Leigha at Patriarch Voyle's

This afternoon we took Leigha, a new member from the Columbus ward to Smithville, MS for a Patriarchal Blessing from the Stake Patriarch.  This is a special blessing that is available to members that provides guidance and comfort.  This was a special day for Leigha, and we were pleased to be able to help her with this great experience. 

The kids are her niece and nephew (Cambria and JoJo), who she babysits a lot.  Their mom was working today, so we got to take them along with us.  Good practice for when we return to the grandkids!!  We packed along a cooler for lunch and snacks.
From our apartment in Starkville, to church in West Point, then to Columbus to pick up Leigha, on to Smithville, returning with a detour to Mormon Springs (see next post), then to Columbus and finally home to Starkville, it was 238 miles.  Due to the geography of our area, we can easily put that many miles on in a day (sometimes much more), but we average about 160 miles daily.  That's a tank (20 gallons) of diesel every 3 days at $3.90 per gallon, you figure it out.