On the Road Again

After a few weeks in Arkansas, visiting with family and friends, attending church at our home church, making arrangements for 30,000 pkg. of lentils and rice to be delivered to Texas for the colonias, packing the vehicle again, we leave tomorrow for Wisconsin, to visit friends in Oxford, WI and then on later in the week to our daughter's home in Wausau, hopefully to be there when our great grandson, Milo, will be born. It has been cool and rainy most of the time we were here, including a few days of flooding and severe thunderstorms, but luckily no tornadoes.

One day our daughter and I went exploring - exploring to unique stores. Hill City Popcorn - popcorn in many flavors, colors, and mixtures. Red Hot Hog - the best - a red popcorn that tastes like red hots. We then searched out and found a vinegar and oil shop. Many different flavors of vinegars and olive oil. Wild mushroom and sage oil, a garlic infused oil, blackberry infused vinegar, mission fig vinegar, even a hot, spicy oil. We had the garlic oil over asparagus with salt and pepper, baked in the oven - yummy. The blackberry balsamic vinegar was awesome over a salad. Have you ever seen a Pieology eatery?? Like a subway, only for pizza. You choose your crust, sauce, and many toppings to add, with pesto added after baking. All for the same price. Christine and I enjoyed it outside on the patio of the restaurant in the Arkansas sun. I love unique, quaint places to explore. We also went to the admin building of the Fayetteville School District where I had worked before retiring. There were a few loyal, mature folks  that worked when I did. So nice to see them and also all the changes to the building, which had just been built when I worked there almost 13 years go. .

Church services this morning were very different - instead of a sermon we had a special guest, Sheriff Tim Helder of our Washington County. As this past week was Law Enforcement Memorial week, it seemed appropriate for him to give his testimony and explain law enforcement. Sheriff Helder has been in law enforcement for 38 years, and sheriff for 13 years  . It is our duty as Christians to respect authority. Authority was established to maintain order in our world.  For most people law enforcement is a calling, just as ministry is a calling. "As a prisoner of the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received." Ephesians 4:1. We are so lucky and proud to have Sheriff Helder serving in our community, a Christian man called by the Lord to serve us.

Remember to thank a law enforcement office, even if you have been pulled over for any reason. Thank him for helping you to understand that perhaps your actions put others in danger. "For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free of fear from the one in authority? Then do what I right and you will be commended. Romans 3:3.". Respect the authority