End Day 2
Today was good but a challenge. The morning started with an incredible breakfast provided by the men of Bradford’s Chapel UMC-bacon, eggs, grits, biscuits, OJ, and coffee to start off our morning. These guys were wonderful! Our launch point was City Hall of Shorter…destination Frazer UMC in Montgomery approximately 13 miles. Today would be “light” compared to the previous days 20 miles.
We started at a good trot and made great time for about the first two hours and seemed to be ahead of schedule. But then, the sun, a bit of fatigue, and sore feet kicked in. By lunch we realized it was going to take a bit longer. We crossed several bridges, listened to the birds, and compared houses. Some were really nice…really big. Others had missing shingles, broken windows, and needed lots of TLC. It made us realize what families sometimes go through.
Heath Spurlock, our webmaster, saw us on HWY 80 from the Interstate, honked several times and then waited for us at our next rest stop. He has been so instrumental in making this web site run, teaching me about Twitter and so much more. We are are grateful to have him so it was good to see him along the route.
After lunch, we trudged along…and trudged…and trudged. We finally made it to Frazer around 4:30..navigating traffic on the Atlanta HWY was a chore and slowed us down-but I think the heat was a main factor. It was wonderful having Brad along but his destination ended with our finish in Montgomery. His wife, Michelle, helped out with our snack bar which by the way has profited about $1300 so far. Way to go!!!! Tomorrow we get to speak at Annual Conference for a few minutes at 9:00 AM and then launch.
A big thank you to Mrs. Megan Burritt and family for hosting us tonight. The Burritt’s are members of Frazer and also the grandparents of Lee Jones, an old friend from Auburn Wesley Foundation. We are all family here. I look forward to a great day tomorrow! Very proud of my mom. She hung in for the entire 13 miles today! Way to go!
Thanks to you all and we’ll see you along HWY 80!
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WAY TO GO GUYS!!! I have been thinking of you all and thinking up an i-pod playlist that would be appropriate (i.e. the Proclaimers “I Would Walk 500 Miles”, and of course Patsy Cline’s “These boots were made for walking”, the Bangles “walk like an Egyptian”, and maybe or maybe not “Walk this way” by Aerosmith and “Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash). Needless to say; I have been thinking about all you walkers in that crazy brain of mine and have been praying for you all! Keep the pictures and the commentary coming. I can’t wait to see you Saturday! Thank you all for what you are doing to advance the Kingdom!
In Him,
Meredith