Homecoming

The conceopt of coming home has always touched my heart.  Homecoming at ACU is  special to me and my family.  I believe we really do bleed purple!  One of the float featured a hospital situation where the IV had purple blood.

Best of all the weekend, besides seeing people we love, was the musical.  While dated in some ways, The King and I contains some of my favorite musical music.  And the dance scene never fails to thrill me.  I have seen three (I am old!) of the King and I productions at ACU, but I do believe this one was the best.  Thank you ACU theater department--you did it again!

Worship on Homecoming Sunday is always special; but yesterday was even more so because I was led in by my son and daughter-in-law. Sheryl sang "Redeemer" and made all of us cry in joy.  Thank you Sheryl, daughter of my heart.

It was  fun to see the grands so into Homecoming and ACU.  They have new ACU shirts and wore them to church Sunday morning.  It is surprising to have figured that Maddie will be in the freshman class of '17 if I counted correctly.

Thank you Lord for homecomings.  We look forward to the grandest of all when you come.

Abilene

We are all looking forward to spending some time in Abilene this weekend. It is a lot of fun to go home and see those we love, to eat those foods we remember, and to walk the sidewalks where we had so much fun.

I am looking forward to seeing those "kids" from Brandon's graduation class of 1992. I often felt like some of them were mine. I know that life has dealt with most of them gently, and most certainly that they have had their share of life's woes. It will be interesting to see some of them after 15 years. I hope I can recognize them and they me. I have changed too.

The Kojie Homecoming Breakfast will be the first thing on the Homecoming agenda. I will sit with the sponsors and watch the NuNus make silly. I think it is going to be hot there--boo! I am taking fall clothes anyway.

A report when we return.