Back to life

I've been meaning to update on my trip but isn't it always the way it is? You get back and life happens and blogging gets put off? Okay, maybe just my life. But there's so much to share. I won't go into everything but it really was a great trip.

Mark was awesome! He was able to take Wed. and Thurs. off to stay home with the kids. They had a blast. He even took them all to Home Depot to buy flower pots and soil and plant little plants. I was very impressed with their adventures. They even cleaned the house and kept up on the laundry so I wasn't overwhelmed when I came home. That was a HUGE blessing, especially since my life had been so chaotic the weeks before I left and it was very well represented in my home....

The church in Texas was amazing in itself. They have 5 campuses and they total almost 25,000 people on a weekend! Unbelievable to this small town girl. Everyone within our city limits could go to church there. Their Children's Ministry was like Disneyland. Incredible. We realize that our church is not there but we got lots of great ideas that we really can implement in our little church to make our CM grow. You gotta think big to be big. We're thinkin' big.

It was a 13-14 hour drive each way. Across beautiful west Texas and a not-so-enchanting New Mexico. I'm so very thankful that I had 3 other wonderful companions. The drive would've been miserable without them. 4 girls can talk let me tell you!

It was nice to get away but I'm glad to be home again. It was so sweet to be missed. Kid hugs are the best! Especially after being gone. Jack smiled right away when I got him up. He was so sweet. Then I fed him and he puked all over me. Welcome home mom. But I loved it. It was so good to see them. And Mark really is the rockinest dad. He potty trained Kate, taught Jack to army crawl and debated philosophy with Kale (ok maybe not all that). But he was awesome. Kudos to the dad!!

Texas, here we come....

I'm writing this post on Tuesday but it will be posting on Wednesday as I am driving across beautiful western Texas (note sarcasm) to a Children's ministry conference in Grapevine, Tx. I have gone through a box and a half of tissues due to a cold/allergies. I think they've blended together to make one nice snot factory. {sorry if you're squeamish - actually you can't be if you've read my blog before...} Apparently my immune system worked long enough to take care of my sick family. Then once they got better, it (my immune system), like myself, took a break from reality. So lovely.

Anyway, I've was a posting maniac one day during my kids' naps so I thought I'd spread the love out during my trip. I'm not sure if I'll be able to update anything about my trip since I don't have my own laptop but will certainly try.

Pray for my family while I'm gone. I have no doubt they will be fine. Mark is awesome and so excited to hang out with the kids for 4 days. But he is just getting over the flu and well...my kids can certainly give us a run for our money :)