I am very much in Virginia now, having gotten in on Friday night just in time to get from Roanoke to Lynchburg (with the help of mobile and generous friends who picked me up at the airport) and to my old church, River's Edge, for their Friday night service. And then there was ladies' night with Lindsey and Christy afterwards, much like the good old days except with less ladies and no Nick.

Saturday was the Celtic Festival at the Sedalia Center, and it was VERY windy! But it was a beautiful day for it all the same and I had a very nice time, especially with seeing Barbara and Bernard, Chuck and Anne, and finally meeting the infamous Andrew. Tracy and Tim were kind enough to pick me up for that, and afterwards Andrew and I went to see Tracy in her play, Play It Again, Sam. It was great, especially for community theater. And then down to the Bull Branch to see who all we could catch there.

Sunday was Grace in the morning, and then Indian food for lunch at Milan's, with a bunch of the old lunch crew from Grace. And then to Serena, Ember, and Rachel's place where we spent the rest of the afternoon and evening having good quality time.

Today I got to sleep in nice and late, watch a movie, take a shower, collect my thoughts. I'm with Ash and the gang again now, about to go get some car parts for Ash's girlfriend in Roanoke, in his Marine-themed van.

Tonight will be Open Mic Night at the Bistro, so if you're in town, please come down to Main Street for that. Always a good time, always good people.

Tomorrow night is, of course, the Carico's house church, at which I'll get to see many of the folks from Grace and elsewhere with whom I was very close. And tomorrow daytime and Wednesday day will both be trying to sneak in some visits to a few more individuals and families, and then jumping on the plane Wednesday evening to get back to Jax around midnight and to work at 7:30 the next morning. Hoorah!