A Week Of Family Vacation!

After four years of living on the edge of the desert in Botswana, Africa it was a HUGE change for our family last week to go to sleep each night hearing the roll of ocean waves outside our window instead of bugs and bar music.  We spent a week at a beautiful place in Panama City Beach, Florida with my (todd's) family and loved it!  I am not sure it's a place I would want to live, but the sandy beaches and clear, ocean water are tempting.  

Our kids have wanted to experience the beach for a while and needless to say, in case you've not looked at your African map lately, Botswana is NOT bordered by ocean.  The oldest two want to try surfing but we were not in a place that has huge waves, but they enjoyed boogie boarding on their bellies.  They actually got pretty good at it after a couple of days.  

Now back to reality.  We have now been stateside for 3 months with another five to go.  It sounds like a long time when I read it on this blog, but considering Lisa and the big boys will be in school starting next month I know time will really fly.  I (todd) get the opportunity to speak at a youth camp this week to almost 300 teens!  This group will have many leadership quality kids that could be future ministers.  I am praying that some of these young leaders will sense God's inspiration that they can be used of him in ministry as well.  

Big boys are in bed now.  Time to work on little Caden.  He is the tough one!  He hasn't gotten the idea of 'bedtime' just yet.  I guess that's another prayer concern, huh.