Sweet Home Alabama

Brenda and I arrived home late on Tuesday 15 May.

We had a smooth, uneventful trip through Stockholm and Chicago.  We were a bit disappointed that everyone seemed in a bad mood, and the Passport Control officer failed to give the common, "Welcome home."  But these minor disappointments were lost in the joy and comfort of returning to the place we have lived longest.

A few things were immediately obvious at the Homestead:

• Our dear friend, Bobby had neatly trimmed our lawn right before our arrival, which was welcome!
• The boys, Andrew and David, had made an effort to leave things neat.
• The shrubs all badly need trimming.
• The pollen had engulfed the front porch.

When you don't do the little things, from time to time, it really piles up.

So we set to work.  Yesterday, Saturday, we:

• Replaced the porch carpet, which had gotten badly stained since we left
• Hauled our the big planters and planted the summer flowers.
• Cut down the poor old yaupon holly, which seems to have died of old age.
• Hauled the holly to the curb.
• Blew the leaves off the roof and out of the gutters.
• Cleaned up the leaves.
• Washed 4 autos, one of which was really, really dirty (Andrew and washed the others a few weeks back).
• Washed off the a/c compressor.
• Checked the oil in all the autos.

We already miss our good friends in Sweden.  We are fighting the urge to talk, and talk about our experiences there.

The best news of all is:

• God is Sovereign.
• He is ever present.
• He is the ultimate Victor!

Praise be to Him!