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We went,
Across the green hills of Alabama
to a breakfast in Birmingham,
On the red roads of Mississippi
saw the house of Elvis in Tupelo,
Skirted the corner of Tenessee
and over the river at Memphis,
Through the open fields of Arkansas
on 412 until route 63 north,
Stayed with old friends in Missouri
saw a ditch of flowers outside the capitol,
Then into Tulsa and Oklahoma City
walked Bricktown and the hanging gardens,
By the windmills in the fields of Texas
standing tall like desert clocks,
Across the chest of New Mexico
felt three drops of rain in Encino,
Into Arizona in Navajo country
and down the mountain into Phoenix,
Our new home,
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Breakfast with Holly near Birmingham, Alabama
We stayed the night with Travis and Christina Miller in Linn, Missouri
We rode scooters around Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City’s botanical gardens were lovely!
We went from Oklahoma City all the way to Phoenix, cutting our trip from 4 days down to 3 days.
Around 1 a.m. on Saturday night, we arrived at our house in Phoenix, Arizona.
This is where we’ll be for the next two or three months working with Aim-Right Ministries and Unite Phoenix. Come see us or send us a letter or something at:
Javen and Aleisha Bear
1833 North Mitchell Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85006
javen.bear. 