The funeral we attended went well. The Huntley’s provided us with a great breakfast of bacon and eggs beforehand. The Colley’s daughter Arica was particularly happy to see her long-time G.A. Teacher from her childhood (that would be Chris. The two of them hugged and cried … a lot). G.A. Stands for Girls in Action, a Baptist program that teaches young girls about missions. The Colley’s son Brandon did a fine job of eulogizing his Dad. After the service we joined the Huntley’s at Uncle Julio’s Mexican Food Restaurant for lunch. Good stuff to kick us off on our official vacation beginning.
The rest of the day was spent in the car. The highlight for us, tourist-wise was one thing we passed too quickly to get a picture of. In fact, I'm kind of glad we were racing past. It was ... frightening. Off to the side of the road, rising from beneath what appeared to be a spring or well, was a gigantic hand. Now this whole giants coming out of the woods and standing by the side of the road thing is becoming some kind of theme for this trip. But a gigantic hand reaching up from the bowels of the earth? Especially in Louisiana, where the Rougarou roam? A bit much, don't you think?
Fortunately, we dodged any further encounters with Rougarou Robere, and we made it to Monroe, Louisiana for the night. Just lolled around the hotel. Speaking of the hotel, we had the best front desk clerk in recent memory. She was kind and helpful and even said, “God bless you,” as she handed me my keys. Then she came up to the room when our cable wasn’t connecting. She basically just reset the receiver. But great job. Oh, and I liked her name: Diamond.
Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in a
person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
Father,
please watch over Kay and the family as they walk through the next few days and
weeks. Give them your peace. Amen.
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