Here comes the bride

Below are some pics of Kasey’s brother’s wedding from last weekend. It was a great time! Everything ran very smoothly and the church looked lovely. His new bride’s coworkers actually handled the entire reception…they could not have done a better job. The bride and groom where pleased and seemed to have a wonderful day. We were the only attendants in the wedding, so it was fun keeping the ring bearer and flower girl in their appropriate places and quiet! It was so good to see family and to celebrate such an important day.

The newlyweds are off now enjoying their honeymoon at the beach. We have decided that honeymoons should be mandatory every year!

(L) Goofing off before the service

(R) First dance of the evening

One proud mama!

The winding trip home

Our journey back to NC was even longer than our initial trip to Colorado. We covered 2,200 miles over a week, stopping to see family in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK, then a brief stop in Ferdinand, IN (the boyhood home of Abe Lincoln), cruised into Bumpas, VA to visit with our adoptive family the Williams, and finally back to Asheboro, NC. We spent 3 days in NC, then drove with Kasey's family to Miami to set sail on a family vacation. We enjoyed our time with family, but the visits were too short. We also learned two important things about ourselves, 1) Tim does not enjoy long periods of time in the passenger seat and 2) Kasey can't talk and control her speed at the same time. There was lots of laughter and karaoke along the way, it truly was a great adventure for us. Below are a few pictures from our winding road:

Having fun with Kasey's niece, her husband, and their two boys (Heather, Johnny, Caulyer, and Zachary.

Tim's niece Addison sporting the latest in Indian fashion.

Lee and Francis shucking corn for a traditional Williams lake house meal. Lee and Stacey are really excited about the nightly sunset lake cruise.

Decked out with Kasey's family.

Time alone

Before Tim and I left Colorado, we were given the opportunity to stay a few days at a retreat center in the foothills of the Rockies. The cabin is owned and run by a retired missionary couple who seek to serve fellow missionaries by providing a sanctuary from the noise of ministry. To say we were blessed by this time is an understatement. It was just what we needed and so much more! We went into the weekend with our little agenda, wanting to know what the next five years holds for us (that’s not too much to ask is it J). However, the Father had better plans, thank goodness His thoughts are so much higher than ours. We sat down in the silence shortly after arriving and He immediately informed us that He brought us there to spend some intimate alone time with Him. He just wanted to be with us. So He arranged this perfect weekend just for the three of us…I know it still blows my mind too! That is exactly what we did, we spent time with Him as a couple and as individual children. Time sitting or walking among the fields of wildflowers that reached 20 arches around, resting in the hammock, eating on the porch while watching the beautiful hummingbirds, bouncing on the trampoline and playing board games like little kids. The best thing is we had no idea how much we longed for that time. We were able to start our journey home feeling refreshed and ready to be with family and friends. What an incredible Dad we serve. He knows our hearts so much better than we do!