I got home on Monday evening, after a two day drive home with Cora. It was a nice drive actually. I was glad to get home though because Wednesday was Tim's birthday and I had a big surprise for him! A 110 pound surprise! I had gotten a tip from Laura on a family that makes statues in their backyard in Dallas. I saw a picture of a beautiful statue that I thought Tim would love. I called the guy who sells them and he said that I could come by on my way home. I found them in a trailer park not too far off I35, and the guy moved the Holy Family out to my car. I hadn't really thought about how heavy that concrete statue was going to be, and how, once it was in my car, I would be unable to move it myself. I let the guy lay it on the back seat, and headed for Nashville. As I was driving I was thinking that maybe this wasn't the safest place for something that large, but I wasn't sure how to move it to the back. I decided that I would figure it out when I got to the hotel. The next morning I thought that I would look for someone who could lift it and move it for me. There were lots of guys from construction companies and such staying at the hotel. I knew that since God helped me find the statue, He would help me find someone to help me move it. I walked out into the parking lot, and there I saw a guy sitting on the curb next to his truck and work trailer. He looked pretty strong, so I asked him if he would do me a favor, and offered to pay him. He said sure. So I opened up the car and he picked up the statue like it was a stuffed animal. He set in in the back, and declined the money that I offered. I thanked him very enthusiastically, and then after he had gone back to sit down I went back over to him and I asked him his first name. He said "Bruce". I said "Well, Bruce, you're my angel today, so I am going to pray for you." He said that was just what he needed. I have been praying for him ever since.
And this is the statue:
Yesterday Celeste and Rick invited us out on their boat for a little cruise on the bay.
Tim was unable to go, but I went and we had a wonderful time!
The weather was just perfect, not too hot, and just a little breeze.
We headed out to Battery Island, my first time out there.
We got off the boat and Celeste and Ricky and I walked all the way around the island. Then the guys got out the fishing poles and, using Royal Farms chicken as bait,
they caught three fish in about 15 minutes! They let the first two go, but the third one was a keeper. A nice fat catfish!
After securing him in the water tank we headed back into the marina. It was a beautiful evening! The sailboats were all out on the river and we were so grateful!
