Summer, Summertime...

This is the first week of the summer that the kids and I have been home with nothing on our calendars!  It…has…been…that…busy… but good.  God is gracious.  Here is a conglomerate of our past several weeks...
 Happy belated 5th grade graduation Jana and Eden!




 Joshua and James out for pizza with Tony their first night of Student Life Camp at Wake Forest University...
Ending the girl time with none other than nail painting… I have girly girls to be sure...
 Later, we girls joined the boys at camp...
















 What a blessing to run into old friends from New Orleans at the pool!  Derrick & Dorry invited us over for dinner.  Grateful.


 Green room time before camp worship...
Another blessing…seeing friends who pastor in Lincolnton…  Grateful...
Cousins and grandparents time… Grateful….



 
 We didn't get to see Lenny… I think I grabbed this picture of my cute niece from Facebook and couldn't resist posting… ha

 Watching the World Cup has been fun…
 James and Angela went home with mom and dad for a few days… Angela kept me posted with some pictures...




"Hey mom!"
 "Hey Angela!"
 Soccer Camp week...

Rendez vous...
Arts and Music Camp...








More family… one cousin and grandparents… Grateful.
 Tony and I headed to Miami for the Acts29 Church Planting Network's lead pastor retreat… Grateful...




 Go U.S.A.!

 Fellow Raleigh church planters, Jerome & Crystal Gay… Grateful for their ministry and partnership in the Gospel...
 Free afternoon in South Beach...



 Home sweet home… Piano tuning show… ha


4th of July progressive dinner with sweet friends and neighbors… Grateful.



























4th of July Children's Parade in Wake Forest… fun times...































God is gracious to us…
Time for some one on one quality time with my crew… just a couple pictured here…
I pray your summer time is filled with laughter and rest...







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