While we are in Oregon for a month with our RV I have decided that the quickest and easiest way to keep you all up-dated with our activities and the pictures is to continue with our BLOG. Today is Saturday, April 25, 2015 and a perfect day for taking pictures because of the big, fluffy clouds in the sky and the sunshine. Very enjoyable after several days of cold and rain. So we took the opportunity to drive around the countryside and capture some shots of the beautiful country around the Salem - Woodburn area. This is the quickest and easiest way to share my pictures with you all. I trust you will enjoy the tour with us. Dwain was pastor of Emmanuel Bible Church in Pratum (east of Salem) from 1977-1986. When we drove out ... read more

Monday and Tuesday nights there were special banquets for the Alumni. The first was our class or 1964 Banquet where we were able to meet graduates from our same class, and ask the question "What have you been doing the past 50 years?" What a wonderful time of sharing we had together. There were sessions all through the day at the Moody campus, a then in the evenings the services were held at Moody Church. What a feast of music and speakers we were able to enjoy. If you are interested in hearing some of the messages, go to: Moodyconferences.com Sellect: Founder's week Select: Session Audion and Video... read more

Well our first day of our trip to Chicago has been quite an adventure. We were up EARLY this morning (5;00 A.M.), went down for the complimentary breakfast and then got the 6 o'clock shuttle to the airport. We breezed through the security point very quickly and made our way to the departure gate. Our flight to Chicago left pretty much on time. It was a beautiful sunny morning as we were taking off so I was able to catch a couple of interesting pictures from the plane. We decided to have lunch at the airport since there were lots of choices of places to eat!! While having lunch we reminisced about how we would drive out here to watch the planes take off and land as our major source of entertainment!! Had no money to ... read more

Sunday was a cloudy and somewhat drippy day but there were still a few things I wanted pictures of before we left Bullard's Beach. As part of the State Park they have a Horse Camp circle so people can bring their horses down and camp by the beach. The horse camp has corrals for your horses with your camping spot. Pit toilets are close by, but you have to go into the main camping area for flush toilets and hot showers. We drove back north to Coos Bay to try and get a shot of the bridge over the Bay. Also saw them loading a ship with timber for export in North Bend. Found a Sizzler for lunch which made my husband happy!! He loves their salad bar. Said I should have taken a picture of ... read more

BEACHSIDE S.P., YACHATS to BULLARDS BEACH S.P., BANDON Last night there was a full moon. Have you ever walked on the beach in the light of a clear, bright full moon? If not, I would strongly recommend it. That is what I was doing in the very early hours of the morning, looking for a picture of the moon reflecting on the water, of course!! We had reservations at Bullards Beach State Park for the week-end but not for Thursday night, so we needed to get there early to get our spot for four nights (you cannot reserve for the night you call). It is interesting to see how much the Logging industry has increased all down the coastal range. We have not seen so many log trucks for a long time. ... read more