Tulsa OK!

I'm sat here in a very hot and humid Reynosa....and I know it's only going to get worse! I'm missing spring at home.

Kelly and I have just got back from a great 10 days away in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We set off on the 21st for what I think was officially my longest car journey in one go, after leaving Texas at 5am we arrived in Tulsa at almost 8pm. We were staying in an amazing house which belongs to a family who have moved to Kazakstan for a while. It was so lovely to be there, we were about a 20 minute walk from a park with a creek and a lake so I made a few trips there. It felt great!

The week was filled with meeting up with Kelly's friends as we lurched from one coffee shop to another. Quite ideal! We also had a free hair cut and one of the ladies from Kelly's church had also set us up for a free body massage and facial which was amazing! I don't know what happened but as my massage finished I couldn't stop crying for about 15 minutes and then was quite teary for the rest of the day. It felt like such a blessing to receive the gift of massage and I don't know what was released but it involved a lot of tears! It was actually quite an experience as the lady who was giving me a massage said some stuff to me that I had been told in a prophecy a couple of years ago. As she worked out a couple of tough knots she also talked about how I need to carry joy on my shoulders. I've just been reading today about the discipline of joy and the gift that it is from God. That we're asked to carry each others burdens but not forever....we carry them together to Him. I'm really fascinated by massage. I would like to learn how to do it.

We went to Mary Arnt's wedding on Saturday night, I was only invited through Kelly but it was great to be there! I met Mary in February in snowy Wisconsin where we gathered for the USA 24-7 communities get together. It was such a beautiful wedding....outside by a lake on a perfect evening as the sun set. The ceremony was followed by much dancing.....lots of fun! There was a few months pent up dancing that needed to be released! Our car dancing has done the trick in some ways but can ony go so far.

Kelly spoke on Sunday at Believers church, if you want to hear her you can go to www.bctulsa.com.

We arrived back last night after a wonderful week of fun, laughter, reading, good conversations, walking, writing, great coffee in proper mugs, prayer and lovely people.

This week I'm thinking a lot about community.