Shout-out to this guy! Drew will be traveling from Seattle to Washington, DC for the second summer in a row with Push American on the Journey of Hope. Their goal is to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities. Last year Drew biked the whole trip but this year he will be a member of the crew (one of the guys who makes the trip happen).
Have a great summer Drewber! Looking forward to all of your cross-country tumblr posts!
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Happy Birthday Cari T. @carolinetaylor5
I cannot tell you how much I laughed when I was going through pictures and these videos today.
Thank you for making me laugh when I want to cry. Thank you for teaching me that tabasco is for everything. Thanks for being my travel buddy… NYC, Annapolis, Nash, Knox, etc. Thank you for making me look like a fool on a dance floor. Thanks for providing the Quanarazzi with prime material. Thanks for being Peter. Thank you for encouraging people to call me shots.
Thanks for the memories CT.
Happy 21st!
Love you more than you love diet peach snapple.
Campaigners was so special tonight. I have been anti “Hallmark” Easter since last week when I asked my 1st graders what Easter was all about and they confidently answered, “eggs and bunnies!” It made me really sad that they didn’t know what Easter celebrates so I kind of boycotted Easter stuff for a few days.
Today, the Lord led me to have a little real talk with our girls about Easter. So we did and it was wonderful. We went through the story that we have all been told before but broke it down and really got at why it is important to us.
Finally, we shared communion together— just like Jesus and his disciples did at the Last Supper the night Jesus was arrested. Although my choice of bread and juice did not really mix well, it was so sweet to share the body and blood of Christ with our girls.
Luke 22:19-20
… And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you…”
Praise the Lord.
Let us break bread together on our knees
Let us break bread together on our knees
When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun
Oh Lord, have mercy on me.
Let us drink wine together on our knees
Let us drink wine together on our knees
When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun
Oh Lord, have mercy on me.
Let us praise God together on our knees
Let us praise God together on out knees
When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun
Oh Lord, have mercy on me.
This is why I love Mississippi.
sbXII
Because Tumblr won’t let me upload all 473 pictures from our 3 day trip, I picked a few favorites!
Anticipated trips to the Caribbean, Canada, Florida, New Orleans, and Orlando didn’t work out, my friends and I decided to road trip across the great state of Tennessee. Caroline, Chris, Matt, David, and I thought that our friends in Nashville and Knoxville deserved a little attention! We piled in the little, gold Honda and headed to Nashville. In Nashville we got to visit Vandy and Belmont. We for sure did not fit in either place despite our great efforts. We got to hang out with our Beware of Christians friends and help them with their show at Vandy that night. We also got to spend much needed time with our beloved Laney.
Rocky Top was calling so we headed east to Knoxville. We encouraged Lane to skip class so she got to come along for the adventure! We met up with our sweet boys in Knoxville (check out the brocho model photo above of my friends… aren’t they just precious!?). The brocho was happy to be together! We got to help out with another Beware of Christians show at UT that night. I am proud to say that a Briarcrest alum was the promoter for that show so we got to hang out and help out with Olivia. We ended the night with a game of Empire and a little Mafia.
The trip back to Memphis was grand of course. We played “Make it or Break it… He’s perfect in every way but…” for a solid 2 hours in the car. Deep talks about life, love, and our Lord made the hours in the car fly by.
All in all, sbXII was great. Great weather, great places, great friends.
Did I mention we love Briarcrest?? Go Saints!
Beware of Christians Nashville and Knoxville Shows!
… just my friends and I acting like Vanderbilt students!
My weekend.
Oxford —> Memphis —> Jackson, TN to see the grandparents —> Holly Springs —> and back to springtime in Ox!
Heather and I decided last week that it had been too long since we had seen Betty Lee and John’s (Boop and Pawpaw) shining faces. We decided a trip to Jackson would be just perfect. I picked Heather up from work Friday and we headed to Jackson. Boop and Pawpaw were so happy to see us and we were so glad to see them. They had fresh cut flowers waiting for us. We headed to the Country Club where we had a wonderful dinner and see all of their friends. Of course we heard a million stories from them and met about 5 girls who Pawpaw claimed “loved your dad in high school”. I just hope that when I am 84 I can remember details to stories like they do!
I dug up about 8 butterfly bushes that Boop wanted to send with us. They were baby bushes that had come off of her butterfly bush! Butterfly bushes have been one of my faves ever since I worked at Stringers in 10th grade so I was happy to take a few home with me. All of the butterfly bushes have homes now. Dad created a “Butterfly Island” at the farm because he has several bushes now. I hope that one day my yard will be half as beautiful as Boop and Pawpaw’s. I am so amazed by my grandmother’s gardening skills. Both of my grandmothers had quite a knack for gardening.
I stopped by the farm on my back to Oxford and got to see the incredible number of daffodils! They are so so beautiful.
Springtime is for sure here! I love seeing everything in bloom!
“For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers,
and as a garden cascades with blossoms,
So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom
and puts praise on display before the nations.” Isaiah 61:11
I got to have a date night with Duke tonight. It was greattttt. He just really is a sweet heart.
Also, special thanks to my roomie for brightening my day by making me midterms cupcakes! We have about 19438 more if anyone is hungry!
Check out my new cross… handcrafted by Dad and Hart (Taken with instagram)
