Three Hills, Alberta

Check out the "Easyrider" style hardware we saw recently. Put together from a 750 Honda by a Frenchman from Kelowna, BC. That's water from a thundershower, not oil under the bike!

The skills that some people possess is amazing!

I'm beginning to think that our Blog should have been named "How many Quilt stores can I find in Canada." We took  a slight detour (Roy's idea, not mine) after heading south on Alberta highway # 21 into Camrose. Why pray tell Roy would you do such a thing? Did you forget to gas up? Did you need sustenance? Oh, perhaps a washroom break? No, the real reason folks was:

A successful visit...... Score! Check out the smile.

You may ask what would draw us to the little town of Three Hills which is off the beaten track south east of Red Deer, Alberta? And the answer is, two of the most precious people that we have had the pleasure of knowing since the late 70's. Ron Shaw was a "super" protection and control techt. with BC Hydro before leaving the company to go back to school to learn to be an aircraft mechanical techt. at SAIT in Calgary and then attending Prairie Bible Institute in Three Hills. As if that was not enough, he and his wife Jacqui signed on with Africa Inland Missions and moved to Nairobi, Kenya with three young children. GOD had called and they were brave enough to answer! Flying is a passion and to serve and do it in Africa....... A dream fulfilled.

Now with children grown (daughter Danielle serves with AIM in Uganda now) they both serve at Prairie 

in their flight training program.

This amazing couple have been truly great friends to Gayle and I, keeping in touch over the years when it wasn't always easy to do. Life has taught me the value of friendship and our love for these two is unique. They continue to teach me about myself with gentle nudging and insight each and every time we are together.

Coffee connoisseur at work, post supper!

The ladies enjoy the results.....tea shared as well.

Thank you both for sharing your oasis with us, before we mount up to move on "down the road" we enjoyed the opportunity to join them on a favourite evening walk. A ritual that we should certainly incorporate into our lives.

Don't they look like they are enjoying themselves? Can they motor......

Open evening skies and field of wheat west of Three Hills, AB.

As we ready for the continuation of our ride, someone thought they should mount their fierce Honda powerhouse and head out on the road with us. I think they should tie a tether to the BMW and save gas. What do you think??