It’s almost February, and I’d yet to post a blog in over a month. Ouch. I guess I didn’t think I had anything to write home about. But I guess that’s not entirely true. Especially since Scott and I have undertaken a bit of an excursion.
We left Wilmington, MA at around 8 pm on January 15th, just so we could make it through New York City without any traffic. At around 2 am we stopped at the Thomas Edison rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike and slept in the back of our Xterra with Sequoia. The next morning we woke up and meandered our way down Delaware and Maryland, until we reached our destination close to Richmond, VA. We spent a few days visiting Scott’s brother and his wife, son, and two doggies (Sequoia’s new boyfriend Loki, and Shadow, the bitter ex).
After leaving there we spent a night in the Raleigh area with Scott’s old boss and her husband. Fortunately, Sequoia was a welcome guest in their apartment complex.
The we travelled on to Gainesville, GA where we made it just in time for dinner with the Barnes’s. Karen is a phenomenal cook, and we enjoyed her home cooking for the few days we spent with them. We managed to spend some time at the AIM office. Thank you to all of you who sat with us as we shared our experience of the past year on the World Race. Thanks for listening, for encouraging, and for empowering. We are very thankful for our relationship with you all!
We are excited about how we can help with the future married couples of the world race, and helping with creative fitness for the mission field. (As far as we know, that’s what we’ll be trying to help with at this point… maybe a little more or less).
After spending three days there, we left for Nashville… our goal… get to Olive Garden to get together with Jeff Goins, and meet his new wife Ashley (it was awesome to spend time with you!) We were excited to hear about the wedding and honeymoon (obviously some of the details get left out :)).
After dinner, Scott and I got back in the car and made our way to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. We found the only hotel that allowed dogs and spent the night on the wi-fi. The next morning we got in a workout, and had lunch in the area before going through Smoky Mountain National Park (yay!!).
We drove through to Monroe, NC to spend some time with my aunt and uncle, and their two dachsund pups. We enjoyed time with their friends as well. Since leaving there, we’ve spent a night in Raleigh again, and tonight we’re back in Richmond. We’ll get up to northern PA to visit a farmer friend by the end of the week, but we’ll be home in time to watch the Pats win the Superbowl on Sunday! (So we’re a little biased)
This has been a wonderful time to have a last hurrah before getting jobs (the bills don’t stop, unfortunately). But God is really giving us vision and direction when it comes the desires He’s placed in our hearts. Right now we’ll do the brunt work to get us there, but I’m sure the fruit of this will be immeasurable. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness in the journey (not just this physical road trip, but in life).
