Following the Lindblom Reunion (see below), we had the privilege on Sunday morning of attending Marquette Manor church and speaking in the Youth Department Sunday School class. After the morning service we hitched up the trailer and headed for Normal, Illinois, to camp at the Calvary Baptist property and attend the Sunday evening church service. It was fun to attend Calvary and see many friends where we had lived and served from 1966 t0 1970, and then again from 1978 to 1985.
On Monday morning we had to do a mound of laundry. But in the afternoon we enjoyed the beautiful weather and took an 11 mile bike ride on the excellent Constitution Trail. This trail is the former railroad trackbed that ran right behind the house where we lived from '78 to '85. Here is Connie in front of our old house at 22 Broadway Place in Normal.
Here is the Camelback Bridge that is just a block north where we lived. This a good shot of the trail heading north.
We fondly remembered this drainage ditch that was one of Chad's first "fishing holes" back in the 1980s.
But the great blessing was a wonderful dinner gathering that we had that Monday evening at the Olive Garden in neighboring Bloomington. We had asked Dan and Jane Shickle if they could invite some friends to go out for dinner. Bless their hearts -- but 27 of them showed up!
It was a great evening of sharing testimonies, experiences and remembrances. We are hoping to plan a Reunion Singspiration for sometime in 2010 if possible.
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It looks like you had a great time!
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