We just had a few days of helping out at Kent’s parents small farm in Bellingham, WA. That is about 2 hours north of Seattle.  We have loved visiting them a little more this summer.  No, we aren’t particularly close even though we are living in Spokane, WA. We are about 6-8 hours drive away and it depends on the route that you take. We have taken the beautiful scenic route through the Cascade Mountains two times now.  It is a really gorgeous drive and I do enjoy seeing the mountains covered with the pretty NW evergreens and other vegetation in this area of the country.  

We also had some good times with Kent’s only sister LeAnn and her husband Ken.  We always enjoy being with them.

While with Mom and Dad Reimer, Kent and I had the chance to get to the beach on the Pacific Ocean.  You see I need a “beach fix” every once in a while. That is because Kent doesn’t really like the beach so he does this for me to not miss it too much.  I really like to go and enjoy the warm beaches where you can swim, but if all I get once in awhile is to see and hear the ocean and hear it, well that is pretty good too.

We drove home on Tuesday and have been trying to get a lot done before Saturday when we both fly to Denver for about a week. We have meetings at our headquarters and then a quick flight to Portland, Oregon for an all day conference that Kent is speaking at as well. So a busy next 10 days.

I did some reflecting today as well as probably most of the nation.  September 11, 2001.   I do remember being so glad that Kara, our daughter who was at a college only a hour by train to NYC, I was so glad to hear from her and know she was ok. Our son, Josh was in the US for another two weeks but headed back to N. Ireland not long afterwards as a missionary.  I was grateful to know they were both in the states on that day.  But I am so proud of our nation and how they responded. I do think the people who did this figured that this attack would knock us for a loop, and they were surprised at how we pulled together and helped each other.  What a legacy to remember and to continue! May God help us all to remember that much of that day.

May God help you to bless someone today!

Love the Roving Reimers