300 Million

What does 300 million residents mean for America? Well, for Newport, New Hampshire it probably doesn't mean a whole lot. This past weekend we walked around this lovely small town and talked with lots of folks.....you can't help but talk to folks there because they are so friendly and they want to know about you and what brings you to Newport.....they all knew about the wedding and most of them knew the bride and groom. Kate and I watched the homecoming parade and it took me back more years than I care to remember to a small town in North Carolina that also loved football and had homecoming parades every year. It is reassuring to know that in this country where we will soon have 300,000,000 residents that there is still a place where people matter more than technology and where a young woman from Texas found love and happiness. Congratulations to Fran and Brian. I hope that they never lose the values that their parents and the good folks in Newport have taught them and the remarkable love they have for God and His blessings.