I grew up without any sisters living in my home. But that doesn't mean that I didn't have a big sister. This is Hannah - technically my best friend Rachel's older sister but I claim her as mine too. Eight years ago she moved to Virginia after marrying her hubby Steven. You can imagine how excited I was to figure out that they live only 3.5 hours away from us! So, after all that is going on with my family back home, we decided we needed a weekend away with some dear friends.
I did the driving since Alex worked an opening shift on Saturday. He's so cute when he sleeps (heehee).
When we arrived in the Newton's driveway I knew we reached the right place when the voices of 4 excited children came rushing out the front door. They all charged me and gave me a huge group hug. Seriously, the best therapy is the greeting of children!
On Sunday we went out for lunch at a Deli with Steven's folks. Of course I got a tuna melt. I always try the tuna melt at any new place I haven't been to before. This place was extra awesome because there is free soft serve ice cream after your meal!
You can see that Steven and Alex have something in common...bearded husbands are the best.
We had a little time before church so we walked around a bit in Norfolk. I think the neighborhood we were in is called Ghent. There is a great little coffee shop right up the street from the church that roasts their own beans. Stella was a thumbs up.
What a refreshing service we enjoyed at Big House Church! Adam Cates is the teaching pastor but he also leads worship in rotation with the other musicians.
Since we were first time visitors, we got to take home a worship CD that the church has put out. The songs they write are beautiful lyrically. And at the end of the service we were prayed over.
The whole evening was exactly what we needed! Thank you Jesus!
Monday was a relaxing day. We took the kids for a long nature walk around a lake.
It was so nice to feel like auntie and uncle again.
Those kids did more to rejuvenate our excitement for ministry than they may ever understand.
They have such a curiosity for God's creation. They collected berries and pinecones and leaves. We threw things into the lake to see if the fish would eat them. There was spinning and piggy-back riding and racing. It was a glorious day. It was an awesome weekend. Watch out Newtons, we'll be back for more!
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