Hangin' with Hoosiers...

Kim with Cali

Our time in Ohio was a ton of fun - Kim Bobb, her church, the circus, but the highlight was their little dog, Cali. (short for California) Besides being hypoallergenic, was a lot of fun. I even trained her to eat from a star wars light saber spoon...

Strong in the Force, this dog is.

Sara and I couldn't decide who we would miss more... Kim or Cali?!
but we did have to finally hit the road,

But not without kissin' the dog goodbye.
(YUCK!)

But soon we were back on the road and headed toward Hoosierland (Indiana for those of you in Rio Linda) We passed the golden, er, blueish Arches and headed West...

Pay no attention to the splatted bugs...

Once again we took in the scenic scenes of scenery.

Finally, (after an antique store stop, of course) we got to Sweetser, Indiana, home of Ryan Frank and Liberty Baptist Church, and had no trouble finding his house, since, after all, as he explained, it was the first house on the right...

On the right of what?!?!

I love what they've done with the lawn!!

New house and new baby... God is Good!

One thing I like about visiting the Franks is there is always a meal with extended family - something that seems to be fading in our culture, or at least in the city and 'burbs.' Ryan is a children's pastor under his father-in-law who was a youth pastor under the father-in-law before him. Another pastor, Uncle Pete, is a pastor at the church too. We enjoyed exchanging ideas, and of course, Dad was put on the spot to offer his son-in-law a sabbatical! He offered Ryan a three hour sabbatical right after he gets his. More to come, keep in touch!