anywhere near long enough to solidify the sweet friendships that the Lord began to build on Him. The Church is one of the most precious things in life, and that week was a taste of Heaven in the fellowship, shared prayer, and encouragement. 
1 comment:
Ah, I hadn't caught up with your posts lately. Thanks for all the info, insights, updates, and photos! I enjoyed reading (in the previous post, I think) about some of the specifics you learned. I'd be interested to be in on the discussion about entertainment/inactivity and rest/refreshment. I think it's Biblical to view some entertainment/inactivity as *granted to us by the Lord* and given for our rest and refreshment. Without that view (which can in part be expressed by "all of life redeemed" - or Abraham Kuyper's quote, "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry: 'Mine!')we can head down the path of ascetism, where strict self-denial becomes the measure of our personal and spiritual discipline. I doubt that the Ludys are extreme ascetics, and I imagine they embrace the view that entertainment and inactivity *in and of themselves* do not bring true rest and refreshment, which ultimately comes from the Lord (sometimes through the means of entertainment or inactivity). It would be interesting to discuss His common grace in all of this, too, which could explain why even unbelievers can gain a sense of rest and refreshment from some entertainment and/or times of inactivity. Just thoughts.... it's good to get a chance to take time to think about and discuss such things. We're so glad you girls had a whole weekend (week!almost) to do that! May the blessings of it continue to enrich all of you!
Lori
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