Psalm 113:3 “From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised.”
After Wayne’s service, the kids and I enjoyed visiting with some family for the weekend. Once church was over, we packed our car and headed to Florida. It was a gift from my sister to us. It not only was a gift to get away together, but we missed the snow/icemageddon in KY. Due to the storm, we ended up staying an extra six days in Florida, which allowed us to spend more time with our friends.
We stopped at all three Buc-ee’s on our trip down. Who can pass up snacks and drinks from there? The beef jerky is to die for…and will make you go broke.
Naomi was my co-driver. She actually did quite a bit of the driving since she enjoys it like Wayne. Seeing her in Wayne’s hat doing his favorite thing, made me tear up on the trip. I love having pieces of him here with me.
We made a detour on our trip to go through Nashville to hit up In’N’Out! They finally opened one within 4 hours of us…we couldn’t pass up this opportunity.
We stayed with the Griffins in Georgia to break up the trip. We always enjoy our time with them. Nothing like seeing them two days in a row (they had come to Wayne’s service on Saturday).
The resort that we stayed at was amazing. It had lots of pools and activities for us. Sadly, the first few days of our trip were rather cool…not quite swimming weather. That weather came later in the week and we managed to get lots of sun.
I managed to read four books on our trip. I love sitting in beautiful weather and reading.
Pool time with friends is even more fun! The Edwards came to our place twice to swim. The kids had a blast together.
We even managed to make some pool friends from Delaware.
We were able to enjoy a game of miniature golf with the Hartmans. They also had driven up for Wayne’s service. They are a treasure to us!
Micaela picking the pirate’s nose.
I was able to take a few walks around the resort. There was also a Starbucks nearby, so I grabbed a tea and sat outside to study Ecclesiastes. I’m loving this study, especially since it was Wayne’s favorite book. I am also listening to his sermons on this book. It’s such a beautiful gift to have. Hearing his voice is so comforting, but it can also make me sad at times. I miss him so much!
I saw this on Facebook and it resonated with me, especially on this trip. So many things reminding me of Wayne. “Love doesn’t disappear, it learns how to walk beside you in a different way.”
I will post a second part of our trip in a couple days. We are busy unpacking tonight since we finally made it home.
Enjoy another one of Wayne’s sermons on Ecclesiastes.
