One Step at a Time: A Visit From a Friend and a Desert Safari!

What a fun time we had! It was so fun showing Lara the favorite activities we have, favorite places we visit, and our home...for the time being! It was also special to spend time with Christi and Andy and their sweet family! The "Desert" Safari was such fun! The dune-bashing was like being on a very long roller-coaster ride! The driver would stop for a view and pictures, and then we would go "bashing" again! I was in the very back corner...and I didnt even get sick! Before we did the dune-bashing, the driver let air out of the tires. He could then roll up and down and over the dunes. Awesome! We then rode the camel. I loved the way the camel knelt down so that we could climb on, then stood up, and we immediately were high above everything on his back! There was, of course, the belly dancer and then a "whirly dervish"! It was a male dancer who spun in one spot very quickly while making "skirts" go up and down and over. HARD to explain, but way cool! When he stopped, he didn't even waver! It was neat having the henna done! It goes on very thick, dries about thirty minutes, flakes off, and leaves the design. It lasted about one week! The sunset was absolutely gorgeous! It reminded me of a West Texas sunset. You can watch it set all the way down to the sandy horizon!

We went to the fountains, malls, souks, and the Antique Museum...places I have blogged about before. It was so fun to take Lara to all these places...Christi and I got to be the tour guides! We also went to the Dubai Museum. It is interesting, and depicts life in past bedouin villages. Oh, Lara also rode the bus with me! We only got a little bit lost! :)

Lara helped me with LiveWire, our church children's program. What a privilege to spend time teaching with her again...even if only a short time! :)

It was a special experience to share our new adventures with someone else. I love to visit someone in a new place because then when you think of them, you imagine them in their new surroundings that you have seen and experienced. You can see where God is leading them One Step at a Time, while He's leading you One Step at a Time! Please come visit, we would love to have you!