Tom can't decide if he wants to go outside or stay inside. He is indecisive because it's 10 degrees outside.
We left a little late for the valley, between 8:30-8:45. The party starts at noon. We stopped at White Mountain Car Wash to get gas with my debit card and to wash the car. James paid $11 for the car wash, only to realize that the car wash was closed. We will have to use our was code another time. Jimmy Brookbank's car wash was being remodeled and wasn't open. We stopped at the Speedway across from the Show Low Cafe but we would have to get out of the car and we didn't want to so we left for Payson.
We stopped at Speedway in Payson. While I went inside James got in the car wash line. When I joined him he was trying to make his card work but wasn't having any luck. An attendant came up and asked if he could help. He couldn't make our card work either so he said he was going to go get a code. He came back with the code and walla, it worked. No charge and our car is cleaner than it has been in a long time. Thank you so much!
We put in Aunt Faye's address when we got out of Payson and it took us down Bush Highway to Main St. in Mesa and then over to Power Rd. where her place is located. It is called Fellowship Square. We arrived a little bit late. Everyone was already sitting down to lunch. We sat at the family table with Mom, Dawn, Dave, Laura, Paul, Faye, Cathi & Terry. Rebecca & Brent didn't make it. They were at the hospital with Scott talking to his doctor.
For lunch we had chicken salad croissant sandwiches, chips and water and then either white or chocolate cake.
We got to meet Star Richardson who is in charge of the party. She lives in California. I asked her how she knew Faye. She said her dad was the pastor of the church where Faye started her children's ministry and she remembers Faye doing her puppet shows. They have stayed in touch all of these years.
There was a program after lunch. Paul and Faye sang "It Is Well with My Soul." They sang another song about Jesus but it wasn't familiar to me and I don't recall the words.
Mom asked if she could leave after the first song, so Terry & Cathi took her home. Dawn stayed and went home with Dave & Laura after the program was over.
The next part of the program was Star, (her name is Starleen), asking Faye some questions and Faye telling how she got started in the Assembly of God Church doing a children's ministry. She had been a school teacher in Mesa and she said she traded teaching about math to teaching about Jesus. She has traveled all over the world. She told us a couple of stories about India and even riding an elephant on her way to visit the Taj Mahal. She lived in Brussels, Belgium for several years and taught all over Europe. One time when she was in India she said, "God, no one knows where I am." She said she felt God say to her, "I do." That was all she needed to feel safe.
She married later in life to a man with the last name of Reese. They were married five "wonderful" months before he passed away.
We said goodbye to Aunt Faye and Uncle Paul and then rode I rode the elevator down with Dave, Laura, and Dawn. James said the stairs would be faster so he took the stairs.
I wanted to go to Costco and get some more Fairlife protein shakes. We headed for the one in Gilbert by Deseret Book. I was shocked to find that a case of Fairlife shakes has gone up. On December 31st they were $33.99 for a case of 18. Now they are $39.99. Yikes!
We went over to Deseret Book because I wanted to get a new envelope for my ordinance clothes. They had one left and only one style so it was an easy choice.
On the trip home we went through Globe and stopped at Taco Bell because we were both a little hungry. I wanted a bean burrito. James ordered a couple of crispy chicken tacos. My burrito was meh. I shared my burrito with James and he shared one of his tacos with me. The tacos were actually quite good.
James drove so carefully through Salt River Canyon. He knew I got a little dizzy last time.
Tom was anxious to get out when we got home and he stayed out all night. I watched the newest Hallmark movie, "Melbourne Match" while James walked. I did some walking but only got 6,000 steps when I decided it was time for bed.
"The beautiful paradox is the more we are focused on showing our love for God, the more easily we recognize His love for us."
- Elder Steven C. Barlow, OGC 2025
Aunt Faye's 90th Birthday Party
Paul & Faye singing
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