It's an "Anniversary Day!"

There is a heavy, gray sky over Aitkin County (MN) yielding a steady drizzle today but that is only a small part of today's news. Today is our 12th Anniversary! We celebrated the day with a special meal at The Tuscany Room in Aitkin, MN. What a wonderful time to recall all that our journey has meant to us.

To give an idea of what the past twelve years have looked like, consider this:

Places where we've lived: Osmond, NE; Iwakuni, Japan; Jacksonville, NC; Newquay, Cornwall, UK; Sidney, NE.

Other places we've hung out for extended time (three months or less): Aitkin, MN; Newport, RI; San Angelo, TX; St. Eval, Cornwall; Road Trip 2007 (over 25,000 miles); Road Trip 2009 (continuing).

Countries we've visited: Australia (Charles), Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico (Charles), The Netherlands, San Marino, Switzerland, Thailand (Charles), UK (England, Scotland and Wales), USA, Vatican City.

Cars owned: 12

Special memories: Vienna (Austria) Christmas Market, driving from Assisi (Italy) to Cornwall; Tea at the Ritz Hotel (London); Belinda's 50th birthday in Bavaria; attending Kwang Lim (Korean Methodist) Church; summer 1999 in New England; The 2004 Rose Parade; attending musicals on Broadway (NYC) and in London's West End, Charles preaching at Gwennap Pit (where John Wesley preached many times) and at St. Andrews Church in Plymouth, England, for their "American" Thanksgiving weekend church service. St. Andrews Church is where the pilgrims worshipped the night before they set sail!

PRAISE BE TO GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW!!!