Workcation

We just returned from our family misson trip in Bryson City, N.C. What a wonderful week it was - enjoying fellowship with members from our church family and serving the Lord with our hands, our voices and our attitudes. I was especailly grateful that my children were able to see individuals giving up their personal time to help a summer camp prepare for their campers. Lots of landscaping, construction and repairs were completed as well as just assisting the staff. The kids helped pull weeds, pick up trash and clean up from meals. They also visited a nursing home for the first time and hopefully learned out to interact with the people living there. I conducted mini Day Camps at a KOA campground in Cherokee, N.C. and was blessed to have the girls attend and invite children to come and make them feel welcome.

Since this was a family mission trip, it wasn't all work. The afternoons were spent together playing and having family time. Our most favorite was tubing down Deep Creek. Everytime we told Eli we were going tubing he would say "Woo Hoo". We took them to get ice cream, play in a "river water feature" and enjoyed several games of Uno, Go Fish and other card games with the other kids on the trip. All in all it was a wonderful "workcation". lightening bugs

One exciting night for all of us was to see a dear friend of ours get baptized in the creek. It was such a special moment for everyone, including him and his family. I was particularly thrilled for the girls to witness this occasion. Children are never too young to participate in missions and learn what it means to serve the Lord. If you ever have the opportunity, I highly recommend it!