Road Trip with daughter Sarah
My road trip with Sarah this past week to get her moved to Logan, Utah went well. Here's a day by day summary of our trip:
- Monday -- departed Ohio, Sarah's Honda Fit packed to the gills with her personal belongings, with enough room for the two of us up front. 675 miles. Our first day destination was Sarah's grandmother's house, who lives with her husband out in the country south of Fayette, MO, about 35 miles northwest of Columbia. Sarah's aunt Wilma was also visiting, and this was the first time she and Sarah had seen each other in ten years. So it was a good visit. Martha, Marcy's mom, is 87, and her husband Philip is 95. He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, and was in the same class as Jimmy Carter. Following his Naval career, he became a high school math teacher in Boonville, MO. We stayed the night and through the afternoon on Tuesday.
- Tuesday -- left Martha and Philip's house and traveled to Lincoln, NE. This was our shortest travel day, about 300 miles. By this time we had crossed the Missouri River four times.
- Wednesday -- traveled from Lincoln, NE to Laramie, WY. About 500 miles, we arrived in Laramie by late afternoon.
- Thursday -- traveled from Laramie to Salt Lake City, about 400 miles. We went out for lunch in downtown SLC, and then Sarah dropped me off at the airport and finished the last 90 miles of the journey to Logan by herself. I boarded a non-stop flight to Cleveland at 5:30 pm, and was back home by midnight.
- Sarah's area of study will be mathematical ecology (whatever that is!). In addition to her graduate classes, she will be a Teaching Assistant teaching math for math undergrads.
Housing for Sarah - The Lord provided!
Sarah had arranged her permanent housing before she moved -- she'll be sharing an apartment with three other students, but won't be able to move in until August 20. She had booked an AirBnB room for Thursday and Friday, August 9 and 10, but as of last week still had not found housing for August 11-19. Marcy did some web searches and learned that there is an ELCA congregation in Logan (Prince of Peace) with a new interim pastor, Teri, whose first Sunday would be August 5. Teri's email address was on the congregation's website, so I sent her a message this past Saturday, August 4. I introduced myself, told her that my daughter Sarah would be moving to Logan next week, and needed temporary housing from August 11-19. I asked if she would make an announcement in worship (on her first Sunday as interim, no less) about Sarah's need for housing, which she said she would do. Early on Sunday afternoon, Teri emailed to say that she made the announcement but no one spoke to her about it. She said she would put an announcement in the congregations weekly email newsletter. Later in the afternoon I received a text message from Karin, a member of the congregation, who, along with her husband, are empty nesters. They heard the announcement at worship, and offered to provide housing and meals for Sarah for the time that she needs and at no cost. Indeed, the Lord provides!
Lock on the Office Door
Got word from Terri that the lock on the office door was no longer working. She made some calls and got it taken care of. Thanks, Terri!
Death of Ron Borchardt, Zion Sandusky organist
The church office received this letter earlier this week from Pr. Eric Bodenstab, pastor at Zion Lutheran in Sandusky. Ron Borchardt, long time organist at Zion, died suddenly. The obituary for Ron can be found here. Keep and Borchardt and Zion families in your prayers.
"Using Our Knowledge to Serve Our Neighbors"
The latest message from Dr. Kit Kleinhans, Dean of Trinity Seminary in Columbus, can be read here.
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