TACOMA. YAY!

Have we told you all that we had to name our car? All across the US the cruise control worked just fine for Joe, but for Teri, maybe three times, other than that it didn't work. Teri would get out and let Joe drive and wallah, it worked again! We decided it just likes Joe better. We named it Hobbs.

We got off early from Superior MT and went over a couple a three more passes, maybe more, I lost count. Down into Cour d Alene..

Went flying across Idaho and through Spokane and then to my aunts in Waterville WA. The scenery across here is truly the waving grains of the golden plains.









We had a wonderful visit with my aunt Julie and Cousin Sean and his wife Anita. I haven't seen any of them in 4 1/2 years, Before that I hadn't seen Sean in about 25 years. That is sad as we grew up together. It is so good to reconnect with family.







Across more passes, most very beautiful Some areas however were just .... well, ugly in our eyes. Brenna said under her breath "Wow, really ugly... BUT, it is part of Gods creation. (sweetly sarcastically) Thank you God for your creation"









This however was really cool looking. We expected to see some aliens from some other planet pop out of the holes in the rocks or something.











This is that lake that used to be part of the Columbia River before it rerouted itself. Very very pretty.













And here are the dry falls right below it. Can you imagine the water spilling over these? It must have been very very beautiful!



We rolled into Lakewood New Hope Community Church, our sending church, right before Wed night service started. Great timing! It is so nice to be home. Feels like we never left. And so wonderful to see all our church family and friends again! Our hearts are so warmed.
Brenna is out playing with a bunch of her old friends today, at a beach. I think they are swimming between the rains. It is a typical Washington day! Joe and I have been taking care of business. The car has to go into the shop, blew a temperature manifold, which I guess is plastic and welded onto the engine so it is going to be expensive to fix. Thankfully there is one available. Whew. That is okay, we needed a down day.
Thank you for your continued prayers.
Love

Teri