April Showers...

A downpour of pictures from this past week...


Prayer Event at the Halifax Mall at the capital in Raleigh...







Rehearsing for leading worship...
NC Embrace Women's Leadership Training held at SEBTS on Serving as Designed...
 Grateful to have had John Crosland, David & Katie Cox help lead...



 Saturday morning soccer games...



 Followed by a lunch splurge at On the Border...
 "Victoria, you have a chip on your shoulder!"
 Says observant older sister...
 "This woc-uh-mo-lee is so good!"

 Home from overnight with his best bud, Caleb….
 Tag team preaching through the delirium of jet lag and a week teaching in Ukraine...
 Wedding bells for this dear couple...














 Imago Dei elders huddled for prayer over the lovely couple...
 Enamored girls...




 Mabry, the adorable flower girl...


 Monday afternoon trip to Fort Lee, Virginia for Uncle Rick's promotion ceremony...
 Move to Field Grade Officer

 Proud and beautiful wife (a.k.a. my baby sis:-)...










 Major Thornberg - woo hoo!
 Joshua inquiring the Lt. Col. Chief of Transportation about all his ribbons and where they came from...
 Cousins reunited from North Carolina, Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania….





 Reception at The Brickhouse Run in Petersburg...
 Quick birthday present unwrapping… Soli turned 5 years old on Sunday!





 Brothers IN Laws...

My beloved sisters...
 Now in birth order from Right to Left...



 Dad and his cousin, Tom, who lives in Richmond...
 James Arthur Merida with his little cousin, Solomon James Arthur… sweetness..
 Rick's kids inquiring about all their dad's ribbons of honor...


 Time for Family Photo Opp….






 Family Thornberg...
 Saying Farewells...
 Cobbled street in downtown Petersburg.  A portion of the movie Lincoln was filmed on this street...
 James and Aunt Priscilla...


 Cousins...

Grateful...

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