So long, Nashville

I feel as if I've had writers block for the past couple of weeks. That, and I've just forgotten I had a blog. Sorry.

Today marks 1 week until we officially begin moving everything out of our apartment. I am so excited!

I have throughly enjoyed the past 8 in a half months in Nashville. Good thing is that we'll be back in August! However, it's been a slow year for me. I feel like I've been in a season of dullness and am sorta ready for something different. So nonetheless I am looking forward to our summer journey.

We will split the month of May up between Florida and Texas

And in June & July we will be in Guatemala!! 

Fun fact about our trip to Guatemala:

One of the villages we are going to, called "The 46," apparently has never seen outsiders. We will be the first! 

Our work will also be in Santa Luisa and Paramos. 

Everyone else in the program will be scattered either in Atlanta, Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico. Please be in prayer for our teams this summer!! 

We took our last retreat of the year (until next fall of course) a couple of weeks ago. We camped (and by we I mean the boys-the girls slept inside!) in the Middle of Nowhere, TN. Also known as: Pulaski, TN. It was a fun trip!

Looking forward to this weekend with Mitch's brother and sister-in-law Fri-Sat and a photo shoot Sunday!

Seeing as we move out in a week, things should probably need to start finding their way into boxes soon. Which means I gotta get to work! See ya in a few months Nashville!

Stay tuned for many updates throughout the summer!

Death in His grave

"Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and Hades." Revelation 1:17-18

Death In His Grave (Performance Video) from john mark mcmillan on Vimeo. 

"Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raise from the dead, he cannot die again; death has no mastery over him. The death he died , he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God." 1 Corinthians 6:8-10

I pray that we would always remember the cross and the sacrifice made for us. I pray that we would continually praise God for redeeming and reconciling us because of the blood of Christ. Easter does not end…our Savior reigns now and forevermore! Not only has He risen again, but He is coming back! Praise God, rejoice! And I pray that  our goal, our purpose and our ambition would be to take that message to the world.

"You make beautiful things, you make beautiful things out of the dust." 

"You make beautiful things, you make beautiful things out of us."

Hello, Spring.

Well it's here. Happy Spring to you all! If you're like me and you live in a state where you actually get to enjoy the seasons, then soak it up, because it seems as if the heat of summer is never far behind.

We have had this week off from Trek-X because Chris, who disciples us, has been in the Philippines and Romania making preparations for the 4 students who are moving there in September! This time next year he will be making the same preparations for Mitch and I (either in the Dominican Rep. or Guatemala)! Crazy!

This week I have been taking time to enjoy the small things. I took a walk through our little neighborhood to take some pictures of the beautiful Nashville scenery. 

I enjoyed some of my favorite fruit:

I've been watching it rain for several days. The April shower's have come early! 

I'll end on this note. A few days ago I was reading in Luke and these verses caught my attention. The 21st chapter is Jesus talking about the signs of the end of times. While I haven't a clue when our King will return, I do know that the word tells us to be alert (1 Peter tells us 3x)! Even Peter tells us that "the end of things is near," and that was ages ago! "…Stand up and lift your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." Luke 21: 28 

Praise God!

I have an afternoon date with some crafts, and then a date with the mister this evening! :)

Have a lovely weekend!