Family

Catherine and Tim Frodsham: 30 March 2024

We had the first of our rather large family visit this week. Anika Davis, Catherine’s granddaughter and her husband, Brigham.

Theirs was the quickest trip possible. They took a train from Paris on a Thursday, spent the night with us and then took a train back to Paris Friday morning. When I saw my Anika I screamed, “SHNIKES!!” when I saw her on the walkway coming down to meet us! She said, “only my Nana calls me that!” We picked them up from the train station at around 9:30 am and brought them to our apartment to drop their suitcases off and then we headed out using the metro and a walking tour of Old Lyon.

The city was founded before the time of Christ, and for many centuries was the capital of France. It was a major shipping and transportation hub in France and had a thriving silk industry.

It’s a bit of a jar to pop out of the metro to some Roman ruins in the middle of the city. The amphitheater and the theater were built at around the time of Christ, and early Christians were persecuted here.

We took the Metro to the Basilica and walked from there through the old city to the Fountaine Bartholdi. The fountain was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, who also designed the Statue of Liberty in New York.

We walked around Old Lyon and ate lunch there. One of the highlights for Brigham was the candy shop! haha! We had a wonderful time and beautiful weather.

It was hard to see them go the next morning. Way too short of a visit but made my heart happy!

Two days later, Elise and her family drove in from their visit in Normandy. We took them on the same walking tour.

Walking through old Lyon, Elise stumbled on the cobblestones, and twisted her ankle.

We were all to drive to Chamonix where the Millers wanted to ski in the Alpes. Michael took the girls with him to ski. Elise, Catherine and I came later to enjoy the sights.

Nestled in the Alpes and a stones throw from Mount Blanc, the views in and around Chamonix are breathtaking. We spent just one night, plenty for missionaries taking a break with family.

We love family. We are missing so many family events; baptisms, graduations, marriages and more. We are delighted when family comes to visit, and though we are missing much, there is no place we would rather be than here in France on the Lord’s errand.