And so, we are in Calgary.  It has been a very grueling series of days.  I feel as though everyone in Calgary must know everything about me at this point, and I am certain Wendy is sick of my voice.  She's been quite a trooper, sitting through most every interview with me.  Wow, has it been good to have her along.  The decision as to whether this is the job for us or not would have been so hard to make if she had stayed home.  Is it the job for me?  We'll have to wait and see, I guess.  More prayer is needed.  Lots of it.

Today, we had a few hours off, and so we went to Banff.  The necessary davidwendy photo ensued:


But the town is very nice, if very small and touristy.  There are certainly beautiful buildings.  This is an Anglican/Episcopalian church in the heart of Banff.

The surrounding mountains are surprisingly rugged and beautiful.  While we were there, the mountains were mostly covered with clouds.

The mountain's beauty is surpassed:


As we drove out of Banff, we had to climb up, out of the valley, which provided wonderful opportunities to see the beauty of the valley.  Seeing it like this makes it seem obvious that people would have wanted to settle here.  Never mind the 27 feet of snow annually.

A little further out is the CP Hotel, the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.  Not a bad looking place, if you're in to this sort of thing.  There are natural hot springs here that people come from all over to soak in.

You know, it isn't a BAD looking place.

Pray for us, as we must pass through customs tomorrow.  I am fully legal to enter the country, and nothing at all is amiss, but with the Department of Homeland Security, nothing is a certainty.  I think I'm always just over anxious when approaching the border, but pray, nonetheless.

thankyouandhaveaniceday.