Up and Down

After a long day of travel, I made it to South Carolina. It is 63 degrees out and feels great! My hotel room was so hot, I actually had to turn the air conditioning on! I went up and down three times to get here, but the trip was uneventful and everything went great. When I left home this morning, it was very cloudy, and come to think of it, I can't remember when the last time was that I saw the sun! Once we got above the clouds, there it was! Whenever I fly and get above the clouds, I look out and tell myself to remember that even when the sun isn't shining, it really still is above the clouds. It also made me think that that is how God is. Somedays He doesn't feel very close, but he is always there, even if we think we can't see Him!

I finished reading two books on my way down here today. The first one was 'Don't Look Back' by Kathy Herman (a Christmas gift from Mom, thanks Mom!!). I have been reading her series for awhile now, and it sounds like there is only one book left. Bummer! Anyway, as I was sitting on the plane in Atlanta waiting to take off for Charleston, I was reading the Deanna Farve book. I had read about 1/2 of this book before I had my last mammogram, and when I got called back, I couldn't seem to finish it. Now that everything came back OK, I decided to bring it on my trip and finish it. I happened to look up from my book and look out the window, and the above plane was right next to me!! What a strange coincidence. I had no idea they even painted planes like this, and there it was. Too cool.

Once the shuttle got to the airport to pick me up, it was pretty much dark out, so I didn't get to see a lot of the terrain on my way to the hotel. I was happy to see these palm trees outside of my hotel though! I'm looking forward to morning when I can get out and see what things look like around here. It is pretty boring in the hotel room without the family. I think the quiet might get to me. With the writers strike, there isn't much on TV, and it's all about the primary down here anyway. Good think I brought a couple of more books, my punch needle, and my computer! I'm looking forward to my training tomorrow, and I hope I learn a lot. I'm also looking forward to doing some site seeing with Matt this weekend!