Beach Bound!

Yep! It's that time of year again! We are headed to Destin on Friday and we could not be more excited! Our summer was busy, busy and it's time for some R&R. We will be celebrating a lot this week too. SJ turns 6 on Friday so we will stop in Ridgeland, MS and visit with old friends while munching on a Five Guys Burger and Maggie Moos Ice Cream! We are thrilled to be able to visit with some of our dear friends again! It's been a very long time since we've had a chance to sit and chat if only for a couple hours. We will spend the night at my parents house and head out early Saturday morning for FL.
SC had a blast with her Nai Nai and Yei Yei, Meme, Aunt Becky and Uncle Stacy and cousins Regan and Ryan last weekend. She turned 3 and had a fabulous time doing it. I'll post pics soon. Just wanted to get in a post before the packing started. I'll take my computer to the beach and try to update as much as possible. For now it's "Cheeseburger in Paradise".....

Catch up...

So, let's see what's been happening around here?! I made the mistake of not purchasing School Supplies before I left for Nicaragua so it took several days and several stores in order to get all of SJ's pencils, crayons and glue for her first day of school. She was ready to go but a little apprehensive. After the first day, she was just fine. She loves learning and loves her teacher and has already read a book by herself! I am amazed at how fast they learn! She even asked me this morning if she was going to school today, Saturday! I just hope she keeps up this enthusiasm. Her Mom on the other hand, well, I could live without it. I was completely satisfied with my summer routine!

So, SC and I are now all alone every morning and I think SC really misses her sissy. We're getting to spend some good quality time together as I get in my walk/run...depending on the heat index! She gets very excited when I announce it's time to go pick up Sissy. SC also has a birthday coming up in 1 week. Three years old....hard to believe it's been that long. She is growing up so fast and knows so much. She is extremely excited about her Ariel Birthday. She's been very consistent with her requests for an Ariel birthday s0, guess what she's gonna get? We are all geared up for Ariel! I can't imagine life without my sweet SC! God always does the most amazing things when we trust Him!

Our family vacation is coming up soon and we will spend a few days resting from a very busy summer. We seem to pack so much into those few short weeks but it doesn't include rest. We are all in need of a change of scenery. To sum it all up, we are back! At least for a few days...

Home Sweet Home..

We are safely home from Quilali, Nicaragua. How awesome it was to serve my Saviour in this village! I will sum up our service with one word...RELATIONSHIP. God worked in the lives of many of our team members in such personal ways. I will never be able to know all that God did in each of them but I saw evidence of the Spirit's working. And, 117 Nicaraguan's now know Jesus as their personal savior and 70+ are back in a fellowship with Him.
Quilali is located in the Northern mountain region of Nicaragua, very near the Honduran border. Our bus trip took approximately 7 hours (we were anticipating 10 hrs!) and the scenery was beautiful. I have posted a couple pictures just to wet your appetite. I'll be posting an album soon. Time to hit the sack. Our wake up call came at a dim 3 am this morning...needless to say, I need a nap!

Nite for now....