Kansas to Florida and everything in between...

This month has been pretty jammed packed so far and last week was no exception. Last Sunday I jumped in the car with Tate, Kelsey, Cory, and Lauren and we drove to Kansas. Then while they went to camp for the week I grabbed some time with Lindsey, Drew, and Elijah in Kansas City and even a few days in Florida with Matt, Melissa, Bryce, Lily, and their cousin Garrett. It was a little random but such a great week. I appreciate the consistency of my friendships with Lindsey and Melissa and it was so great to hang out with their families for a few days. Here are a few snapshots from all of our adventures...

In the car (notice the DVD player in the middle, kids these days are so spoiled! I bet my parents wished that we had something like that on all of our drives.)
Melissa and Lily picked me up at the airport and we headed straight to the beach...rough huh!
Melissa, Bryce, Lily and I watching fireworks on the 4th
Looking at the gators at the UF campus, Lily was not so sure about being that close (there is one in the water right by us)
Misa and I
Thanks for the hairdo Lily!
Lindsey and I at the Kansas City art Museum
Eli sporting his Cubs gear at the art museum
Thanks to Tate I have been rediscovering the cd that Passion worship put out of Hymns ("Hymns - Ancient and Modern") and listening to it this week on the plane offered me some unexpected rest and perspective. My flight from Florida to Kansas was right at sunset and was absolutely beautiful. I sat there listening to Kristy Nockels sing "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" and just smiled as those words summed up how content and thankful I was flying through the air watching the sun light up the earth below. This week God blessed me in Kansas, Florida and through everything in between.