Another Beautiful Day!!

What a gorgeous day!! I love fall!!! We went to church this morning, where our new pastor was in the pulpit for his first Sunday at First Presbyterian. I really liked his sermon. He used visual demonstrations to show us about how important it is to have our cup empty when we come to worship. If our cup is full when we arrive (with worries, troubles, etc.) or even partially full, then God can't fill it up with His love and goodness. It was a very powerful message. After the service and after most people had already left fellowship hall, I got to sit down and visit with both Pastor David and Liz. I'm going to enjoy getting to know them!
This afternoon, about 4:00, we took 5 people in the GTX and the Chevy and cruised over to Albia for ice cream. Then, because it was such a gorgeous day, we cruised to Lake Rathbun where we went in the Honey Creek destination center. There was a wedding going on down by the water and we could watch it from the hotel. Pretty cool. We then continued our cruise and went over the dam before we returned to Ottumwa. Once in O-town, we took them over to Bridge View to see the sculptures that were dedicated yesterday and then returned home. We thought our cruise would be about two hours, but it ended up being almost 4 hours!!!
Everyone had a good time. The ones who rode in the GTX on the way to Albia switched and rode in the Belair on the way home! We've still got 4 others to take on cruises and hopefully we can get them in yet this fall. These cruises are what we donated to the mission auction last July! It's been such a wet summer and there was no way we could get them in until now. Better late than never! More later...