The bagpipes are coming!!!! What an experience, the ground shook with the drums and the air vibrated with the sound of the pipes! And they kept coming till the stadium was filled with pipers

from all around the world. You just wanted to stand up and cheer will you had no voice left!

The program kept us on the edge of our seats, from 5 - 7 year olds on motorized mini bikes to the older teenegers flying around the stadium doing single, double and quad crosses in front of us, gymnastic displays by the soldiers, graceful , highland dancing to funny skits. A moving reenactment of soldiers protecting and Afghan family in the desert. The sky cleared during the performance not a drop or rain fell as it had several times that day. We also took a Celtic walk thru parts of Edinburgh to learn the Christian history, the bravery of the Conenantors in their stand for Christ during 1661-1668. Did you know if you were caught reading the Bible you could be shot right then and there????? If you were caught in a gathering you were taken to the castle and thumb screws were applied till you either recanted or your thumbs split!!!! 1400 were taken to Greyfrair's church graveyard and treated as animals till all but 48 survived. The leaders had their hands chopped off along with their head and placed on pikes for all to see . . . one head was on display as a warning for 27 years. How would we act in those circumstances??? Would we stand for Christ through the fire and the water. Our brothers and sisters were tortured and drowned for their faith, the time is coming and is here in other countries where Christians die for their faith in our Lord Jesus Christ . . .May we stand tall together and fear no man in our declaration of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

love to my kiddlets!

I can not believe it is Tuesday already! What a weekend . . .Sunday morning was precious, the children who delivered their part of the programof their weeks time together were so excited about the kings and queens of the Bible: Jezebel - WICKED! ( in a bad way, ha), Solomon - WISE,Esther - WILLING, David - WORSHIPPING KingJesus - WONDERFUL. In the afternoon Ruth, a dear friend, and I went north to Stirling and through the foothills of the Ochil Hills to Tillicoultry . . .so incredibly beautiful. Tears, thinking of all the times Papa walked along these roads and the occasions I was bundled up in the pram and went for a "wee" ride up the hills with Mom and Dad. So many memories that we will have to gather in Eternity with them . . .Returning to Stirling we found the university of Stirling and there was Wallace's monument . . . majestic against the sunny sky, towering over the campus. CALEDON, the three Scottish tenors . . .wow what a night, what laughes, what music. Our toes tapped and our hands clapped and we laughed till there was no voice left! On the way home we were thrilled at the sight of Stirling Castle lite up against the black backdrop of the night sky. Today we are off to Glasgow to visit the Cowan's, Daddys cousin, sweet times that may not be experienced again till we are together in Heaven. Thursday we are off to Edinburgh! the Tattoo!

Lunch is almost ready so I will just say a few words and add more later! Time is flying in, the weather is beautiful, in fact yesterday was warm! Had a delightful time in church yesterday morning. The vacation Bible School was featured and the children were precious . . .all about the kings and queens of Bible . . .the church was decorated as a castle . . .really interesting. Uncle Jim and Aunt Sadie came over for lunch with our dear friend Ruth. After lunch, Ruth and I traveled to Stirling and along the foothills to Tillicoultry, Papa's home and even went to Campbell Castle.
Lunch is ready so must go. Will add more detail about the concert we attended and some pics!