July 27 - “Home”

It was back on the road again for us yesterday. On the road toward home, I mean. It has been a while. We started the trip with a stop at McDonald’s for a sausage and egg biscuit. Or would that be mcbiscuit?  Fueled up, we hit the road. 

By the way, Josh and Luke had already left for Luke’s one day tournament in Leander. Christi was staying home so Caleb and AnnaGrace could sleep in. Caleb in particular had a lot of catching up to do. He’s already been to youth camp, Spain mission trip, family vacation, and worship lab. He needed some sleep!  

Although our ultimate goal was home, first we headed to Alvin to see Kel receive his first black belt, and Noa receive her second degree black belt. Big deal for both of them. 

But on the way we had to stop at Buc-ees in Waller for gas. It was also close enough to lunchtime to get some light snacks. Chris finally got her coveted turkey and cheese and pretzel cup. I just had a fruit cup and some sweet tea. We also replenished our supply of Buc-ees cinnamon sweet beaver nuggets. Best snack ever. 

Just south of Houston, we hit some of the rain bands from the system tracking across the Gulf. It was pretty intense for a mile or two, but Chris handled it like a pro. 

We arrived in Alvin about an hour early for the karate graduation. It did garner us a place in line really close to the doors, though. We sat very close to the front, so lots of pictures to share with the family later. Noa and Kel both did great in their performances and in breaking boards. Josiah and Micah were quite impressive in their performance as well. I would say that the Vaughan’s acquitted themselves very well (if that means they done good).

After the graduation we joined the LaMarque Vaughan’s as well as Kaylee and her parents and a friend of theirs, Xavier, for a celebratory dinner. We went to Gringos on a Saturday night, which meant we had to wait for over an hour. The food was good, though, and our waitress was amazing. 

We got home about 10:15. Freddy seemed pretty glad to see us. But she was overjoyed to see her little stuffed friend. Sigh. Second fiddle to a stuffed hedgehog. Oh well. We are glad to be home, though, even if it is only for a week. 

Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ says, accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive.

Father, thank you for home. Nothing quite like it. Amen.