One Crazy Summer

This has been one crazy summer. I have gone from Abilene to Mexico to Corpus Christi to San Antonio to Abilene to Denver and back. All in a matter of three weeks. Oh wait, I forgot I also went to Dallas in between San Antonio and Denver. It's been a whirlwind of a time, but it has also been amazing to watch God work in all these places.

I have been working with a youth group in Abilene this summer and it has been amazing to see God working through them. Kevin and I got to go on the Mexico Mission Trip this summer to Monterey. Throughout this week we helped a preaching school in many ways. We tied rebar and helped make a foundation so that they could add a second story to a building. We also laid a sidewalk and laid the floor for a second story bathroom. The Lord gave us great weather - overcast most of the week. It was amazing to see our youth group work so hard to help people in need and to see the way God worked through them in so many ways.

Kevin and I then went on a family vacation with my parents to Corpus Christi. Unfortunately, I got sick, but I wasn't going to let that keep me from the beach. I came back with a nice tan, which always makes my day. It was during this time of rest and relaxation that I realized how God calls us to rest and to refresh ourselves so we can go back out there and give it our all. I am such a go-getter that I often forget to take a second and breath. Rest is a good thing that needs to be taken advantage of when we are given the opportunity to do so.

I then had a weekend, or should I say a couple of days of fun with my best friend Caley. I went to Dallas to a Jessica Simpson concert. I know, I know - a Jessica Simpson concert! I had a blast - she put on a great show! We sang along with her and were excited when Nick surprised her with a puppy for her birthday! I was just a great time of fun.

Finally I went to Denver with the youth group on our last mission trip of the summer. We worked with a ministry called Dry Bones, which works with homeless teens. It was an amazing trip. Watching our kids interact with people they never met before was an inspiration. God worked powerfully through this week. He challenged our kids to plunder the darkness and reclaim what is rightfully His.

This summer has been challenging, but the Lord has been faithful and good (like always). It is just amazing to be reminded that the Lord is working all over the place, not just in our own individual lives, but in the lives of millions of people. God is an awesome God!