Sunday morning we attended church with Josh's family. Emeri must have already joined her friends when we took this picture.
The pastor spoke about the importance of foundations. What foundation is my life built on? Don't build it on the world's philosophy.
Jesus said, "Anyone who listens to My teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears My teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds on a house of sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash." Matthew 7:24-27
"See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of mere men, following the elementary principles of this world, rather than following the truth - the teachings of Christ." Colossians 2:8
Eli helped take down the backdrop.
For lunch we went to First Watch, a "cafe for health-minded breakfast, brunch and lunch options". It was bustling and hard to find a parking spot! Very delicious!
We had a little time before we needed to get on the road.
Reggie let Al hold him for the first time ever! Josh helped Al update his computer. He will need a new one soon.
We said our byes and then headed back to Kansas. Decided to go on new roads, like we like to do! We took the backroad to Tontitown as we often have.
Then on toward Siloam Springs, where Josh and Staci attended college. North on 59 to Gentry, across on 12 then here's where we picked up the new road. Highway 43. It basically followed the border of Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Then we came to the convergence of 3 states -
AR-MO-OK tri-state marker
Population 922 in 2020.
"Southwest City, Missouri, was first settled in the 1840s and was known as Honey Creek Town before being officially platted in 1870. Its history is defined by its location in the southwest corner of the state, bordering Oklahoma and Arkansas, which made it a key point along early trails, a gathering place for diverse people, and the site of incidents like a major bank robbery in 1894. The area's history is also tied to the broader history of the Osage Indians and its role during the Civil War."
As we continued on, the roads were like a roller coaster and we just laughed and got a kick out of the ups and downs and twists and turns!
We were headed for the tri-state marker for MO-OK-KS and we followed Maps. When we got close to Joplin, it brought us in on the west side past the Sandstone Gardens. We stopped there once.
We drove under I-44
At the cul-de-sac, we turned into the casino grounds,
and just a few feet further we turned south on a dirt road.
What an unusual marker!
You can leave your name on it.
We were in Kansas.
The straight roads confirmed it.
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