How
about a very fast and rambling look at our journey to Round Rock and
beyond? Sounds like fun, right? Not mention that we have to get out of this
hotel and make our way up north to Waco in time for Caleb’s 9 a.m. baseball
game. Movin’ on up …
Somewhere
outside of Columbus we saw some little baby emus, or whatever bird looks like a
baby emu when full grown. We guessed the
area was a wildlife ranch by the condition of the fence.
As
we drove on we passed a ranch on the other side of the road that had some
horses, sure. But it also had
buffaloes. Wouldn’t have noticed except
for a huge bronze-looking statue of a buffalo on the property.
We
passed some kind of huge pollution plant.
Smoggy-looking smoke was pouring from one of the three big smokestacks.
There
was one business called the Thunderbird Classic Vehicles sales lot and
airport. They did have one airplane
parked there, but a lot of very cool old cars.
Vultures
and cows and dogs galore. Even a few
really big haws circling overhead.
We
crossed the Colorado River. Five
times. Chris even tried to drive into it
once. Said she wanted to see how deep it
was. Fortunately we were on the freeway
at the time, so she was able to quickly see the folly of her desire.
We
saw a cowboy church next to a ranch.
Appropriate.
We
passed an 18-wheeler mired in the mud in the median between the divided
road. It wasn’t going anywhere any time
soon.
The
Bastrop fire area was quite sobering.
Lots of ruined trees and land, but there was some green sneaking
through. Hope. Some of our Galveston fire fighters helped
work that fire.
Speaking
of Bastrop, they have a Buc-ees. We
didn’t stop. There was also a fireworks
factory outlet nearby. We didn’t stop
there, either.
Perhaps
the highlight of the trip was the business with the gigantic squirrel sitting
in front. Frightening. More frightening than a beaver taller than
me. Needless to say we didn’t stop
there. But later on we heard that the
business there has really good pecan pie.
Makes sense. They have a giant
squirrel to gather their pecans for them.
The
child dedication for William and Levi went pretty well. There were lots and lots of people. Little tiny children-people. Parents, too.
There were folks from their church, from Kenny’s fire department, as
well as other foster parents. Apparently
Lauren has been telling Galveston stories to their small group. We had several folks approach us and say,
“Oh, so YOU’RE the Galveston people.
We’ve heard SO much about you.”
Yup. Whatever that means …
Romans
5:1-2 says, “Therefore, since we have
been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we
now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.”
Father,
help Kenny and Lauren as they raise those little guys and their two sisters
through their own special journey. Thank
you for surrounding them with a church family that really loves them. Amen.
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