Home Again
Well, we said farewell to North Myrtle Beach for another year, packed up and headed home. It is exhausting for me to help put the luggage carrier on top of the car (and later to pull it off again) as well as hefting so many bags of luggage, but anything to help out. Muscles heal fast, after all.
Last night was definitely our best one. We went out and had dinner at Logan's steakhouse. I remember it was so crowded and we were told it would be a 45-minute wait. So while the family sat down in the lobby, I stepped outside and talked with a good friend of mine I haven't seen in a long time. That was a blessing to be given that amount of free time to catch up with her. She's having sort of a rough time balancing her work with her different activities like karate. It's also been hot and dry up in Illinois where she lives, so her wildnerness preservation isn't going that well either. On top of that, her computer's not working, although her brother's trying to fix it. Anyway, please pray for those concerns. She's a hard, determined worker, and I wish I could spend more time with her.
Well, the wait at Logan's turned out to be less than 20 minutes instead of 40. I guess they found us a table after all, because we were soon seated. After a fun dinner, we headed to the bowling alley for a good old-fashioned boys against girls contest, specifically my Mom, sister and her friend Aimee against my Dad, brother, and me. I don't remember bowling nearly at the level I did last night before in my life. I actually managed to keep pace with Dad, who can hit strikes in consecutive frames when he's on his game. Anyway, we all had a fantastic time, and it was a nice, friendly competition. No one got defensive or embarrased; we kept the banter light and breezy. That was great to watch. Just about everybody had good frames and bad; I remember that I bowled strikes on two consecutive frames, only to come up with goose-eggs on my next two. And oh! I've got to post this. My sister was getting up to bowl in one frame. She stood for a moment, ball in her hands, and stepped forward. Then she barely drooped her bowling arm forward to drop the ball onto the rink. Except the bowling ball slipped right off her fingers, plunked down next to her foot, and rolled back toward us! Oh my gosh! I just about collapsed laughing so hard; I couldn't stop! She looked embarrassed, but she took it in stride and played her turn like it was no big deal. And me without my camera. That would've been a shot to remember. Ah well. We had fun; that's what counts.
After four games of bowling, we stopped for some ice cream at a small parlor not far from our hotel on Ocean Boulevard. We had a good time just walking down the empty (but well-lit) street eating ice cream and sharing fun conversation. Poor Mom and Dad had aching limbs from bowling, and they still have them now.
So anyway, I'll only be home the rest of today and tomorrow before my sister and I depart for Johns Island on Sunday for our mission trip. So just be praying for God's grace and strength as we prepare for that. I'm excited for what God's going to do while we're down there. It's going to be awesome to watch it take place.
Song of the Day: MercyMe - "Here With Me"
Verse of the Day: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." - Matthew 11:28-30
Last night was definitely our best one. We went out and had dinner at Logan's steakhouse. I remember it was so crowded and we were told it would be a 45-minute wait. So while the family sat down in the lobby, I stepped outside and talked with a good friend of mine I haven't seen in a long time. That was a blessing to be given that amount of free time to catch up with her. She's having sort of a rough time balancing her work with her different activities like karate. It's also been hot and dry up in Illinois where she lives, so her wildnerness preservation isn't going that well either. On top of that, her computer's not working, although her brother's trying to fix it. Anyway, please pray for those concerns. She's a hard, determined worker, and I wish I could spend more time with her.
Well, the wait at Logan's turned out to be less than 20 minutes instead of 40. I guess they found us a table after all, because we were soon seated. After a fun dinner, we headed to the bowling alley for a good old-fashioned boys against girls contest, specifically my Mom, sister and her friend Aimee against my Dad, brother, and me. I don't remember bowling nearly at the level I did last night before in my life. I actually managed to keep pace with Dad, who can hit strikes in consecutive frames when he's on his game. Anyway, we all had a fantastic time, and it was a nice, friendly competition. No one got defensive or embarrased; we kept the banter light and breezy. That was great to watch. Just about everybody had good frames and bad; I remember that I bowled strikes on two consecutive frames, only to come up with goose-eggs on my next two. And oh! I've got to post this. My sister was getting up to bowl in one frame. She stood for a moment, ball in her hands, and stepped forward. Then she barely drooped her bowling arm forward to drop the ball onto the rink. Except the bowling ball slipped right off her fingers, plunked down next to her foot, and rolled back toward us! Oh my gosh! I just about collapsed laughing so hard; I couldn't stop! She looked embarrassed, but she took it in stride and played her turn like it was no big deal. And me without my camera. That would've been a shot to remember. Ah well. We had fun; that's what counts.
After four games of bowling, we stopped for some ice cream at a small parlor not far from our hotel on Ocean Boulevard. We had a good time just walking down the empty (but well-lit) street eating ice cream and sharing fun conversation. Poor Mom and Dad had aching limbs from bowling, and they still have them now.
So anyway, I'll only be home the rest of today and tomorrow before my sister and I depart for Johns Island on Sunday for our mission trip. So just be praying for God's grace and strength as we prepare for that. I'm excited for what God's going to do while we're down there. It's going to be awesome to watch it take place.
Song of the Day: MercyMe - "Here With Me"
Verse of the Day: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." - Matthew 11:28-30
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