Our son Andrew came to the 40 Days for Life vigil site to show us the van he bought for us

About a week ago, I received a phone call from our son Andrew.  He got right to the point, saying “I bought you a van.”  On Friday, Andrew and his wife Shantel made the long drive down from Chico to deliver our new van.

We have known for years that Andrew had an amazing ability to find great deals on eBay, but this one surpasses our wildest imaginations! After spending so many years in our home, experiencing both the frustrations and the benefits of a large family, Andrew knew exactly what we needed, and this van has features that we wouldn’t have even thought of asking for.

Our old van (which has logged almost 280,000 miles) was beginning to show its age, and we had been finding it necessary to restrict our travel.  Continue reading →