Carmel - Point Lobos

 I met a friend and we spent the day at Point Lobos State Park, just south of Carmel. We both like taking pictures so we walked the coast and thoroughly enjoyed stopping to take pictures along the way.  For some mysterious reason, the ocean was incredibly calm -- hardly a breeze. Even the Park Rangers commented on how unusual it was.

Celebrating our Anniversary in San Francisco

Kevin and I spent the day in San Francisco, celebrating our anniversary.  Dinner at the Cliff House was very nice!

Human Trafficking Fundraiser

Several women from New Life hosted a fundraising banquet and silent auction to beneift New Day for Children. We had a sold-out crowd and raised over $10,000 to help the local victims of human trafficking.

I found the wildflowers!

Driving home from Los Angeles (after an fabulous weekend with Jeff and Wendy, and hearing Jill Briscoe, and worshipping with Anne Barbour, and great conversations with Marty and Walt, and hugs from my NEWIM friends, and going to church at Redeemer, and having lunch with Charlotte), God painted the hills with wildflowers. The Tejon Pass was vibrant. Hills of yellow and other hills blue. It looked like God had painted the hills.

I stopped at Gorman to take a few pictures to bring the beauty home with me. Ahhh...how the Lord loves us.

The Springs Retreat

What a great time we had at The Springs. The stories of what God did in our lives is amazing.
I loved this vine -- it reminds me of myself. If I'm not clinging to the vine, then I'm running around in circles.
Dear Friends -- LouAnn, Christy, Jamie, Cheryl and Karen
Jeannie and I were in the same small group. The tulips and wildflowers were beautiful. I don't think we've had more gorgeous weather. The sky was incredibly clear -- so we had a chance to see Saturn and her rings, and Sirius and the nebulae where stars are born. "Lead me to the rock that is higher than I" became my prayer.

Ashley's the Easter Bunny

Our church hosted a huge Easter Egg hunt for several hundred folks -- Ashley dressed up as the Easter bunny. Her "Lil Sis" from Delta Zeta came to help her get around.

Monterrey Coastline

We had a beautiful walk along the coast. Then a delicious dinner at Lovers' Point before heading home.

In search of wildflowers

With two rescheduled holidays just waiting to be used, Kevin and I drove to find the wildflowers. We ended up getting to the trail where all the poppies were supposed to be in gorgeous bloom -- just a little bit late. Poppies open and close in the sunlight. But we enjoyed the hike along the river and the wildflowers that we did find.

But I think for Kevin, his favorite part of the trail was this sign.

It's hilarious -- all broken and falling apart, yet claiming that this spot is where you'll find "...the finest handicrafts in the world." Wow! Kevin got quite a kick out of it. Actually, this is the spot where a man found $3M in gold about 150 years ago.

We spent the night in Yosemite and had a fabulous time. It's so beautiful.

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