July 26, 2009
· Filed under Church, Dad, Kacey's Stories, Mom, Vacation
Last week, Jeff and I attended a church-planting conference in Orland0, FL, where we were challenged with some new thoughts and ideas, and some questions were cleared up. Though we don’t have it all figured out, we are ready to fulfill God’s purpose for our lives . . . . to become the living stones God created us to be for His dwelling place. We came back with a newfound passion to meet with others and become His place of rest, to show the world His love.
While in Florida, after the conference Jeff and I had half a day to spend together to relax and have fun. So, we headed to Cocoa Beach. Playing in the waves, laying out, seashell hunting, we had a really great time, just the two of us; but we thought about the boys the whole time. After enough of the beach, we stuffed ourselves at a delicious restaurant in Orlando… I didn’t take too many pics, but here are a few.
March 9, 2009
· Filed under Church, Dad, Friends, Kacey's Stories, Mom, Vacation
At the end of February, Jeff and I took a trip to Los Angeles, CA, for a CMA church planting conference. Along with us came Alesha and Austin, and Austin’s parents, Roger and Sheila. The conference was very insightful, offering much encouragement and motivation for us to keep allowing God to use us in our communities here in the Memphis metro area to reach out to others and grow His kingdom.
After the conference, we stayed a few extra days to tour Hollywood. We walked on Long Beach and Huntington Beach and watched the surfers, visited Universal Studios Hollywood, took a Hollywood Homes tour in Beverly Hills and Belair, and a double-decker bus tour of Beverly Hills and LA. We walked down Rodeo Drive and “shopped” in the Gucci store. We drove down Sunset strip and saw where the celebrities hang out. The highlight of the trip was the Warner Brothers Studio tour. This is where many of our favorite shows are taped, including “Chuck,” “E.R.,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “The Mentalist,” and “Friends.” We also saw “Central Perk,” where the “Friends” gang always hung out.
We had a blast, but were ready to come home. Everything we saw made us think of the boys. They would have loved to have rode the Universal Studios rides, and would have been so excited to have seen SpongeBob and Scooby Doo. Also, at the Warner Brothers Studio, they would have been amazed to see the real Batmobiles, the Harry Potter car, the Speed Racer car, and the Mystery Machine. It was driving us crazy that they weren’t with us, and I think they were missing us too. Needless to say, we were glad to come back home.
Hope you enjoy the pics we took!
September 3, 2007
· Filed under Church, Kacey's Stories
Our church’s website is now up and running. There’s still a little more to add, but the most important stuff is there. So go check it out by clicking here.
