In Florida with My Man!!!

Chilly & I returned on Sunday evening from a 5 day
trip to St. Pete Beach, Florida! We were part of a
church planter's conference and Chilly spoke on
the closing night. Being away was great & I could
write paragraphs on it all. But I won't... just a
bullet list with a few pics.


Wonderful things about our trip...
(in no particular order)

- Seeing the new airport
terminal in Detroit

- Flying in a airplane...
it's been 3 years!



- Getting 5 straight days with Chilly
all to MYSELF!!
(it's been.... years?)

- Only having to get myself
ready each day

- Eating out... translation-
"Not cooking"

- Actually enjoying seafood...
(it's been... never BEFORE!)

- Had a great time hanging out with friends

- Staying RIGHT on the beach & spending time
with Jesus out on the little patio each morning!











- Riding in the convertible in the sunshine!

- Meeting other church planter's and future
church planter's & hearing their stories

- Not having to set an
alarm for
several days!

- Taking pictures,
continually!

- A tiny frig full of
Diet Coke!

- Knowing that our friends & oldest daughters were
lovingly caring for our kids

- Meeting other woman in ministry

- Hearing my husband share the vision God gave us
for Detroit... and being a part of the prayer time
when the Holy Spirit rocked the house!


- The feeling of the sunshine
on our pasty white
Michigan bodies...
and getting a tan!

- Not having to "get used"
to the ocean water...
it was 82 degrees!


-Driving along the shore, laughing, praising, singing,
enjoying the wind in my hair, driving over a ton of
really beautiful bridges


(This is Sunshine Skyway)






- Going to a cute little area
called John's Pass, enjoying
the boardwalk, shops & even saw dolphins


- Celebrating 20 years
of marriage
(a couple weeks early!)




- Falling even MORE in love
with Chilly!






- Feeling the sand between my toes



- Loving the time away and
having God continue
to grow a strong love of home
- DETROIT-
in our hearts!







- Knowing that
God is putting
a miracle together
and we get to
be a part of it!



- Falling even MORE in love with JESUS!

- Realizing that we will ALWAYS remember this week!