Saturday,10/23/21, Went to breakfast, then started on our way home. Praying for niece Sara Ann who has Covid

Our bathroom in the lobby of our Mena Mountain Top Resort 

Bill hooking up the trailer 

Ready to load the motorcycle 

Bill with the pond in back of him

Beautiful scenery riding through Arkansas 

 Got up at 5:30 and got ready, did morning reading, packed up and we loaded the truck.  We went to the Skyline Cafe for breakfast . We went back to our hotel and Bill loaded the motorcycle on the trailer. We each got a banana and a pack of powdered sugar donuts from the breakfast bar for our trip.  Last year they couldn’t have any food because of COVID, so we didn’t know they had anything this year til today.  We started heading for home on a new route.  It was an absolutely beautiful country route with many hills and curves. I always pray for God to hold the deer back.  There were three deer by the road we didn’t see until we were right by them, and instead of running straight ahead, the turned back and went into the woods.  Thank You Lord!  I talked to Melissa and Vikki while we were riding. We traveled until 6 and then found a room in Henderson, Tennessee.  I got a text message from my sister Brenda asking all of us to pray because our niece has been suffering with a horrible headache.  Let the girls know to pray and put it on our church prayer list.  She is the sweetest niece!  She messaged me back so we would know what symptoms to pray for.  We ate at a Texas Roadhouse.  My favorite restaurant. 

Friday, 10/22/21, morning CMA service, walked through campground and youth center, RFS Seminar, Evening Service

Bill telling John Ogden Sr. About the motorcycle that was in pieces someone gave him to sell for RFS.  He sold it and made 3,500 to donate to RFS.  Praise God!

Nice spot to do my daily reading. Texted with Adam while I was sitting here too!

Went to breakfast, then went to Iron Mountain for CMA worship and service, great as always.   We  came back for the motorcycle and rode to lunch at the Skyline Cafe, the went back to Iron Mountain and walked around the campground.  We visited with Mel and Betty from the Muskegon chapter, then went to the RFS seminar. Came back to relax at motel.  Vikki called so I got to talk to her and the kids for a while.  We went to the evening service and worship was amazing and the message was a moving one.  We met Ziggy, Wayne and Lisa at Baskin Robbins for ice cream. I forgot to take a picture of Wayne and Lisa there.  We had a great time with them.  Wayne and Lisa just moved to Tennessee.  They were our State Coordinators.  We have missed them.I texted with Adam, Kimmy and Melissa! Missing my family! Can’t wait to see them!

The Bell tower here.  There is prayer time around it every morning 

Where our services are held on Iron Mountain 

Campground and motorcycle's

 RV part of campground.  Lots of cars here for evening service 

Ziggy and Bill at Baskin Robbins 

Thursday, 10/21/21, went to the morning service.. Rode the Talimena Trail, up the Wilhelmina Mountain. Ate in a beautiful restaurant at the top.

Riding through Mena. Where the motorcycles on the right are is where we eat breakfast 

Matt, Ziggy, Bill, me, and Kim. This was from our ride yesterday.  Just got it 

Me and Bill

Lookout step on the way up

Restaurant we ate in at the top of the mountain 

Ziggy’s selfie of us

Ziggy and his new

John Ogden Sr.

John Ogden and his wife Holly

Rayleen and Roger Wilson,,they used to be our evangelists for our area.

Jerry Williams lead the worship again which was amazing.  The board directors of CMA search took turns telling about CMA and how they started coming and what it means to them now.  These are older men with wisdom from the Lord.  Love that CMA has men like this who keep the ministry focused on Jesus.  CMA has never borrowed money for anything, but God has provided so much.  One of the men had a mini stroke last Sunday, and we were surprised he made it there.  He reminded me so much of my dad in looks.  He shared about what God has done for him and asked for continued prayer, crying some of the time as he shared.  I was in tears.  After the service, we went on a motorcycle ride with Ziggy, Kim and Matt from Goshen, Indiana.  We went on the Talimena Trail up the Wilhelmina Mt.  Lots of hills and curves and beautiful scenery.  We got to pray with some people on their motorcycles and do bike blessings for their bikes.  They were so nice, and loved Jesus, but weren’t CMA members.  We ate lunch at the Queen Wilhelmina Restaurant at the top of the Mountain.  We rode down a different way and it was a little scary, but very fun.  We came back to our motel to relax for a while.  We went to the evening service and were blessed to have Roger Wilson give the message. 

