Aunt George's Home - Muskogee, OK

we had the privilege of visiting my aunt george today. i had not seen her since i was 9 years old. it was so fun to just fall into conversation and be blessed by her. the kids had a blast with her greyhound, chance, and her horses. the weather barely cleared for us to spend time outdoors! it was pooring rain all the way to Muskogee, but again God provided beautiful weather and just what we needed to allow the kids some outdoor time. we heard all sorts of stories about family, life, and the animals. currently, there are 4 horses at the house because 4 are expecting and 1 was "down in the rodeo".

chance, the greyhound, used to race and the kids had a grand time running with him. sy kept calling him "sky" because he looked like one of the whippets that live across the street from us at home, except much bigger!

maggie, was the first horse the kids got to feed.

lucky, the stallion, is kept in back and ky gladly carried the feed bucket to him.

stormy, the palamino, and britches are in the same area, but stormy is quite a powerful horse and commands all the attention!

aunt george tried to put a bridle on britches when ky asked if she could ride, but stormy wouldn't let her near him. it was amazing to watch these animals interact.

the kids played hide-n-seek in a patch of bamboo, checked out the farm equipment they use to collect and bale hay, and just ran around. it was a great afternoon.

aunt george and i were able to talk about family and catch up a little on what everybody is up to. we connect well - she had 4 boys and a girl, was a school teacher until she felt she wasn't allowed to actually teach kids anything anymore, and went to seminary just to better understand God and His Word. she is "70+" and is living like a she's 30 - climbing around fences, working with the animals, chatting, etc. it was a treat to spend time with her and have my family meet her.

the photo of the oklahoma sign is really sad because there was construction, so we were driving on the "wrong side" of the freeway and there was no shoulder to stop. :(