Cars at Culvers

Driving through Marshalltown on our way to Menards the other day, Papa and I noticed many classic cars on the road.  Where were they all headed?  We soon found out.  The Culver's parking lot was filled with beautiful, classy rides--and people admiring them.  It wasn't something we were going to miss!  I've paid to visit a museum with cars like these.

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."  --St. Augustine

Life is a journey, I've been told.
You must be strong; you must be bold.
Deep within our hearts we hold
A promise of far more worth than gold.

The path is rough; the way is cold.

Sometimes we travel a B-maintenance road

"Paved" with cheapest gravel sold

With bridges that barely carry the load.

Sometimes it seems we run out of gas.
Our fenders get rusted, old, and tired.
We wonder with every mile we pass,
If we will reach the point desired.

In spite of our weakness, God gives us strength:
Courage to continue, faith to go on.
How deep is His love; how great is its length.
He imparts grace to face the dawn.
--B.G.C.

"Happiness is a way of travel, not a destination."  --Roy M. Goodman
(Don't ask me why I have a weird feeling this quote was not intended as a caption for hot rods and convertibles...it seems appropriate enough!)

You never know what you will run into (Why, oh why, do they have these figures of speech?) on a trip to town!  Sometimes it's all in being blessed/fortunate enough to be at the right place at the right time.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."  --Proverbs 3:5-6