Letters to the Pastor:
"Hi Pastor Joe,
The trip across the
country took me 6 days and my family was pleasantly
surprised. I stopped to see so much, London Bridge
in Lake Havasu, AZ, Grand Canyon, Four Corners, Ft.
Sumner (I almost missed thank goodness for
billboards), Cadillac Ranch in TX, Precious Moments
Chapel in MO and various roadside attractions along
Rt. 66. I think you would really enjoy a trip like
that and I hope you get the chance. Route 66 winds
through small towns that reminded me of
Shelbyville. When I got to St. Louis and saw the
arch I breathed a sigh of relief cause I knew I was
almost home.
The weather was
pretty decent and even the one night I spent in my
car when it was 44 degrees I stayed warm. Thank you
and thank the rest of my family for me as well for
their prayers. There was one day Friday, Nov. 30
I called a God day because I really didn't know
where I was going. It was around Tulsa and there
was a sight I really wanted to see, but I had no
idea how to get there or where to exit the freeway.
One exit sign sounded familiar and I didn't know
why, so I decided to take it and it was the right
one.
After two Sundays at
Shelbyville's Nazarene church I was ready to leave
just because I miss the Burbank worship. Then, the
young adult Sunday school class called and invited
me to join them for their Christmas party and I went
to bible study last night (I miss the deep
discussions we had a bible study), but the message
was exactly what I needed to hear. Read your bible,
which is where I struggle. I have a saying, it's
the hardest book to pick up and the hardest book to
put down.
God Bless,
Tonya Askins
The secret to life -
Write...Read...Love...Dream
Don't believe
everything you read or write, but dream of
love and love to dream"
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