We are just about back home from our quick trip out to Amity, Arkansas to visit our son Charles.  (thanks Southwest Airlines for all those handy rewards tickets!)  He is attending a private Christian college there.  We had such a great time with him.  

The school is nestled in a very rural community of rolling hills, wooded forests, & babbling creeks & streams...  It is a beautiful area.  What a weather contrast.  It was so humid there.  With that humidity comes such incredible lush foliage and greenery.  They've gotten 8" of rain in the last couple of weeks!  But as with all climates, that too would provide challenges for growing - it would just be different challenges than what we face in Arizona.  

It was a very special weekend - a reminder that in life relationships are the important things, and close healthy family relationships go a long way towards fostering productivity and creativity and success on the work site.  

Thanks, Charles, for such a wonderful weekend!  We love you.