For the third year in a row, we are serving a christian organization that we have financially supported over the years. This time we are in Colorado Springs at Focus on the Family, an organization started by Dr. James Dobson in 1977 and now led by Jim Daly. I raised my kids by the Dobson books: Dare to Disciple, Hide and Seek, and The Strong-Willed Child (and I think they turned out pretty great). Focus remains an awesome resource for parents and is founded on 6 principles:
1. The ultimate purpose of life is to know God through Jesus Christ and beginning with our families, to reach out to the world with love.
2. The institution of marriage is sacred and designed by God.
3. Children are a blessing and are our heritage from God.
4. Human life is sacred.
5. Christians are called on to support the institutions of family, church, and government for the benefit of mankind.
6. God created humans in His image intentionally male and female with unique and complimentary qualities.
So that is where we stand and we are giving them our time in affirmation of that. We have met so many delightful people, guests, staff, and fellow volunteers. Easter week we greeted over 6000 guests to the visitors’ center. We have worked banquets, Steve is working on data entry for a department, and I am doing decor and fresh flower arrangements for the annual Volunteer Banquet (for which we got an invite). Pam and Wally Hasbrouck have given us the run of their house (only 5 minutes away) and that enables us to be here for a full month.
As you leave the flat,awesome farm lands and start up in to the mountains, still frosted with snow, you come upon the town that has remade itself into an Alpine Village. It draws tourists by the bus load, and is just gorgeous. 
We also checked out Whitworth cause Robbie got accepted there for college but chose Westmont, and Gonzaga just because.
If I had another life to live, I would love to run a B&B, or maybe be a substitute to fill in for other B&B owners so they could take vacations. 
Every turn in the road reveals more awesome and dynamic scenery! Laramie to Dubois with a brief stop in Rawlins and Landers. This is our longest drive time day. But we are listening to tapes and yakking and rejoicing in the amazing creation. Here is Steve at the wheel of our cherry-red impala and some view in the background. All of these are truly cowboy towns, and because of the huge winter snows that haven’t melted yet, they too expect some flooding.
Our suitcases were calling out, so after one month up on the shelf, they are packed again and on an excellent adventure.