Picture from Mom and Dad

Although I have received a few pictures from Mom and Dad from their time so far in the Philippines, I received this one today and it really brought a tear to my eye. The picture is of my Mom on a service project. They were clearing a field so the Church could plant the field. The joy I see on my Mom's face is priceless. I know her and my Dad are doing what the Lord would have them do and to see the pictures of them smiling and to read their emails home are incredible.

Northwest Flower and Garden Show

Today, Pierce, Brendon and I joined some friends to attend the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle. There are not enough words to describe the beauty of some of the displays. It was hard at times to believe that they were real. Many of the displays were Asian themed with Asiatic Lilly's, orchids, water features, bamboo etc... I found it hard to not think about Mom and Dad. I did have the opportunity to talk to Mom tonight and she told me that many of the flowers that her and I both enjoy grow wild in the Philippines. Another one of the highlights was getting to see Ciscoe Morris for the first time in person. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you know who Ciscoe Morris is. For those of you who don't, he is a Master Gardener, hosts a weekly gardening show that the boys and I love to watch, and is probably a bit on the insane side. None the less, getting to see him in person was one of the last things I truly wanted to accomplish before we leave Washington State. Unfortunately, the picture I took of him came out very blurry, so I did not include it in this blog posting.