June was a great kick off to the summer and July was no different. Aubrey and Avery enjoyed a weeklong sleepover camp in Austin. Some highlights were ziplining, mud pit, swimming, and time with Jesus! We missed them on July 4th, but Jay and I enjoyed a nice sushi date night, a movie in the theaters, serving with Isaiah House, and watching fireworks at Independence Park. Next up for the month of July is volleyball camp, Lemonade Weekend for Isaiah House, and then vacation to visit our dear friends in Minnesota. But first....was Hurricane Beryl, which was only a category 1 hurricane but we lost power for 4 long days. It was hot, it was humid, and it was anything but fun. But alas, we survived, huddled in one room with one AC unit, and one generator that kept our refrigerator and AC running. Without those two things, we would have had to move out. Thank God for the generator. While we were enjoying last minute tickets to Lion King on Broadway, we heard our power came back on. We were so excited to watch a wondeful show AND come home to lights and AC!
We had a great time visiting our dear sweet friends, the Hamner family. It is always a blessing to be with them. We enjoyed seeing their cabin on the lake and spending time with the family. Next up was Grand Marias which is near the Canadian border. It was absolutely gorgeous there. All in all, it was a restful, fun, soul-filling, friend-giving, family-loving week. In fact, I mentioned how much I loved the beautiful scenery and spending time with family so much the kids and Jay surprised me with a 2 day getaway in a cabin for my bday weekend. It was absolutely perfect nd probably my favorite bday on the books.
August started with a great bday then jumped right into the School Prayer Walk. This year we prayed over 68 campuses and had 59 churches/organizations adopt schools. It was such a God thing to partner with another organization and to cover so much territory. One of my other favorite events in August was Holy Graffiti party for Isaiah House. We wrote scripture and notes to kids on the studs so that the foundation was covered in God's Word and encouragement. Next year we will add another ISD - God keeps casting our nets. The kids went back to school on August 12 - Junior High here we come! It is amazing how mature and amazing they are. I definitely miss the summer days and was hard to get back rolling into all the things school brings, but here's to hoping it will be a great year.
July 2024
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