A happy visit

We had the opportunity to attend a conference in Washington at the National Cathedral this past week. The drive was long, the cathedral floors are hard, and thus there was no place in D.C. for McAllister to rest his weary head. (His head is often weary. Part of his job.)

It was a blessing to know that any number of church families are happy to host him for short visits, and that he's a good guest. Here is McAllister with our good friends Kirsten, Timothy, Mark, and Sarah. He spent Thursday through Sunday with them.

He was a great visitor, they told us!

Well…Timothy did point out one little shortcoming, related to Mac's adjusting to unfamiliar surroundings.

"He pooped in the garage," Timmy said. "Then, he pooped on the road."

While his parents smiled and assured us it was no trouble at all, Timmy disagreed. "It was not funny!" he explained.

Very true. :-)

We still have the sense that McAllister was a very effective ambassador of goodwill.