Gloria Ferris

Tim and I are off on a road trip so we have been very lax about posting.  The first leg of our trip was spent at a very good friend’s home in Worthington.  It was especially significant because I finally met his mother named Gloria, great name, yes?.  She is an intriguing woman with a beautifully radiant glow.  Alan is recovering from a very nasty fall off a ladder that could have left us with a massive hole in our lives but luckily he survived and now, he faces months of therapy toward recovery.  We are very thankful that we still have our friend and that he opened his home to us for a few days.

The second leg of the trip was spent at our home away from home-Mo and Geri’s lovely home in the wooded hills of South Knoxville.  Tim and I are constantly amazed at how this city nestled in the Smokies continues to grow by leaps and bounds.  One morning as I enjoyed my cup of coffee and a few chapters of the latest novel I am reading, Maureen walked out onto the screened porch and said, “This is exactly how I always remember Dad and you sitting on my back porch with me drinking coffee reading”.  Many people have told Mo and me that we have much in common over the years.  These people must be right because one of my favorite memories is also that same scene.

Now, we are in Atlanta with some of our favorite people enjoying the annual FSC National Education and Business Conference.  This leg of the trip will deserve its own post or two.  We have seen some amazing speakers and we have also learned some new things and have had our faith in America revived. 

At times, it has been hard to stay focused in the moment because the next leg of our trip will be our first trip to Savannah to spend time with our daughter Katie and her friend Travis.  I have never been to Savannah which will be a treat but we haven’t seen Katie since Christmas and our visit is long overdue.  I am so glad that both girls have blogs and that they know how to post photos, something I have not mastered, but intend to do so shortly.

And now, I am off to another workshop.

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