"Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder"

I apologize for the lengthy absence from this blog page.  It has been a busy week as my family tries to wrap things up in Wyoming and head to the heat and humidity of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. After the truck was loaded I stood out in the Cheyenne wind one last time.  I will admit that the wind is more pleasant in the summer than in the winter.  Thankfully, I got out of town before the hail storm arrived (pictured below).

"Cheyenne Frontier Days" can elicit some interesting weather.  This is the recent hail storm in Cheyenne.  It almost looks like Christmas in July.

Making the nearly 2,000 mile drive across the country reminded me that I am not getting any younger.  That reminder came from just driving the truck.  I still have to unload it yet.  Ugh.  However, I am excited about the new adventure here at St. Francis by the Sea Catholic Church.  I always get excited about finding out what God has in store during times of transition.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was wondering if we would get more visitors in Hilton Head than what we did in Cheyenne.  I think we are beginning to get that answer already.  We have our first visitors scheduled to arrive from Missouri in just a few weeks.  Awesome!  Yesterday, other Missourians just claimed "dibs" for the week of Christmas.  Excellent.  We look forward to seeing family and friends in our new surroundings.