Welcome Samuel Boguslawski

Sunday morning, we're preparing for our trip to Blackburn. St. George's Church is having their Harvest Service and crowning the
Rose Queen. Samuel will be a great help to us here in St. David's, but also with all the other Free Churches of England in the Northern Diocese. Did you see our huge 2006 Mitsubishi Colt? I don't think anyone would want a large vehicle with the small roads in England. St. George's Church building is pictured above.

St. George's Church, Blackburn

Rev. Bill, pastor of St. George's Church in Blackburn and Samuel Boguslawski are discussing when Samuel will be giving his short keyboard recital.

Just before Steve's sermon, he introduces Samuel, as he plays the keyboard, a beautiful version of "Amazing Grace." You see him standing on the left. As you can see on the right, I'm standing by the new "Rose Queen." The young lady on the left, just finished her year of duty. The young children around them are their attendants.

Last Day in Belgium - Gent

Our last day in Belgium, Tom and Lara took us to another town called Gent. We walked passed this cannon, that had never been used. But as you can see, the homes and shops are quite close together.
Ron, Shannon and Ella went into a castle, "Castle of the Counts." It was quite a fortified castle in Gent. Steve and I were sitting at a little cafe with Wyatt, outside, when we heard, "Grandpa!!!" Of course, you know that melted Grandpa's heart for everyone to hear his grandaughter calling out for him :) So Grandma figured a photo was in order.

Belgium - Family - Grandchildren

The grandparents and great-grandma, with Wyatt and Ella, drove for lunch to a town called Eiper. Walking around the town, reminded me of the town of Delft, in Holland where my aunt and uncle live. The town square, with the church, surrounded by souvenir shops, with the cobblestone roads, made it a challenge pushing a stroller on the windy day. Ella finally fell asleep, but Wyatt had his fingers in his mouth, making sure he checked everything out in the town.

Belgium - Family - Grandchildren

The day after the wedding festivities, it was time to rest and relax and get the grandchildren on a better sleeping schedule. Grandpa Rutt and Bapa Wills along with Booa(great grandma), Meme Wills and Grandma Rutt, kept our grandchildren occupied. Their nap time gave us a chance to catch up on Dallas news and England news.
Wyatt loves to suck his fingers, just like his mommy used to do, "donkey's years ago!"

Belgium - Family - Grandchildren

The bouquet was just beautiful. The same
flowers were on the tables. Can you put up my bragging for a minute? We are so blessed to have Ron, Shannon, Ella and Wyatt in our family. The love of Ron and Shannon for the Lord and then towards us and Ron's parents, makes us proud to be their parents and grandparents. Wyatt is determined to walk. Well, right now that pole is his "lean to." Ella, on the other hand, was just relaxing on mom, wanting this photo session to hurry up and be over with. She was so pretty in her black dress and pretty black shoes.

The Manor Hoeve

Both sides of the immediate family of Tom and Lara were present for the festivities. You can see Ella standing by her Auntie Lara and Uncle Tom. Tom's mother passed away 5 years ago, but his brother and father are excited to welcome Lara into their family.


The hall was absolutely gorgeous. The decorations were all real flowers. The outside was a nice setting for a wedding celebration. We sat on the table with many of Tom's aunts, uncles and cousins. To my surprise, the Belgian language has many of the same words as the Dutch language. Holland is right above Belgium. It wasn't as hard for me to understand many of Tom's family as I thought it would be.