We went to church for the first time since we've been here at Laura and James Van Biber's home. They live in a great townhome in Alexandria, VA. It took a little over an hour to get there, but it was a beautiful drive. At 11am, Blair, Laura and James' son, rang the bell for church to start. We sang a few hymns--another member, Andy Bullard from Oak Grove, was also there, and then James read some really neat Scriptures about forgiveness. It was really special! Then, Laura made a scrumptious meal--all organic and locally grown! We also went to the Farmer's Market that morning--they have one right by their house. It was amazing. The produce was so fresh and delightful to eat! After lunch, we just sat and talked, which gave us a sense of "normalcy" to be sitting and chatting amongst friends. Everyone has been so good to us here! It is so true that the bonds of Christ link us together in such a way that we become family.
We spent Memorial Day in DC. We went to the American History Museum and the Natural History Museum before we watched the parade. It was incredible! The museums were amazing, and we only touched the very surface of all there is to see in the area. Our realtor told us before we moved that we need to go somewhere every weekend and see something different and new--we're totally going to do this! We saw Abe Lincoln's top hat, a cuff with his blood on it from when he was shot, parts of the Berlin Wall--it was very bitter sweet, especially the parade, knowing that we are still at war. We can't wait to go back and see all the memorials! Thank you to our Dads--Roger (army) and Grant (navy), and our grandfathers (Bill Bennett--navy), for serving this amazing country! We are truly blessed to live in the USA!
It's hard to sum up all of the fantastic things we saw in a blog without writing a novel, so you're getting the shortened version. Cool things we saw:
*Dinosaur fossils--some sea turtles and other sea animals that had been excavated from Kansas
*Fantastic exhibits about the different presidents
*Lee Greenwood singing "God Bless the USA"
*The Bachelor, Andy Baldwin
*Lieutenant Dan from Forrest Gump, Gary Sinise
*Ernest Borgnine ...did you see him on Fox news? :) You'll laugh if you know what I'm talking about...
*The nurse who is known in the famous photo of "The Kiss in Times Square"
*The Truman Band from good ol' Independence, MO!
*Riding the redline Metro! I stepped in a huge wad of spit--GROSS!
So, that is that. Enjoy the pictures! This weekend, we are having church at our place and we're grilling out--kabobs! Pray for nice weather!!
Love to all and we are thinking and praying for you,
Lib and Dave p.s. I've been cooking a lot--made homemade pizza tonight! Feel free to send easy recipes to me! :)
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