My Spirit Refreshed, My Soul Fed

Today my spirit was refreshed and my soul was fed.

We attended a Young Chautauqua presentation—a wonderful group of young people that “became” various heroic, historic figures.  It was outside, in a safe place for me!  (I got out of my “MCS prison” for an afternoon!!!  🙂 )

We “met” Teddy Roosevelt, Sarah Edwards, Diet Eman, Jim Bridger, and Dolly Madison.  I have never experienced anything that made history come so alive!

I love history, and this was just wonderful; our children also enjoyed it and learned so much.

The performers were energetic, enthusiastic, and talented.  These young people even wrote their own presentations—fantastic first-person depictions of these historic people!

If you live or will be in the Black Hills area, you can see this presentation at:

• Oelrichs Community Building on May 2, 7-8:30 pm
• Real Life Church in Rapid City on May 9, 2-4 pm
• Hot Springs Library on May 16, 5-7 pm

More reasons why this uplifted me:

• It was so much fun meeting new friends!  People like me with severe MCS are often so isolated.  Not many events are outside like this was for me!
• With two or three of the historical figures in particular, learning about their spiritual lives and devotion to the Lord was inspiring.
• I got some more fresh air.
• Our kids had a great time.

Thank the Lord for His blessings.

If you have MCS like mine, I pray that God will give you ways to get out of your prison, too!

Christa Upton        Black Hills Picture Books      PO Box 293      Custer, SD  57730