This is a first for our journey: Four states in one day!
We began the morning at the Cracker Barrel in western Kentucky, in Cadiz. A drive through the fog took us into Illinois, where just before St. Louis, we approached an exit announcing the city of O'Fallon. It just so happens that this is where Belinda and her family lived for several years when her dad was stationed with the US Air Force at nearby Scott AFB. We drove around the town, finding her school, the two homes she lived in and several other sites that reminded her of some childhood memories.
After a brunch at a nearby Cracker Barrel, we drove across the bridge that crosses the Mississippi River and past the Gateway Arch at St. Louis; what a sight!!! A rather long journey along the width of the state of Missouri was temporarily interupted with a visit to Nostalgia Ville, USA near the town of Kingdom City (www.nostalgiavilleusa.com). After enjoying the walk down memory lane at this stop, we continued on until we crossed into Kansas, just outside of Kansas City, MO.
We came this far to attend the Ash Wednesday service at The Church of the Ressurection (www.cor.org). This mega-church is the largest in the United Methodist Church and is really something to behold. The service was very special with their eight pastors taking part. There must have been a thousand people there, at least.
We enjoyed a lite snack at a nearby Mexican eatery, and now it is into bed for a restful night. Tomorrow we arrive in Nebraska!
We began the morning at the Cracker Barrel in western Kentucky, in Cadiz. A drive through the fog took us into Illinois, where just before St. Louis, we approached an exit announcing the city of O'Fallon. It just so happens that this is where Belinda and her family lived for several years when her dad was stationed with the US Air Force at nearby Scott AFB. We drove around the town, finding her school, the two homes she lived in and several other sites that reminded her of some childhood memories.
After a brunch at a nearby Cracker Barrel, we drove across the bridge that crosses the Mississippi River and past the Gateway Arch at St. Louis; what a sight!!! A rather long journey along the width of the state of Missouri was temporarily interupted with a visit to Nostalgia Ville, USA near the town of Kingdom City (www.nostalgiavilleusa.com). After enjoying the walk down memory lane at this stop, we continued on until we crossed into Kansas, just outside of Kansas City, MO.
We came this far to attend the Ash Wednesday service at The Church of the Ressurection (www.cor.org). This mega-church is the largest in the United Methodist Church and is really something to behold. The service was very special with their eight pastors taking part. There must have been a thousand people there, at least.
We enjoyed a lite snack at a nearby Mexican eatery, and now it is into bed for a restful night. Tomorrow we arrive in Nebraska!
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