Catch up Gift List for September into Kentucky Trip/Oct.3

37.-That we overcome satan by the blood of the Lamb and by the Word of our testimony, which is really all about the life and the blood of Christ and what He has done for us. My testimony is not about my righteous life, but about His righteous, spotless life. Thanks be to God for His speakable gift.
38.-Les Miserables-a story of grace and redemption-Susan's homeschool drama group performing it in November.
39.-Zumba

40.-A lender repaid.

41.-That dear kind lender and his dear kind words, 'We have prayed to have friends like you.

42.-"Thunder" and "Lightning"-our two new baby calves

43.-The wild light show tonight-Dark clouds with red and yellow lightning-three different areas of constant showing off

44. Suitcases waiting eagerly in the trunk since yesterday

45.-Safe travels to Kentucky. (Sept.28-Oct.3)
46. Changing leaves and foggy mountain

47. All Caps Texts between Makenzie and Susan as they 'scream' about our soon arrival

48. Country music with a good message

49. Girls wrestling and Jackson barking

50. Sitting wrapped in a blanket on a back porch in the mountains of Kentucky

51. A bowl full of Reeses peanut butter cup

52. A Whirlpool bath

53. The peace of now

54. Being hungry
55. The Holy Word of God that still creates-
safety, peace, justice, compassion, wholeness, beauty, double honor, good, a spotless bride
56. Waking up and realizing I had slept 8 hours straight!
57. A long walk with Lynn through 'the holler'
58. Suz and Mak riding double bareback on gentle old horse
59. Happy laughter and "we need to video-tape everything we do today!"
60. Sitting in the sun on the front porch rocker with nothing to do but read
61. Air conditioning and heat all turned on sometime in the past 24 hours
62.My favorite dead men, John and Isaiah, come back to be with me today with their old familiar living words.
63. Girls on job box in back of truck as we drove down windy back roads to see the 'holler'
64.Teisha and baby
65. Susan's cheery inquiry into Phil's day over the phone
66. Phil's shirt to sleep with...
67...photo of Jesus tucked inside it
68. 12 hours in bed almost all of it asleep!
69. 50 degree weather!
70. Being able to hear the girls in the fitting room at JCPenney's no matter where we walked in the store.
71. Great sales at JCP. $2.30 for $30+ shirts
72. Cheese fries with Ranch dressing at greasy spoon diner
73. Sam's sister, Kathy, a "kind soul"
74. High School football in small town America
75. Aaron who reminds us of Philip
76. That darkness and light are both alike to God. Ps. 139
77. Lynn's gift to Susan-a silver charm bracelet with meaningful charms
Oct. 1~Kentucky continued...
78. Rainy, cloudy days
79. Electricity going off
80. First fire of the season in the fireplace
81. Peanut butter eggs coated in chocolate
82. no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies
83. Calling home and hearing a party going on
84. Phil's "It will be nice when you are home."
85. Beautiful giggling girls getting gussied up for photo shoot
86. Meeting Makenzie's extended family
87. Safe, not stressful ride back home-a good 8 hour trip
88. A house to clean up
89. Laundry to do
90. Susan making supper
91. Philip excited about archery season-camouflaged!
92. The flaming sword welcome home
93. Cold night in which to snuggle