The Return to California

I flew out of Birmingham on Southwest after a 1 hour delay on Jan. 15th. My time back in Birmingham was great. I got to spend alot of time with friends and family. I also got a new digital camera so I can add lots of new pictures. The flights out were great to. I sat next to this Lady named Betty who was with her grand daughter (5 years old) who she is raising. She was a Christian, we talked for over an hour about how she moved by faith from California to Mississippi and got a new job as a social worker and the Lord has been blessing her in many unexpected ways. It was very encouraging to hear her story. I also told her about what we are doing out here at the Ranch. Betty also told me about her grant writing business and how she applies for grants for her community and the schools. This was very interesting to me and I have decided to take this on as one of my projects this winter (applying for grants). She gave me all the info I need to get started. The Ranch is a 501 c3 non profit organization so if you need a tax write off we will take almost anything (http://www.jhranch.com). This flight was a close second to my flight with the Mormons returning to Salt Lake City from their 2 year missons (on my way to Park City Utah Dec. 2005).

Back to the flights. I flew through Las Vegas and San Diego, two very cool cities. I have been to Las Vegas several times but never San Diego. It looked like a beautiful city, at least from the plane. I arrived in Sacramento where Dan picked me up and we went to see a movie while we waited for Matt Nolan to arrive. You would think the trip is almost over but no it is not.

So we spend the night in Sacramento beacuse it is late when we pick up Matt Nolan. We wake up Sunday and drive to Bethel Church in Redding and goto church. After Church we come out to the van and it won't start. We tried everything. So we decided to go eat and try it later. So we come back and it still doesn't work. Then we decided to goto church (It is 6pm now). After church it still did not work so we called triple A (Thanks Dad) and they came to tow the van to Yreka (about 100 miles) for free because of my Triple A membership. So the tow truck shows up and they try adding gas one more time and then the car cranked! So I drove the next 2 and 1/2 hours back to the Ranch and went to bed. Another great adventure...

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http://saundha.dotphoto.com/CPListAlbums.asp