Tuesday, 9/16/25, Happy Birthday to our friend Bev, Had breakfast at the food tent, walked around and went through buildings, got to pray for a veteran who said he’s agnostic,

Our campsites

Bill took this of me waiting to get in line at the food tent

Cole, freshman college student, getting to know a service 

Our selfie at breakfast

This display of things from all of the different wars was amazing.  It sure makes me appreciate all those who fought for our freedom.  My “Thank you for your service” will have even more meaning from now on.

Two Vietnam vets in this picture.  I’m so thankful for their service!

Finding the places they were at in Vietnam on the map

Bill showing me the kind of radio he used for his job in Vietnam as a radio controller 

Someone painted this banner.  It’s pretty amazing because everyone I have ever seen has been a print bought through CMA

Bev by Indiana’s chapter’s banner

Bill and Jim in the CMA Booth

Bev, me and Jim in the CMA booth

Bev and Jim at dinner in the food tent.  Everyone just sang Happy Birthday to Bev because Bill went and asked Tim Grisham if they could sing to a birthday girl. 

Our dinner selfie

Jim, Bev and Bill  between our camper

Jim, Bev and I

Happy Birthday to Jim...his birthday is coming up this month too

Happy Birthday to Bev.  It’s her special day!  We got her a cake and she used the light up Happy Birthday sign I got use for her birthday a couple of years ago.

Bev and Jim with the light up Happy Birthday sign

Teaching Bev and Jim to Play 3-13.  They loved playing it.  We taught them how to play dice after that.  We had so much fun.

We got ready read our Bibles, then headed to breakfast at the food tent with Jim and Bev.  Pancakes and eggs were served today.  It was yummy again.  We walked through the venders and then into the building with the CMA booth in it.  We visited for a while then walked through the next building with stuff for sale in it.  After that we walked through the building with all of the military exhibits in it.  It was amazing to see stuff our guys used and see how very heavy it was and all they went through as young guys over there.  Very interesting hearing them talk of things they remembered as they saw different displays.  This was so meaningful and touching.  

We went to the CMA Booth and sat a some picnic tables in front of where it was.  Bill started talking to a Vietnam veteran who was there at the same time as he was.  He was the same age and got married the same year.  He has had lots of health struggles and sat with all of us and was telling us about them.  We all shared different things about Jesus and our faith with him.  He told us he was Agnostic (a doubter he said)  We talked to him for a long time.  It was such a blessing from God.  He let us pray for him and said he’s not ready to accept the Lord yet.  We are all continuing to pray for him (his name is Jim).  We also put his name in the CMA prayer box so it will be prayed for.  We are going to walk around and talk to him and see how he’s doing again and he wanted to know where we were camped.  the Bible says one sows, another one waters and another reaps the harvest.  We just have to do our part and God finishes it.

Bev and Jim went to eat at the food tent.  Bill and I had leftovers we didn’t want to go to waste, so we ate at our camper.  Then I was working with my doctors office on the phone to get an appt. set up with an orthopedic doctor.  The one with a 5 star review doesn’t do hips.

He recommended someone, but they are in Bay City and I would rather not travel that far.  I messaged my doctor to see if I could get a referral to Wes and Gayla’s doctor who did their hip surgery.  She’s a 5 star too.

Bill fell asleep in the recliner while I worked all that out.  I went outside to visit with Jim and Bev and was going to wake Bill in 15 minutes, but he got up and came outside.  We all walked over to the CMA booth and spent an hour and a half there, because the CMA person who was there, left at 3:30.  We enjoyed a bag of popcorn that he had popped and had on trays.

We went to dinner at the food tent at 5.  Tonight they served delicious meat loaf, mashed potatoes, corn that was cut off the cob that was super delicious, green beans and a brownie for dessert.  A man named Adam who is from around here joined us at our table.  He is a farmer and also has an RV company.  He knows Jesus as his Lord and Savior and is serving this week by fixing RV Generators for anyone camped here so their week goes well.  Everyone has to use generators because there is no electrical here for campers.  He was super nice to talk to and our second Adam we have met.  One last night and then tonight him.  I love that name Adam and sure miss my Adam.

We came back to our camper and visited outside for a while, then Bill brought the cake out for Bev and I bought out the flashing Happy Birthday.  We came inside our camper to eat the cake and play 3-13 and dice.  They thought both of these games were so much fun.  Bill won 3-13 but Jim was close.  Bill went out in 3-13, then Jim and I both went out on our turn we get to shake and see if we get 10,000.  Never had that happen where 3 of us tied.  

They left and Bill and I ate a bowl of delicious watermelon.  It is so sweet and juicy and we love it as a snack.  He caught up on his phone and I worked on this blog.  

We are excited because I texted Lela and we are getting together with them tomorrow and visiting with them then taking them out to eat.  She has a good restaurant all picked out for us to go to.  Can’t wait!  They are our son in law Jared's parents.