It was refreshing to be in Georgia and find out that it was
way different than I had anticipated:
there are actually deciduous trees with leaves that change colors! I was delighted to see the autumn foliage
from the back porch of Tim and Naomi Thompson’s home in Dawsonville, just north
of Atlanta. Tim was a former Otsegoan
from my early days at First Baptist during high school. After Tim met Naomi at college, it was fun to
host her on weekends in our Plainwell home during our pre-kid days! It was great to catch up, and meet their 5
grandkids. We covered a lot of ground in
our 24 hours together, including a delicious roast beef dinner prepared by Tim!
Our other GA stop was in Kennesaw where we caught up with
Wes Askren, but really missed seeing Robyn who was traveling. The Askrens worked alongside us with the
youth in Downers Grove, IL back in the early ‘80’s. Five kids and three grands later, they
anticipate calling GA home in the years ahead.
After treating us to dinner at a cute Columbian restaurant, we decided
it would definitely be a nice stop on the way to FL, if we ever head that way!! Pretty unusual that he and Bill found out
they had many former Conservative Baptist “haunts” in common: Minneapolis suburbs & churches , Camp
Lebanon (MN), Prescott Pines (AZ). We loved that Wes referred to us as “kindred
spirits”!! So true of them, as well as all of the other friends we have
lingered with along the way.
As our sightseeing portion comes to an end, we find it hard
to believe that two months have literally flown by and we feel both Grateful
and Aware (GA) of God’s protection, provision, peace and presence as we leave
Georgia.
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