We made it home, safe and sound, and thankful for many good adventures and memories. We visited 13 states and traveled 4,556 miles in the car. We saw license plates from 48 states, never seeing Hawaii or Rhode Island. Aside from sniffly noses, everyone was healthy. Along the way we stopped at four major sites… Read More »
Today we drove to Branson to see the presentation of Joseph at the Sight & Sound Theater. This was a first-rate musical about the life of Joseph and his brothers that was powerful, instructive, and faithful to Scripture. I feared that I might find so many mistakes that it would take away from my enjoyment.… Read More »
I took a lot of photos today and I’m just not going to be able to share everything. We had a full day of American history and ended it with some fun time with friends. We started off at Fort Dubois, the winter campground for the Corps of Discovery before Lewis and Clark began their… Read More »
We ‘ve driven home from Rockford, Illinois in a day before, but we decided to take it a bit slower this time and see some of the sites. Today was the first of four days in our journey home. Our time in Springfield, Illinois, was about the 16th president. We began at the Old State… Read More »
Yesterday was a nice day with family, and I chose to skip it here. Today is our last day with the grandparents in Illinois, and Grandpa decided to take us out on his fishing boat on the Rock River. It was a beautiful day for a boat ride. Katie and Mark ride in the bow… Read More »
Kelli and I celebrated her parents ‘ 30th anniversary by running off and getting engaged. Twenty years later, we celebrated with a big party with all of the family. We started off with a portrait session with all of the kids and grandkids. On the way to the portrait session Then we headed out to… Read More »
We took a short drive this morning in the direction of Chicago to meet up with our friends the Riddles. About 10 years ago, A.D. contacted me by email about my photo collection. In the years since, he has helped me to improve the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands in many ways. We met in… Read More »
We spent yesterday with Kelli’s parents, enjoying some down time to relax, talk, and catch up on a few things. Today we were off again for parts east in Illinois. We spent the morning in a small town of Illinois with Kelli’s aunt. Here Bethany find an appropriate sign. Bethany with library sign And the… Read More »
We headed south today, leaving Minneapolis headed for Iowa. Friends live in Dubuque, next to the Mississippi River and they took us out to Eagle Point Park for a great view of the river with its lock and dam. Looking north up the Mississippi River The dam is necessary to raise the water level so… Read More »
A day went by in which I didn’t take any photos, and so I’m going to skip over our drive into Minnesota and time with some family. The next day we visited a few sites in the Twin Cities area, including Kelli’s alma mater, Bethel College (now Bethel University). The older kids have seen The… Read More »