GCR Women

Our granddaughter, Veronica, is spending the week with us - one of the blessings of summer.  Trying to keep a five year old busy is a challenge but we came up with some ideas. Yesterday, she helped me plant pumpkins.  We figured that if we plant them now, maybe they'll be ready late in the fall just in time for Halloween and Thanksgiving.  We also planted Indian corn and marigolds.  I don't have a lot a skill as a gardener so this may all be wasted effort.  But yesterday was just plain fun. First, we picked out a sight for our garden.  This part was easy.  The north end of a flower bed in our back yard had a large bare spot that would work.  It wasn't in full sun as recommended for pumpkins but it was already basically prepped.  So that was the spot. Next, we visited La Casa Verde.  This time of year, the seed choices are slim but we were in luck.  They had two varieties of pumpkin and some Indian corn.  Veronica also wanted to plant flowers which is why we got the m

John & I just returned from a vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains.  We did what you're supposed to do on vacation - relax.  That's not what usually happens on our trips.  We typically try to cram in as much as we can in our time away and come home exhausted.  But not this time. This trip had a different purpose.  It was for a family reunion but not our family.  It was a reunion of our church plant families.  Seventeen families from all over Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and as far away as California gathered in a restful spot to spend time together.  Nine of these families are actively involved in a church plant where they live.  The rest of us are part of the support team behind them. We ate together, played together and worshiped together. What a joy to spend a few days with these incredible families.  I say "families" because that's who our church planters are - husbands and wives and their children who are all involved in the mission of taking God'