Ellen's visit..

I know...GASP I have no pictures...forgot my camera.

But, the day with her was wonderful and I am sure memories of that day will linger almost as long as a photo.

Mom thought we had left and I heard her on the phone with someone last evening talking about me and Ellen. She said that we blessed her heart when we laughed and cut up together. She went on and on about Ellen singing at church and also me and Lisa too. She was telling how Ellen, Lori and I have so much the same personality and silliness. It was sweet to hear her saying all these nice things about me...and Ellen and Lori as well. I walked in to her bedroom and didn't tell her I had heard, but she said...I thought you were gone?? I could have been talking about you. *smiles* I wiggled into her bed between her and daddy and we talked and laughed and I could have stayed there for hours.

Ellen has this voice that is flawless. She is full of Christ and it is made evident in her smile, her laugh and most definitely in her song.

After all the church activities were over and after we had stopped at the uncles...Her, mom and Scott and I stopped by Wilson's old house to take a breather and chat a while before Ellen made that long drive home. Todd has pictures on the wall of various musicians. But to one side there are pictures of family. Todd is so proud of his family, loves everyone of them so much. There was a picture of Todd at ohh about 14 with Pat Clark...they had sung at a wedding that day. Below it was a picture of Mark playing a fiddle and Lee Ervin (Ellen's dad) playing the guitar. There were several pictures of Mark, and a picture of Todd and Johnny and Little John playing on a stage in Valdese I think. Ellen loved looking at them, as much as Todd I suppose.

When Ellen sat down and we started talking. We had mentioned at the church about hoping she would move home...so we started talking about that again. She was very sincere when she said if she had a job here, she would love to move back to this area...to HOME. So she is really going to check into Sears to see if she can transfer to Hickory...wouldn't that be AWESOME! We could find a church together if the Lord led her to the same one as us! We are visiting Silver Creek next week matter of fact, LouElla invited me and I think it would be awesome to find a church that family goes to already. I really like Mom and Dad's church, but it is small and I want a church I can be active in and make friends to hang out with. I want Christian friends of a like mind...or close to a like mind...so we can fellowship, have fun and do things together. I WANT BURT AND LESLIE AND COLIN... :). Anyways, Ellen said she would visit church's too when she moved HOME. Mom and I were up talking this morning and mom just glowed when we talked about Ellen coming home. I could see us being very close, I already feel it. I can picture Her, Lori and I really spending a lot of time together. And Lisa just might have to be an adopted cousin :).

We hated to see Ellen go, but she will be back. She is coming for the July get together and may spend the night with me or mom one :)....I am voting ME!