I did not realize two little bears would get so much attention yesterday. I forgot Rev. was holding them when I took the picture and did not even notice them when I posted the picture. There is a very simple explanation. Two reasons, in fact. First of all they were giving things away free to Panther Fans. Lifelong fans as well as spur of the moment fans like us. Good thing none of were wearing anything promoting Bears or Colts! Second reason was that we had fallen victim to the strong magnetic tug of grandchildren in Birmingham. The older of which is able to say into the phone, "Are you coming here, Grandma?" So here is another picture of what were actually two bears in yesterday's photos with their new owners Finley and Reid Miller.

I apologize for my blog becoming little more than photos with captions, but when I am with one of my 3 daughters, especially the two that live far away, my time is spent in different ways! Mom ways. Grandma ways. Oh and right now Mother-in-law ways. I am currently watching boxing with one of my two sons-in-law, Emily's husband Lance. Two people in shiny shorts hitting each other. The people on TV, not me and Lance. Wow, my blogs are getting so full of sports news! Maybe ESPN will start following me.

Here are some pictures to show you where we were today. Actually I am not quite sure where we were. Somewhere east of Atlanta, Georgia. But it looked more like Mexico. Almost everyone was speaking Spanish, and it was quite a change of pace for a place to walk around and stretch our legs.

 

I was able to order a snack. There were enough key words in the description that I was confident in what I was getting.

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So we enjoyed another day where we were reminded once again that it is sometimes the unplanned things that bring the most refreshment and renewal. "Dear Lord, lead us and guide us and protect us..."  We look forward to spending our fourth Sunday in Briarwood PCA here in Birmingham.

And one of these days I will mention Josh. Really -- I will.

Follow this link to get to Megan's perspective on our time in Charlotte. She blogs as well, and I encouraged her to write a bit about our time there.