Back From North Carolina

Well, I need to be sleeping, but I am excited to tell you (whoever you are) about our family trip to Ridgecrest, North Carolina.

Our church invited all Sunday School leaders to come for the weekend at Ridgecrest in North Carolina. I like to describe it as a grown up VBS, and the kiddos have a blast too. Our preacher, Pastor Tom would be leading the services and our music director and praise team would lead music.

Well, knowing we had no $$ and were actually thinking of stepping down from teaching our class, We thought it wouldn't be possible......but that is what God wanted us to think!

Last minute, we got an e-mail saying there was still room to go on the trip and God had just given us a paycheck that could cover the cost of the trip. So, Chris and I thought it would be fun to take the girls and make it a family trip. Chris had also been there as a child many times, so it was fun to see how we were now going to Ridgecrest as the parents!

The weekend started off not so great when we went to dinner and we couldn't cut through the pork chops with a chainsaw, and then Cami was so upset to go to the child care that she blew chunks, yes, real chunks, all over the sweet little girl who took her. So, off to the hotel for a bath and rest. We missed the opening service. But, we did make it to the "Nibble Nook". Before we left, Chris' mom told us that as a child Chris had gotten lost, but knew how to get to the ice cream store. He waited there until they found him!

The next day we were to make breakfast at 7:45. Wouldn't you know that the alarm DIDN'T go off and I woke up at 8:00. I was so bummed that we were going to miss another session (8:30), but I got ready and started waking up the family. When I put on my watch I was surprised to see a 2 hour difference.....I thought it was only an hour difference......it is only an hour difference! Whoever stayed in our room had set it to "their" time! So, off we were to breakfast on time.

We had a great morning session on the components of a Sunday School Class, a much better lunch and then, well, a nap. At dinner we visited with some sweet friends about the crossroads we were at with our class. We didn't feel we had the time to give to the class and well, we needed to get poured into as well. After dinner, we had AWESOME praise with the TSC praise team and then Pastor Tom actually spoke to us...yes, he leaned towards Chris and I and said, "Some of you came this weekend actually thinking you were done teaching sunday school. You are not done doing what he has called you to do." Heather Hanks reached over and grabbed my arm. She told me that she was afraid lightening would strike us! It didn't have to. God spoke to both of us and it was wonderful to accept His call and rededicate to teaching Sunday School. I am planning on starting a blog for our class. It is full of such awesome people. And we do some great things. So, look for Couples in Christ's blog very soon! www.couplesnchrist.blogspot.com
(Did, I mention AWESOME worship? Well, we at TSC are what is called "Bapticostal". We are Baptist but priase like CRAZY. When we praise...we PRAISE!)

The weekend was wonderful. We got to focus on Christ and why we are really here as Christians (to lead others to Him), but we also had a great time as a family. The ice cream each night and the fun we had in the hotel room together were also priceless!

God is good...all the time.