A Lunch with the Cousins

The men left this morning 0 500 to travel across the north on their Harley's.  They are going to South Dakota and then on to Colorado and back to Missouri.  Please pray for their safety!  The ladies and I are pretty excited about having a week of nothing to do! 

The first thing on our Non-To-Do list go to Dan and Cindy's house.  

So off we went...Down the road to my cousin's house. Dan, my cousin, was at work, so it worked out perfectly! Don't tell Danny I said that, well you know what go ahead and tell him I said that.  His wife Cindy (who has been in the family longer then I have or at least it feels that way, in a good way)  made the most delicious meal.  Spaghetti Mess (I think it is a Missouri thing), lasagna, garlic cheese biscuits, green beans, and a pie.  It was so good! Well anything you eat up here is good.  Her boys have such a serving heart, it is always so awesome to see how they have grown and how God is molding their hearts for His Work.

After lunch we sat around for a minute and then there was Pinterest.....so Cindy and I started making Doodle Paint.  Aven and Natalie joined in to help us.  The kids started painting and they loved it!   

 

Aven even washed the bowls he used when he was done painting! Raising a gentleman!

  

As they were painting Chase started playing the guitar.  I think I need to stop and say that I have always known there are talented people in my family.  But this particular set of family members have an extra amount of talent.  Cindy has written several songs and we were able to hear their band play some of them.  So much God given talent and I am always inspired by her love of the Lord and how she uses that talent to tell others about Him.  

Natalie joined in on the singing too.  

Even I sang one song.  Only Cindy and my Aunt Susan can make me feel comfortable enough to sing out loud. 

We sang and watched videos and talked and ate, and talked, and I drank water (Cindy can also get me to drink water), and talked some more, and listened to the kids play drums, and talked some more. 

 Poor DoDo she was so tired she fell asleep in the chair.  She wouldn't stretch out on the couch didn't want to miss anything.  I think she might have missed a few things anyway. 

Cindy thanks for lunch, thanks for singing, thanks for your hospitality, thanks for showing me your "shelves" (I didn't put up the pictures but I am still going to strive to be just like you) and thanks for marrying Danny all those years ago I'm so glad you did!

I love spending all this time with my family! 

Have a great weekend y'all, 

k-dub

p.s. can someone send me some Sweet Tea.

God Bless Chick-fil-A

Y’all know me I’m not political.  I don’t put my two cents out there.  You think one way I’ll think the other and we can all be friends and happy.  But today I feel differently so here goes. 

Same sex marriage is WRONG (Leviticus 18:22). 

There I said let the hate mail come. 

I believe in the Bible, the whole Bible not just the parts that make me happy and feel good but also the parts that sting as I read them and the parts that make me sit back and say “dang” You got me Lord.  I believe the Bible is the Holy Word of the Lord and God-breathed.  I am far from perfect and I am nowhere near where I should be and I will never get there while I’m on this side of Heaven but I know right from wrong and I know the narrow path is the one I am on and I know that I might walk it with very few friends at times. But that is the path I chose and the path I am going to choose daily.  I will make mistakes and I will stumble and fall but My Savior will pick me up and carry me when I need Him too. 

The Bible is not just a book it’s not just pick a verse and live your life by that.  It is the Bible every verse counts, every verse is for keeps!  You can’t just skip a verse because you don’t like what it says.

Today is Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day and we are road tripping it see family in Missouri.  So I google to find a Chick-fil-A on the way and to my horror the last Chick-fil-A is in Joplin, Mo.  6 hours from our final destination (side note- 10 days without Sweet Tea, Waffle Fries and a Peach Milkshake…Someone might be seriously injured by the time I get back to the great Lone Star State.) So we take the exit for Chick-fil-A and hit some traffic about 6 blocks from the Sweet Tea.  We think that it must be a stalled car or something… nope it’s the line for the drive thru.  So we decide to just go in and get it… nope the line was out the door and around the building.  So we wait in line for about an hour. 

