Washington, DC

We lived in the Greater Washington, DC Area for 30 years before moving to Texas two years ago. Our stay in Northern Virginia this time would not have been complete without spending some time with Bobby and JoAnn, our first Christian friends in the area going back to 1977. Our children grew up together and shared the same church youth group.

During this visit, JoAnn, the quintessential church organist, had to play for a funeral. Bobby took us to our Nation's Capitol for a full tour. We had never seen the new WW II Monument nor the Korean War Memorial; we got that accomplished. Bobby's dad is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, so he has special privileges there, to include parking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It was good to once again view the changing of the guard. We also visited the FDR Memorial, one of our favorites because of its uniqueness and because Roosevelt was President during our early childhood years. We also visited the Lincoln Memorial, where a Civil War parade was taking place.

After our tour we returned to Bobby's home and enjoyed a wonderful dinner with him and JoAnn. Our fellowship with them is special and will prevail even though we live 1400 miles apart.