Cross Country Trip -- Day 4 (July 23, 2009)

We slept in this morning until about 8:30 AM. I'm not sure how that happened.

We went back to the Alamo this morning when it was open and walked around. It was something else. We watched a 17 minute video about the Alamo, which encompassed more than just the famous battle there. It was very informative.

The rest of the day we spent driving. We finally made it out of Texas! That was a long drive, but very beautiful.

We did not decide where to stop until late this afternoon. We thought about pushing on and going to Gulfport, MS, but settled on Baton Rouge, LA. Wade and Seth were bummed about that. They wanted us to push on so that we would do one more long trip and be at Grandpa and Grandma's house in Florida tomorrow night. My body is a little older than theirs and I am the one doing the driving. Although, today Wade and Seth were driving me crazy. They were not interested in watching movies or playing games on their handheld gaming systems. They were content to pick at each other and on Levi. I can't blame them after being in the van for 4 days.

We should reach Florida in two days.

Pray for continued safety and patience as we travel. We saw several accidents today. On our entire trip, we have seen at least 6 burned spots on the side of the road where you can tell that a vehicle was on fire. We praise the Lord for His continued hand upon us. Continue to pray for God's direction for our future.