Wednesday, 10/20/21, rode the trike to Texas, ice cream at DQ, dinner at Chopping Block

Bill and I stopped at the cemetery Herb Shreve and his wife Shirley’s graves are.  Bill met both of them at a rally he went to in N.C. They started CMA. They are with Jesus!  The one guy at breakfast told us the cemetery was only a couple of miles away.

Bill when we got to Texas

Me in Texas

Bill 

Bill with his hot fudge sundae.  My banana split 

Lunch at the Chopping Block

CMA on Iron Mountain in Hatfield Arkansas 

Love this CMA saying 

Worship leaders tonight

Miss Becky singing some old hymns with them

Drive coming from the rally to our motels

Ziggy, Wayne, Lisa, me and Bill at the rally

Isaac, Vikki and Peyton at Dow Gardens

Slept in this morning.  No CMA service til 7 tonight.  We got ready, did our morning reading, then. started on our way to Texas.

We stopped in Hatfield for breakfast and invited two CMA guys to join us.  They were bold in sharing about their love for Jesus and all He has done for them.  I had an omelette that was the best one I’ve ever had.  It was in the mid 70’s and we rode on some beautiful hilly and curvy roads.  We got into Texas and went to Texarkana.  It was 80 degrees by then, so we stopped at a Dairy Queen and got ice cream.  Vikki face timed me, so I got to see Peyton Isaac.  They were having fun at Dow Gardens so only talked for a short time. We headed back a different way that was nice too.  When we got back to Mena, we stopped at The Chopping Block Steakhouse and had a late lunch.  Came back to our motel and relaxed for a couple of hours before heading to the starting service of Changing of the Colors Rally.  Such amazing worship.  An amazing older guy played his guitar and led us in some old hymns and a couple newer songs, finishing with Way Maker.  It was awesome!  We sat with Wayne and Lisa, our previous State Coordinators and Ziggy, our new State Coordinator.  Talked with Betty and Mel and Andrea.  Juan, one of the guys we ate with this morning came up to us and we talked with him for a while too. It’s always good to make good friends.  CMA is like one big family.  Texted with Adam.  Came back to the motel and caught up on Facebook and worked on the blog.  

Tuesday, 10/19/21, ate breakfast, went to leadership training, Royce grandsons got their cards and surprises

Eli and Vikki had so much fun at the canopy walk at Dow Center for the Arts

Isaac texted his mom on his watch and made us both so happy.   These are the two things we wanted to know.  Then later he let her know Peyton was having fun and doing great which was the other thing we wanted to know.  I sure am thankful Isaac is a Techy grandson!

Isaac at Hartley

Peyton at Hartley 

The Philippines got chartered in as members of CMA international last night.  Holly does an amazing job and has such a love for people that radiates from her.

Max with his card and gift card we sent him

Jack with his card

Evan with his card

Ziggy , Pat, Art, Jeff and Bill at Cruizers

The little restaurant we like is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so we went to McDonald’s for breakfast. Al and Lucy came the too, so we sat next to their table.  It was funny because they ordered the same exact thing as we did having no idea what we ordered.  We went to the conference after that.  Holly Ogden shared about CMA chapters in many different countries.  She travels and meets with their area reps and takes a friend who is an interpreter with her.  God is doing amazing things.  Last night she had couples share who were here from Mexico, the Philippines, Paraguay and Canada.  They really touched our hearts with their testimonies and very evident love for the Lord!  We had chili, salad and grilled sandwiches for lunch.  Heard more about what CMA chapters in the US are doing which encouraged our hearts.  We got done at 3 and came back to our motel to relax.  Went back at 5 to eat dinner (yummy chicken and rice) with Ziggy, Jeff, Sue and Bubba.  After that Ziggy, Bill and I rode our motorcycles to Cruisers for ice cream.  Pat and Art from the U.P. and Jeff met us there.  We had banana fudge sundaes. YUM!  We came back to the motel and I talked to Melissa. The boys each talked to me and thanked me for their cards and surprises.  I talked to Vikki after that!  Texted with Adam!