July 25, 2006

•  Are you tired of my vacation, yet?  I promise it’s almost over.  We’re on the down stretch. I’m going to include a kind of a review of two days worth of pickies. I didn’t want to post any pictures on the Lord’s Day. So, here we go… hold on for the ride!

  
  

  This first picture is a group of Christian’s who were singing and sharing the Gospel in front of one of the Smithsonian museums. People pretty much ignored them which was very sad. I stood in awe of the boldness the Lord had given them to preach His Word in a place where most seemed to care less.  But, I guess that is where missionaries are needed most. The second picture is the Smithsonian Museum Information center. There were museums on both sides of  a long a long stretch of road. 

  
  

  

  
  

  The planes were the first site we viewed as we walked into the Air and Space Museum. It was quite a dramatic entrance. I really enjoyed this museum. Next picture is my hubbin’s touching an actual piece of the moon.  We also walked in an actual space center where the men shower and eat while in space.  

  
  

   

  
  

  S’mee (in my pink flamingo hat) at the Butterfly Garden.  The garden was beautiful with actual butterflies! D.C. has left a lot of the trees and spots for flowers along the streets so we also have seen lots of squirrels. The next picture is a very old quilt completely made by hand. I couldn’t resist this picture since I love quilts so much. The pictures are of women sitting in a chair with a long gown.

  
  

   

  
  

  We also went through one of the art museums at the Smithsonian. My favorite art  was a group of pictures that symbolized a man’s journey through life from childhood to adulthood. This first picture is the final stage of man’s life. Notice there is no greenery on land. He is weary from the journey and ready to be with the Lord.  Angel’s are prepared to guide him home. The last picture was from the American Natural History Museum. The poster was from the 1950′s and showed homes selling around 20,000.00 for a 2 bedroom 1 bath. Those days are sure gone!

  
  

  

  
  

   Today we saw the Ford Museum, his home across the street where he died, Watergate Apts., and the Holocaust Museum. I couldn’t bear to walk through the museum but did take a picture of the wall of sorrow. The Scripture on the wall is Isaiah 43:10 which says, Ye are my witnesses. There was a wall of hope in white on the other side of the auditorium. I’ll end on a happy note with my ‘birdies’. We stopped to get some water and check on the family back home (blackouts in California) and ended up feeding the birds. We had a group of 10 or more by the time I finished. They were so tame. Cuties!

  
  

   

  
  

  Tomorrow is our tour through the Capitol. We’re going to make it a light day since we’ll be leaving early on Thursday to fly home. We may go to the International Spy Museum. Kevin thought that sounded fun. The wonderful thing about visiting D.C. is that all the museums and monuments are free and the metro ($1.35) takes you close to everything and the buses fill in where the metro won’t go.

  
  

  Kevin seems to have really enjoyed this trip even though it’s worn him out. My prayer is that he will count it as one of the best birthdays ever. Thank you, Lord, for your blessings!

  
  

  Love to you all! Thanks for putting up with me this past week!

  
  

  Georgene 

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