For the past 8 days and 7 nights, we have been at Somerset Beach Campground for our church conference’s Family Camp. It’s quite the epic experience that we plan on being a part of for years to come. Having been on many sides of Family Camp, we have an unique perspective of the week+ long […]
The One with the Camp Report
We’ve had absolutely gorgeous weather! Fire-cooked pizza sandwiches are a big hit. Deer flies love me. I hate (hate HATE) Deer Flies. I would officially declare myself a youth worker and not-so-much a children’s worker. Me + coming up with kids games = fail. Having my mom out at camp with us is super fun. […]
The One with the Serious Campers
Packing for a camping trip takes a lot of preparation, planning, and forethought. Packing for an 8 day camping trip with 15 teenagers and 5 adults is just crazy talk. But ladies and gentlemen, that’s exactly what we’ve been doing. For the past many months I’ve been keeping track of notes and thoughts on how to […]
The One with the Final Quiz
[Free Methodist] Bible Quizzing. Are you familiar with this concept? I wasn’t either until I started dating Kevin a few months into our freshmen year of college, and he was recounting stories of his Bible Quizzing days. Then I began attending monthly quizzes along with him as he quizmastered. I worked my way into the […]
The One with the Moving Conundrum
Apartment hunting is a whole lot more challenging than it would seem. Google apartment listings. Visit a few units. Choose your favorite. Move in. Right? Not so much. First of all, the town we are moving to is an adorable little village, but because of its small size there aren’t any listings on apartments.com and other […]
The One the Night of Worship
Sunday evening was an incredible time of worship and prayer hosted by the youth group. We invited all of the adults in the church to attend this unique event with us, and we were blessed by their participation. This Night of Worship was a dream of mine. To spend an hour or more with a […]
The One with the Reactions to THE Letter
Sunday was a day of encouragement for us. We had no idea how the congregation would react to the letter* Pastor Dale sent out to them during the week informing them of our impending departure for seminary. Happy? Sad? Angry? Frustrated? Excited? Indifferent? *if you’re interesting in reading said letter, it can be found at […]
The One with the Bittersweet Announcement
[originally written April 30th, 2011 @ 7:30pm] Tonight my heart is aching, anxious with anticipation. Twenty-four hours from now, our teens will have received the news that will likely devastate them–Kevin and Melanie are leaving. There is much more to the story than our departure from this town, this home, this church, but I know […]
The One with the Weekend of Worship
What a fantastic weekend we had! It all began Thursday afternoon. We donned our spring jackets and headed to the soccer field to cheer on two of our teens in their JV game. We raced home, headed to the church for worship practice and then the stick-drama rehearsal, and then BACK home. Ashley–one of the […]
The One with the Life Microscope
I am an open book, heart-on-my-sleeve type of gal. I love being honest and transparent with people. To me, meaningful relationships are everything. I’m not a fan of putting on a happy face, grinning and bearing it, or saying “Fine” in response to “How are you?” It’s not real. And I’m real. But the difficult […]