I love spring in Southern Idaho. I especially love the fragrances wafting from the Russian Olive trees and the sagebrush. The ground squirrels, affectionately known here as whistle pigs are out in abundance. But with spring comes PCS (permanent change of station) season. This year seems to be another Super PCS season. It seems like half of the military folks here are moving on. So, the numbers are down in our programs and events until we get to know people. We should see the numbers pick up again in the fall.
Usually I try to stay out of leadership at PWOC (Protestant Women of the Chapel) so that the younger women can learn to lead. This year with so many of our gals leaving, there was a huge gap. So, I stepped up to be president for this coming year.
This is me with Karla and Amber (the new executive board). Betsy was out of town for this, so there will be four of us. Karla and Amber are excited about the opportunity to serve God and the women in our community.
As always, there is some kind of dress up event for our group. Sarah and Dan decided to invite us to spend their birthday at their house with a hillbilly party. They flew in crawdads from Louisiana for the occasion.
Elisha (pictured below with me) put on a garage sale at our house. The total raised was over $1400 to help with the expenses of our ministry. Lots of folks in the community came together to help and donate. It was great!
We had two hikes and a picnic for Memorial Day Weekend. The first hike was up in the Boise National Forest at Little Wilson trail. It was so beautiful.
We then hiked the Bruneau Dunes. Pictures don’t do it justice. It is pretty steep at points and it gets your heart pounding. One gal said her lungs were burning. We love the challenge.
Eric, who had surgery on his back only two weeks previous made it to the top.
We have a full, busy summer ahead of us. We love it!
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