MOURNING INTO DANCING

WE WERE AT A WEDDING JULY 4TH, '13,  FOR NIKI'S SON, 

BOBBY.  I HAD ARRIVED IN THE NW JUST THE NIGHT BEFORE.  
BEING THERE WAS A TREAT!

Niki's husband, Rick, was the wedding pastor.

NIKI AND I SUDDENLY DECIDED TO DANCE, BECAUSE WE HEARD A SECULAR SONG STARTING, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT BOTH OF US THOUGHT THIS SONG -- "OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL" -- WAS THE MOST FUN. REALIZING THIS, WE BEGAN LAUGHING AND DANCING.  WE HADN'T DANCED TOGETHER SINCE MY LATE TEENS.  

THE FUNNY PART IS THAT WHILE WE DANCED HERE MY GRANDSON THAT HAD BEEN WITH ME ON THE TRIP, AND WHO TOOK THE PHOTO, INDICATED LATER THAT HE WAS ABSOLUTELY SURPRISED.  EVEN THOUGH HE HAD KNOWN ME FOR 15 YEARS, HE HAD NEVER SEEN ME DANCE.  AND I LOVE TO DANCE, BUT IT RARELY OCCURS ANY MORE.  HOWEVER,  DANCING WITH NIKI WAS A REAL TREAT, BOTH IN THE PAST WHEN WE WERE YOUNG KIDS AND IN THE PRESENT WHEN WE AIN'T YOUNG ANY MORE.

NIKI AND I, IN TERMS OF FAMILY AND FRIEND SITUATIONS, HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH MOURNING MANY TIMES OVER MANY YEARS...AND THE LORD HAS ALWAYS BROKEN THROUGH AND BROUGHT US TO JOY.

JUST ARRIVED INTO THE PORTLAND AREA MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 21ST ... ON A PLANE THIS TIME, NOT DRIVING MY CAR... AND, RIGHT NOW, AM GOING AROUND AND ABOUT WITH MY SISTERS NIKI AND PATTI IN CLATSKANIE, OR. 

IN A FEW DAYS, I'LL BE HEADING UP 

TO TACOMA, WA, TO SEE SISTERS TERI AND BETTY.  

AND LOTS OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS IN THOSE LOCATIONS.   

AND WILL SEE MANY DEAR FRIENDS.

A SIGNIFICANT BLESSING FROM THE LORD.