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Time to get to put away the winter things and bring out our summer clothes! What a long, slow process a Pittsburgh spring can be. Summer is upon us and we are fully blessed to be enjoying the fellowship that brings with it. While Dan is in Thailand I always try and stay busy and often go and see my family in the Midwest. I was able to celebrate Father’s Day and my Mother’s 86th birthday with them in late June. We cherish every special day that we can in this season. Back in the Burgh I had wonderful visit from Mark and Dana Ritchie who are stateside to put their eldest daughter, Miriam, into college. Dana is originally from the area where our house located and so I am very happy to host them in her hometown. Mark and Dana and the girls were at our table every year for 10 years for Thanksgiving and often for Boxing Day, the day after Christmas. Sometimes Dana’s parents, Gordon and Barbara Conner would join in as they came to visit for the holidays. I actually knew Gordon and Barbara years before I ever met Dana, through their work as phone counselors at CTV where I was often a guest soloist. What a wonderful, lovely small world it is in the family of God.

~ Debbie Ecker