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While we were at the Marriage Conference, Sean’s cell phone starting buzzing like mad!  What is going on he said (he was trying not to answer it and let it go) but it just kept buzzing.  Finally, he turned it on to see who was calling. TONS of people, all saying “Don’t come home!  There is no power, big storm, stay put!”

This was a big storm that droped 16″ of VERY WET snow all over the state of CT.  Now, 16″ is not abnormal, but 16″ of wet snow in October is a different story.  The trees still had leaves, the earth was soggy from fall rain. So as the snow piled on, the trees went DOWN. Whole trees, huge limbs, everywhere.  It truly looked like a tornado hit our state.

 

Workers from multiple states were here for days on end, serving our local families to regain power.  So many of people in CT on our well water, which is powered by an ELECTRIC pump.  So they were not only without power, heat, etc.  But they were without water. Our town was out for an average of 10 days. Some longer.

Needless to say, we didn’t come home.  There we stood in the parking lot of the conference center….hmmmmmm Lord, what do you want us to do with our time?  THERE WAS THE WHIDDON’S VAN RIGHT NEXT TO US……the kids were making plans before we could blink!  Hold, let the Dads talk it out! Well, it didn’t take long and we were on our way to the Whiddon’s house. We had already talked about “some day” we have to have a visit….. I mean it’s right on the way!!! ha ha- it’s the TOTALLY OPPOSITE direction But that didn’t matter, why not?!  When else our we going to have this opportunity?  So on we drove….south…south…south…passing “boiled peanuts” signs, “peach signs” , “Pecan signs”…..all the way to south GA.

What WONDERFUL HOSPITALITY.  Without a ruffle of a feather, the whole Whiddon clan rearranged their bedrooms, their plans, their meals, everything to double the number of people in their home for days. THANK YOU WHIDDONS!!!!!!  We are so grateful the Lord gave us this opportunity to get to know you better.  What a joy.

Everyone had a blast, from farm animals, to cooking, to lengthly- indepth conversations about Biblical eldership, whatever it was, the time was equally edifying.

 

Trying on “Big Girl Cowgirl Boots”, reading stories, shooting BB guns, and digging in dirt……good ‘ol fun!

THANK YOU AGAIN WHIDDON FAMILY!!!!!

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