It's a Beautiful Place

Scotland is simply beautiful. Our Saturday adventures took us to Ayrshire where around each new bend awaited green fields and grazing sheep, a picturesque Scottish town, the rugged coast, or another castle. We enjoyed literary and historical connections stopping by both the birthplace of Robert Burns and Culzean Castle that served as Eisenhower's headquarters during World War II. And we saw sights like this one at Dunure that reminded us that for all of it's power there are some things that time can't erase.

After a good dinner with our host family, we tried to check up on Valerie's mother, a long distance odyssey that eventually led to the discovery that she had passed away Friday night during surgery to repair her displaced fractured hip. Hama, who withstood all that time could throw at her for 96 years, is at home with the Lord in a place even more beautiful than Scotland.