Happy Thanksgiving!

We're Home! Thank You, Lord Jesus

Thanks be to the Lord! We are home. We got in a little after 1:00 am this morning.  Those last miles over the mountains are no fun, but the boys were silly and had Dad laughing most of the way. There is no sweeter sound this side of heaven than your children laughing except maybe a tired husband laughing along with them.  We have this week off from classes, but have lots of work to do with the online coursework AND there is more laundry than the law should allow. I told DH this morning that I think the washer and dryer were happy we were out of town for a few days. We made an interesting stop on the way down I will share in a later post. Time to really get moving at a faster rate for now. 

Deepest Thoughts

As I type this entry, we are about to head home after spending a few days here at the Creation Museum. I am ill-equipped to explain to readers what I am feeling after this time here. I want to gather my thoughts before I substantively comment on the Museum's mission. I felt like the men on the road to Emmaus with the Lord; after they heard the truth, they stated, "weren't our hearts ablaze within us . . .?"  My heart was and is certainly ablaze within me after hearing the truth of God's Word represented in such a dynamic way.
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Hollywood figures and even members of our extended family have belittled the Museum and the message it represents--but they also belittle our Savior and demean His Word by picking and choosing what to believe and what to dismiss. I think that many who reject Creation Science do so because they believe that if they don't do so, they will seem uninformed at best, stupid at worst. Children are now taught that Evolution is a fact, not a theory.  When the Georgia school system wanted to place a disclaimer on student textbooks in public schools which stated that Evolution was a theory to be explored and not proven fact, former President Jimmy Carter went absolutely nuts.  He declared that Georgia schools would be the laughing stock of the world.  How can he dismiss so much of the Bible?

More later. We need to pack and load up the van.

"I Love This Yarn"

We are still here at the marvelous College Expo at the Creation Museum.  This morning we had just enough time to stop at Hobby Lobby while DH filled up the gas tank in the van. DD and I ran into the store and found our yarn. It was great. I actually found 4 colors I didn't have. (They are not these colors--this is a Hobby Lobby stock photo).  Last night, when we were all back in the room, I popped an episode of Bonanza into the  DVD player in the room. We watched the Cartwrights, and I was able to do some cross stitching. DD went online with her best friend and shared some of the info she had gathered from the conference (worthy of its own post). The boys did their thing, catching up with everyone back home via the internet. DH enjoyed reading and resting. We have had a good time here for sure, but is has been a lot of work--good work, without a doubt.

In the Big City

Hello, Dear Blogging Friends! Well, the Country Mouse is in the Big City. DH and I are here with our kids in Florence, KY. We have been asked by the College to represent them at the College Fair at the Creation Museum. This is so exciting and for so many reasons. We had wanted to go this summer back to the Museum but could not work it out. The Lord knew all along this is what He would have in store for us. I love the Creation Museum and what it represents--the Primacy and Infallibility of God's Holy Word. As I have said for some time now, how can we claim to believe in that empty tomb of the third day if we don't believe in the 6 days? 

Years ago, we visited a very popular Natural Science location (no names mentioned here, but it had lots of fish). The living exhibits were breathtaking, but the facility itself was dark, messy and seemed to have no particular order. Evolution was everywhere. The Creation Museum, by contrast, is bright and beautiful AND as we walked through it, the God-ordained order was evident. 

In a little while, we will go set up our College's table and meet the parents and their children. Our teens will be able to enjoy the Museum all day (and DH2 has already declared his intentions on a large bowl of Skyline chilli).

As for this Country Mouse, I am so happy to be here, and I will post later on the events of the day. 

Wishing a special hello to Miss Janice who first told us about this lovely place several years ago, Mrs. Jenny, whom we already miss, and BRM at Just A Thought! Wish you girls were here with us. 

A Little Break

Be back on Monday with lots of details. Thankful for the kind Fall break we have at the College and the kindness of friends. Hope you all have a good weekend as we head into the beautiful Holiday season.
p.s. I am taking my yarn with me!

A Little Light and A Little Color For Your Friday

The lovely and very colorful afghan squares you see above are not my own. Wow! I wish they were. Aren't they pretty? This must be an attempt to create a crocheted patchwork quilt.   In any case, I do have some variegated yarn that needs a home--as noted in another post, the variegated doesn't do well in the rounds of my granny square pattern. (Although one might do well as a border for each of the squares--that fifth round might give the colors a chance to "express themselves.") This would be a nice project to use all of that extra yarn I have collected.

The top picture is a picture of lighted crochet hooks!  I bought one at Hobby Lobby on my last trip!  It is GREAT!.  I crochet a lot coming and going from Church, which is about 20-30 minutes away.  No, I am not the driver. With the time change, now much of that travel time is in the dark.  This little lighted hook makes that possible.  How about that?  Now I just need to find a lighted embroidery hoop!

Hope each of you have a lovely and restful weekend.