Go Florida State Seminoles!

John and I were treated to a fabulous reunion with his two best friends from FSU. Ron and James were football players 40 years ago. These men have remained friends due to their strong love for the Lord. They were involved in many evangelism outreaches during these two years John attended school there. They are both married to wondeful Christian women and have great children.

We were given tickets to the game. What an exciting time for John.

James and another former player took us to watch the Seminoles in all their glory.

The stadium was full of 83,000 fans doing the Seminole chant.

Unfortunately, they lost in the last two minutes of the game when Miami scored two touch downs. It was still a fabulous weekend and a good time to remember how good the Lord has been good to all of us.

Meeting Vatan and his girls in Istanbul

We arrived by ship to Istanbul, Turkey at 6:00 pm. It was amazing to see the famous Blue Mosque and to imagine that in a few minutes my wonderful Turkish son would have flown 900 miles to meet me at the ship.

It was a very emotional reunion, since we had not seen each other in 8 years. This first night, his wife and baby stayed at the hotel to rest up for our big day.

Vatan took me to dinner and to coffee. We talked and talked. I had made him an album of his life in Colorado. We laughed and laughed as we remembered so many special times.

The next morning, we met Deniz and Mercan for breakfast. Deniz speaks perfect English. She is an amazing woman. She attended the University in Istanbul, so she was very glad to be there. They now live in a remote part of Turkey at an air force base. Vatan flies F16 jet planes. Funny that I taught him to drive a car when he was 18. Wow!!!

My heart was bursting to hold their precious six month old Mercan. She just lights of the room. She went right to me.

Vatan and Deniz are amazing parents. They have nurtured Mercan and loved her and it shows. I have never seen Vatan happier.

For lunch ,we went to an outdoor restaurant where we could actually lie down. The Turkish music was playing and we could relax and just get know each other again. It was if we had never been apart. Thank you, Vatan and Deniz for an amazing day. Thank you for all the beautiful gifts you gave me. Thank you, Mom for this precious gift of this trip. I praise God that He included this day in His plan for my life.

Thanks Mom and Todd for a Great Time

Here I am in front of the cave on Patmos where John wrote Revelation.
Santorini is one of the most beautiful Greek Islands
The famous Acropolis in Athens

It was amazing to be able to walk the streets of Ephesus where Paul preached.
Some ruins in Rhodes

My mother and my brother Todd gave me a fabulous time touring the Greek Islands and Turkey.
We were gone for 12 days. The weather was just perfect. I can't believe I got to see all these places.