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\nFrom mission connections full time over time input to the U.P. (Upper Michigan). To get there, you have to cross the Mackinac bridge, and boy I was not exactly looking forward to it. The last time we crossed, we had to have an escort to keep all the cars to driving under 30 mph because the wind was causing the bridge to sway. Our crossing was easy, and we are enjoying a reunion with Roy’s family at his brother’s family home on Drummond Island.
\nHere are the three sibs, Lynn, Roy, and Scott:
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\nWhat a sweet time it has been so far, with plenty of laughing and praying and of course, eating! Scott’s wife, Angela, is a good cook, and how can you go wrong with fresh sweet cherries and berries??<\/p>\n

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