home again!

Well, my apologies for a blogging lull. One of the craziest months in memory (for our little family) appears to be over...not a bad thing (and I'm including Granny's passing in the "not bad" arena...but wow just lots of stuff!) So, some random musings...

*** Lufkin CTCYM trip ROCKED! Amanda Sargent was an INCREDIBLE Program Director (like, so gifted...). I've been around some good ones, but Amanda...you were perfect. I am grateful... My friends Cyndi and Julia were also on leadership (Lead Cook and Administrative Assitant, respectively) and hit grand slams. It is always an honor and joy to serve alongside them... But most of all God was very evident to all of us. Brad Yates (who has given us a new verb, "Yatesing", aka, "going and getting free stuff, info, etc. from ANYONE and making good things happen"...he truly qualifies as a beautiful human being) had never been on a junior high trip, and his admitted reservations were abated, even telling me, "I even think these jr. highs worked harder and did more than our sr. highs." Brad went on Sr. high last month as Worksite Coord. with 24 teams, 5 workdays, and they completed 30 sites... Our jr. highs? 7 teams (and two were essentially combined...so almost like 6 teams), only 4 workdays...and 19 sites completed...WOW. Essentially a 3-sites-per-team completed average vs. 1 per...and the sites were NOT easy. Woohoo!

*** had the best time ever with my "muses": Julia, Amanda, and Lorinda. More inside jokes than I can remember... "for Jesus!" You know it!

*** Jax and I are rockin' the wonder that is the "pillow fort" this morning. 'Nuff said. So fun...

*** A Davis Family Sea World Trip leaving next Sunday? Maybe? Stay tuned...

*** Finally, a busy week ahead (Center of hope Tuesday, Angus Beef Club Wed., general "start getting fall ready"-stuff, etc., and...)

*** Could I be immortalized on http://www.eastcoastbaseballroadtrip2008.blogspot.com/ after July 31? Stay tuned... Gray, howeth, and Josh, get ready...

Great Mission Trip

Fayetteville, Arkansas was awesome last week! A very cool town, and the 100ish teens and adults truly seemed to experience God in a very real way as they blessed others. My two favorite things were probably a) worship on Mt. Sequoia (was not planned until that day; we "punted" and decided to go all unplugged and rustic...), complete with fireflies all around and a cool view of the city/valley below, and b) the fact that this was the first trip where I heard ZERO complaints about work teams...even on trips where folks seem to be getting along, there are at least one or two teams that just seem to not "click"...and I usually hear about it. Not this time...and we had a whopping 12 teams! Woohoo God!