THE HEAVILIN HERALD
November 2005
For the past few days, we have been singing “We’re On The Road
Again!” What a joy!
We do miss our friends at Keswick, however. It was very
difficult to leave this time. Our last Sunday there we enjoyed a
wonderful concert by the Salvation Army New York Staff Band, and
that evening we watched as our friend Ron graduated from the
Colony of Mercy 120 day program. (See photo below.) We also said
goodbye to many of the guys at the Colony. I have their pictures
on my refrigerator door as a reminder to pray for them daily.
We left on Monday morning and spent a few days in Lancaster, PA.
We had our twice a year visit with my cousin Monica and her
family.
We then drove to Roxbury, PA, a retreat center, where I had the
privilege of speaking to a group of ladies from Central
Presbyterian in Chambersburg, PA. The director and I have become
fast friends over the past few years. (See photo of Cindy and me
below.) Roxbury campground is located in a beautiful, rolling
area of Pennsylvania. (See photo below)
We also had the privilege of counseling with another family who
lost their Nathan James in a car crash this past February.
When the retreat finished we drove to Gettysburg. That area has
definitely become one of our favorites. We celebrated our 47th
wedding anniversary by enjoying a dinner at the Fairfield Inn,
in a quaint 200 year old building.
We arrived in Indianapolis on October 30. Our doctor in Redlands
was concerned about Glen’s most recent PSA test and requested
that we find a doctor who would do a biopsy on the prostate.
Fortunately, our former doctor in Brownsburg, IN was able to
arrange that for us. The biopsy was done on Thursday, November
3. Well, we have now received word from the doctor. There is a
small, slow-growing cancer in the prostate. I think that is
still good news if the sentence has to have the word cancer in
it. We are currently in the process of trying to connect with
our Redlands doctor, but it looks like we will be in Redlands
for December and possibly longer. Please pray we will be able to
find a spot to park the RV. We are currently on the waiting
lists for two RV parks in the area.
Friday, November 4, we drove to Bloomington, IN to enjoy my
birthday with our friends Jack and Carol Peterman. We all drove
to Nashville, IN and had dinner in a restaurant with a
spectacular view of the Fall colors. (See picture of Jack and
Carol below.)
This has been a special time in Indianapolis because we both had
a chance to visit with Glen’s brother George and his wife Cathy
several times. Even though George and Cathy have been married 31
years, since we lived in California most of that time, we could
probably count on both hands the number of times we have seen
each other over that number of years. Cathy and I enjoyed a day
of going from one Craft show to another. What fun! Cathy gave me
two darling, cuddly little bears because she knows I share my
bears with those who are bereaved. (See picture of Glen’s
brother and me below.)
I started my Masters program in Biblical Counseling at the end
of September. I have been reading, reading, and reading ever
since. I am almost through the reading part; then I have to
listen to many CD’s and finally I am required to write several
papers. We had thought of going to Newburgh, Indiana last week
end to visit the campus. If you have been able to keep up with
the news, you know that Newburgh was hit Sunday evening with a
very strong tornado. We have heard little news so far but we do
understand that several of the staff lost their homes and one
staff member lost a loved one. It seems the areas hardest hit
were mobile home parks. The residual storms in Indy were enough
to keep us awake most of the night. We are grateful that we
didn’t follow through on our thoughts about driving to Newburgh.
God is faithful.
We are currently in Carthage, MO the home of Precious Moments
Inspiration Park. This is the first time we were able to see the
memorial cherubs with our boys’ names on them. (See pictures
below.)
Today we visited the George Washington Carver National Monument
run by the National Park Service. Wow! I knew so little about
Carver, but he was a man of God and the video at the park says
so! It was so exciting to hear of a strong Christian faith with
no apology or disclaimer to follow.
Please pray for us as we wait on the Lord for instructions and
provisions for the next few months and for our future.
In Him,