An Incredible Trip

We just returned from an amazing trip to Lynchburg, Virginia. We were so blessed to attend the reunion of the Youth Alive/Youth Aflame ministries form the early days at Liberty University.
My Father-in-law, Gordon Luff was honored by over 300 of his former students! I wasn't even a part of the LBC Chorale groups or the youth ministry back then, but what a tremendous blessing the weekend was for my family and me. I will never be the same!

The hardest thing is the "getting there" all the way from California! Lindsay insisted she sit by Daddy on each of our flights (I really did try to get her to sit by me...). She basically talks non-stop, asking many questions and I think she says whatever pops into her head! It can be exhausting, but she is so precious.

When we arrived in Chicago we noticed that our flight had been cancelled. leaving us with a 4 hour wait in the airport. It was starting to "get to" Scott a bit! hahaha

These two look so sweet and loving, don't they? Well, don't let the sweet smiles fool you...they were banned from being within 100 feet of each other! (and as you can see...my oldest is no where in sight!)

The journey was well worth the stress! When we arrived at our hotel room, look what was on the desk!!!

The Mack-Daddy of gift baskets! I couldn't imagine who would do such a sweet gesture. It was from my Lynchburg blog friends! (who my family have since stopped calling "my imaginary friends"), Denise, Dolly and Nikki!

Lindsay wasted no time in chowing down on the delicious home made chocolate chip cookies that Dolly had made! (neither did my husband or 2 other daughters!) We were soooo hungry when we finally arrived after driving from Greensboro!

The next morning was a wonderful treat! I MET Denise, Dolly, Nikki and baby Colton at Cracker Barrel. It was as if we had known each other forever! Blog friends are AWESOME! Shae came with me because she wanted to see if they were really, real! Scott even showed up at the end of our meal to see for himself!

This little guy is unbelievable! He didn't make a peep! He just grinned all over himself while we talked!

Thank you so much girls, for taking time out of your busy lives to come have breakfast with us! I will never forget it! I treasure our new found friendships! Each of you is as lovely as I had pictured, and even more fun than I imagined!

After breakfast, Shae and I were freezing (although the weather didn't stay cold for long), so we changed clothes and headed to TJMaxx where we ran into Nikki's mom!! She was talking to Nikki on the phone asking if I had on a pink shirt...when our eyes met I already knew who she was! How random is THAT!? I was able to see Patty a few more times over the weekend during the reunion activities too. She is Gor-ge-ous!! (just like Nikki!)

One of the weekend highlights for my "little" girls was getting to see our dear friend, Tom Darnell who showed up with a dolly cart to deliver all the goodies he brought for them! He brought 'moneybags' some honey with her very own labels to sell during the Ladies' Retreats at camp this Fall. He also brought her the cutest puppet! ( I mean a big one, like on Sesame Street!) She had a ball learning to play with it! He brought Lindsay something too, the coolest magnets! I honestly don't know what we would have done without those things over the weekend- they kept her so busy! She loves to sort things so they were just the ticket!

There are too many pictures to share in one post, so I will post a little at a time. The weekend was so busy and so fun! (and I have about 500 pictures from it!) More tomorrow, so stay tuned!

If Scott came home tomorrow and said he wants to move to Lynchburg, I would pack up!

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