Parents in Seattle!

We just had a great week with Sue's parents, Dale and Bertha (Dad and Mom C to me). Dale faces the daily challenge of MS, and Bertha has the role of major carer, so life is often difficult. Sue and I prayed about bringing them over to Seattle for a change of air and activity and purchased the air tickets. We travelled north of Seattle to book a wheelchair accessible van plus a motorised chair for the week and committed whatever came in the honorarium for the VBS we were doing for New Hope church on Mercer Island. We duly picked up the van and chair and headed to the airport. It was a stressful time for Mom and Dad C to actually get on to the plane, but Sue's sister De Ann was wonderful and saw them on at her end in Boise. Sue got a special Escort Pass to greet them at the gate (this is no longer possible for non-travellers since 9/11) and I manoevered the wheelchair from carpark to waiting area. When Dale was wheeled in by an airlines worker, I stood from my chair to greet him, much to the gasps of onlookers. I should have cried "It's a miracle" but didn't. From then on the week flew by. Each day we made one major trip and atel lunch out, getting back mid-afternoon to allow for rest time and an early night. We thoroughly enjoyed exploring the waterfront in Seattle, dining at The Fisherman's Restaurant waterside, visitin Gig Harbour and then the Hawthorn Tea Rooms in Tacoma, and then 'doing' brunch at Salty's at Redondo Beach - an awesome gastronomic experience. I know this was a week that they won't forget and neither will we. And when that honorarium arrived from New Hope it covered all our expenses and more. God is SO GOOD.