While we are in line we meet a Pastor and his wife.  They live in Joplin but said that they lived in Texas.  When we asked where they said Iola, and we said oh yeah we know Iola, they had a shocked look on their face, so I said yeah my family is from Millican, I had a shocked look on my face, they knew Millican, no one ever knows Millican.  Then they ask what we are doing in Joplin and we said driving to Macon, Mo and they said we lived just north of there in Kirksville, than Mom says I lived in Kirksville.  Then they asked where I taught and said a small private school in Rockwall and they said oh we know some people that go to a small private school in Rockwall and lo and behold I have the little boy in my class last year.  Such a crazy small world. 

As we waited in line the employees came out with water because it was hot and a smile.  It also rained (such a precious moment, I felt like it was a Thank You from God for standing in the heat). 

Once we ordered our food the employees were incredibly kind with a smile on their face and such an appreciative attitude for coming. 

I have met Dan Cathy and by that I mean I have been in the same room as him one time. He is a kind man who truly is thankful for what God has given his family.   I support what he said and I have the upmost respect for the fact that he has not backed down from his belief.  I love that Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays so that their employees can worship our Father. 

I would say that I will go their more often in support but I don’t think eating 4 meals in one day is all that healthy so I will just stick with the 3 Chick-fil-A meals a day and remember to thank my Savior for it all! Especially the waffle fries and sweet tea and the peach milkshakes in the summer time!

It’s “my pleasure” today Chick-fil-A!   

Missouri Bound

Missouri bound and I have 11 hours to think.  Never good… so here is what I thought about today.. (be warned I’m tired so it might make zero sense and my filter is unavailable for the remainder of this post)

4:30 is really early

4:39 is still too early

4:48 crap if I don’t get up right now I can feel a Good Morning to you marathon coming. 

4:57 it’s still dark outside

The back seat is comfy

Oklahoma’s roads are ridiculous

I don’t know who half these people are in the American History Trivia Game.  I hope no one kicks me out of the country.  I don’t think I could pass a citizenship test if my life depended on it. 

Why am I supposed to know the gun fight at the OK Corral. 

How does Poppy know so much trivia. 

I wonder if anyone else hates the smell of the soap in McDonald’s bathroom. 

Oklahoma’s roads really suck

The Oklahoma and Missouri border is boring.  I think they should spruce it up a little maybe add some flowers  or a river or a tunnel or giant tree that you have to drive through or a mini arch or free ice cream or maybe a shark saying cross if you dare.  I’m just saying there should be something other than a sign. 

Harley Davidson in Joplin looks very nice.  Such an unproductive stop.  I didn’t see a cute shirt or a cute boy…

Chick-fil-a’s bathroom soap smells like McDonald’s I wonder if Truett Cathy knows about this. 

My butt hurts from sitting. 

Why are there so many big trucks in Missouri. 

Where are we???

I really like when my iPhone plays a Justin Timberlake song followed by a song from church.

Why did we just exit?

I have to pee but Poppy would shoot me I’ll just hold it. 

I don’t think I packed any socks. 

Its 102 in Missouri what the poop.  I can’t escape the heat. 

It’s 2:06 dang today feels like it going really fast. 

I wonder how much longer.  My phone won’t connect to the internet.

Did I really just volunteer to drive.  Why do I open my mouth. 

I should clean up the back seat if I’m going to drive. 

I need a nap. 

I still love the Backstreet Boys.  I probably should keep that to myself… 

Boonville in 101 miles… who names these towns.  I want that job. 

The Po-Po are out today! 

It’s now 103

That was not 13 miles I needed a longer nap.

Really another Harley store…

I hate driving when I don’t know where I’m going. 

I hate truck stops.  Those men are creepy.

Why is my dad not sleeping…

Oh crap I was supposed to turn there. 

Oh good I made it. 

Dang this is a long 2 ½ hours.

I think my dad would like me to shut up

Not gonna happen

I drank too much tea

I have to pee again.

Oh look almost there.

I really have to pee.

30 mph really Macon

I have to pee. 

Yay we’re here. 

And that is my day in thoughts I hope you enjoyed it!

Love,

K-Dub and her Sweet Tea