It's hard to believe one of our kids is married, one is engaged and our other two could be out of the house in 2 years which means empty nesting! How did this happen so quickly? I know it's a sign of old age when you start talking about how time flies but I want to be a person that says "Remember when..." much more often than saying, "I wish we would have..."
After a day of reading/study and an opportunity to meet a Pastor/friend for coffee last week, we packed up and drove to Gulf Shores for a week with "the littles" as we've referred to our younger boys. None of us had ever been to Alabama but thanks to one of my cousins, we were able to stay at their condo on the water at Orange Beach Alabama for a week. We had beautiful weather and were able to enjoy some fun activities together. (Including a visit to see the Blue Angels practice!)
On Sunday we went to a "different" church which does contextual gospel ministry by meeting as a church in a famous bar called the "Flora-Bama" under a tent right on the beach. The bar graciously allows the church to meet there for free on Sundays. Though it was different, I was able to speak with the pastor who loves the Lord and clearly preached the gospel that morning. They even have a Bible Study on Revelation beginning this week :) (Normally, they have 300-500 in attendance but on Easter Sunday they had 6,000 people at two services... And HRC thought they had a challenge going to two services!). It's such a gift being able to see the variety of ways the Body of Christ gathers for worship in different places and in different contexts.
We returned home last night and plan to celebrate 4 family birthdays tonight with all 8 of us and hope to catch up on some much needed yard work!
"The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein. For he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers." Psalm 24:1-2
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