chaddy waddy

last night as i was making a delicious catfish dinner, my phone rang. it was branson's mom. so i answered, "hey!" when i was greeted by a deep voice...

"shanna..."
"hi!" - thinking it was branson's dad...
"this is elder larson"
"CHAD! how are you?!"
"great! ......"

our conversation lasted for an hour. chad had a 2 hour layover in atlanta on his way to chile. so he called mom and dad, then called kendyll, and then called us. he tried to call collect, but apparently cell phones aren't too keen on collect calls. so he called mom again and they 3-way called us.

it was so great to hear his voice! he sounds wonderful! and he is so excited to be in chile serving the lord and his people there. he's a great missionary... and i'm sure he'll only get better from here.