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July 2019


 Friend and Family,

 July was nuts! Each week was different and it is hard to describe all we did. Here are some memories though:





  • A good friend let me use his tools, garage and helped me fix my car's AC before our trips:





  • 4th of July with Patrick in Herrick, Illinois. I did a terrible job of taking photos with Patrick (sorry brother!), but here is a high speed clip of the parade we watched with Patrick's Family:



  • Time in Virginia: We spent time with family and friends and rested a little from a busy summer.


As usual, we stopped at Tudor's Biscuit World in West Virginia.
We highly recommend it!
  • Youth activities:
We went to a trampoline park with the youth. It was not really
 Amber's cup of tea, but I had a blast!

We did Mini Golf with the youth and this is Amber posing
 in front of her Hole-in -one! (it took me like 9)

After Mini Golf we went to a lookout

We walked the Big 4 bridge in Louisville and
had ice cream together on the other side! Yum!
  • Prayer: Please keep us in prayer as we consider the different opportunities the Lord is giving us in the next year. Sometimes too many good choices doesn't feel like a good thing. 

That is it for July - More to come soon for August!

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