Our week in Florida

This last week we enjoyed a wonderful trip to Ft. Walton Beach and then over to Panama City. We were down there for the College Retreat (Rando spoke during the morning sessions). We went a day early and stayed an extra day for some much needed rest and "us" time. The last few weeks have been crazy with the adult basketball tournament and me finishing my masters (I only have my portfolio left to do), so we haven't seen much of each other. During the retreat we enjoyed awesome worship and digging into the Word as we looked at how to be ready to give an answer to the world when asked why we believe. I personally learned so much from Rando and Paul as they preached on defending our faith.

We also enjoyed fellowshipping with old and new friends. I really enjoyed laying by the pool for hours with Pam Turner (she taught me piano when I was in elementary school and now we were able to talk and share as adults). This trip reminded me of how much I missed Hebron the last 8 years and how glad I am to be back. We also enjoyed getting to know Paul and Missy Perkins (and their precious boys) better. The college kids were a lot of fun too. Here is a picture that makes me feel old! I babysat these HBC staff kids (of course they are adults now).



On Wed. night we drove over to Destin to see a dear college friend, Josh. It was so neat to hear what all God is doing in their family.



After the group left, we took the scenic route over to PCB. We found a hotel and then headed to my favorite place to get a steak, Angelos. For those of you who know my dad this confirms that I am his child! Thursday night we ate, played putt-putt, walked on the beach, and got in the pool.






Friday, we drove back and picked up our precious baby, Noodle! She missed me the most (okay... I know she is a daddy's girl, but I like to think she missed me too).



Saturday we went to the Braves game (as you can tell this is our favorite summer outing) with my sister, Dana. It was extremely hot and I will be okay if I never go to another day game in June, July, or August as long as I live. In the 9th inning Bobby Cox made our long hot day worth it when he tied Tug McGraw's record for most ejections. The three of us have been saying for a while that we wanted to be at the game where he hit this milestone and we were! I know it is sad that we wanted to be there for this, but it is funny to watch him fuss!



Sunday, we were back at church and what a wonderful day it was. The sermon was great. I encourage you to check it out at www.hebronchurch.org.

Enjoy our pictures from our trip. They may be a little fuzzy, but I took the advice of a friend and resized them to save space on our blog. Have a wonderful week!