It really was a great week! It was full, but not too busy. I'm trying to remember some of the details of the week, but they're escaping my memory. I know Tuesday we thought we had a meeting but it ended up being cancelled, which gave us a free evening we weren't expecting. Wednesday we had Life Group, which was really, really good! I made hamburgers and made the patties way too small- they were midget burgers, but oh well- they tasted good and there was plenty to go around. Don Ramsey brought some amazing desserts from Panera- SO good!! Thursday I got to hang out with Trish which was SO great. I hadn't gotten to spend time with her in WAY too long, so it was much overdo. We had a great time just talking and laughing and catching up. And I got to see the house she is building which is SOOOOOO amazing! I'm so excited for her.

Last night we ventured out for the first game of the High School football season to see the Independence Eagles play the Brentwood Academy Eagles. IHS wasn't doing the best when about 10 minutes before half time the lightening started striking pretty regularly and they ended up calling the game a few minutes into half time. It was a good thing too, because by the time we got to our car and started to pull out, a full out HUGE storm was upon us. I seriously haven't seen lightening that bad and consistent in a while! It was crazy. After dropping Brad Oliver off at home and getting through all the weather- we crashed when we made got back.

Today is my mom's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! I LOVE YOU! I am going to get to spend some time with her this afternoon before U-turn tonight, which I am looking forward to. So on that note, I am going to leave you to go read and do a few things before heading up "north." Have a blessed weekend! I'm sure I'll have much to report after this weekend: tomorrow is our Fantaasy Football draft!!! Woohoo!

Great weekend!

Friday, Jordan and I got some time at Saxby's and then decided to go out to eat. We drove around a few Spring Hill restaurants and then landed on one of our favorites, The Sultan Table- Mediterranean food. I got the standard: gyro platter and hummus- SO good. Jordan tried to grape leaves, which were good, but he liked mine better :-)
Ferris came over late after Frontline and spent the night with us.

Saturday I woke up early and ran over to the grocery to grab a few things for breakfast. I made whole wheat pancakes and turkey sausage. We all ate breakfast together and then Jordan took off for a couple of meetings and to see Robby while Ferris and I got some really good "sister" time together in. So wonderful. She then ran a few errands with me and I bought a wheelbarrow and shovel at Home Depot. How exciting, right?! The joys of being a home-owner.

Saturday evening was our U-turn Gathering, and man, was it EVER strong! Kyle Cooper led worship, we had a bunch of new kids come up from Spring Hill with us....Jordan taught and the students were laughing, having an awesome time, praising with passion and listening intently. I really am expectant about what God has planned for this group this year. I think it will be an incredible year!

Sunday we had a wonderful service and then had a quick lunch with the Kellums over at our house and then headed down to the William's for a pool party. They have an AMAZING place in Green Hills- absolutely beautiful and the students of course loved it. We ended the evening watching "deja vu" with the Pearson's over here at our house. Awesome weekend!

This week has been wonderful getting to see Dylan. We got to spend time with him and the entire family on Monday and Tuesday nights this week, and then myself, Ferris and Dylan got some time together yesterday during the day. I took a half day off work so that we could spend a little time together since he's back out on his way today to head to Lee. We have several others (Reagan, JP, Erika and Robert to name a few) that are on their way as well. The campus will be jumping with New Song families this weekend! It will be exciting.

The BEST part of yesterday was that Dylan wanted to go to Teavana and I of course had NO problem with that. I had to stock up on a few teas (it was my black tea day: Darjeeling, English Bfast, Earl Grey) so we all headed down to Green Hills and walked around there for a while (the iPhones really are THAT cool!)and popped into Teavana for a while.

Dylan left with a 16 oz. tea steeper and a couple of teas: Raspberry Black and Rooibos Peach. Since my dad has been drinking his Rooibos the past month, Dylan was the last member of my family for me to get into drinking tea. (Ferris isn't sold out yet, but we'll get her there!) So, it was a wonderful time. We'll certainly miss Dylan, but it's amazing to see all that God's doing in his life. Pretty cool stuff!

Have an awesome weekend!

It's been a good week. We had a great time the rest of the week in Florida. We worked hard, and enjoyed time with Erin & Dan in the evenings. We got to see "The Bourne Ultimatum" on Friday night, which was AWESOME! I highly recommend it, although if it's been a while since you've seen the first two, I would encourage you to brush up on those first.

Since we got back on Saturday, we've been hittin' it hard. We had Senior Night on Saturday evening for those students who graduated in May- it was their last night at youth group. It's always so fun, and sad to see them go. It's just an amazing thing to be with students for 5 or 6 years and watch them grow up!

The big exciting thing this week is that Dylan is home!! YEAH! He got here yesterday late afternoon and he'll be here until Friday. So we had dinner with just family last night and tonight Phil & Heather Joel are joining us because they wanted to see Dylan as well. I am hoping to take a little time off work so I can see him a bit more but we'll see.

Currently drinking: water, with a cup of Rooibos Rose Garden brewing :-)

Gotta get back to work- hope everyone is doing well!

We had an amazing weekend! We took off Friday about 5:00 to head to Centerhill lake to spend time with our Leadership Team from New Song Spring Hill, which consisted of the Lyken's, Robby, myself & Jordan, the Varni's, Corley's and Gee's, all 86 kids except for little 9 month old Samuel Varni who is SO cute!!

We stayed at the new lakehouse that a few of the families we know recently purchased. It is BEAUTIFUL!!! It's perfectly decorated and has all these little bells and whistles that make it so nice.

We got home late Saturday night, and had a busy Sunday morning and then flew out at 6:15 from Nashville. Erin and Dan picked us up from the airport at like 11:00- they were so sweet to come and get us so late!

Jordan and I have been working- we're in the office this week. I'm looking forward to hanging out with some of Dan & Erin's friends tonight- it'll be great AND we get to go to an amazing pizza restuarant. I don't eat pizza much, but if I'm going to eat it, I want it to be good!

That's all the time I have for now! Have a great Tuesday

Jordan got a new phone last night. Pretty amazing, if I do say so myself. It blows the Treo and Blackberry's out of the water. Robby introduced it to us a few weeks ago after he got his, and Jordan was pretty impressed. Although I've always thought my husband would be the last person to have a PDA-type phone, as his responsibilites have increased in all sorts of different arenas, the need has incresed for him to have an all-in-one scheduling/emailing, etc. device. I think it will be very handy for him. The Mogul is pretty much Sprint's answer to the iPhone, and although I'm sure the iPhone has a few shinier bells & whistles, I think the Mogul will do just fine :-)

I love going to Border's! Any bookstore for that matter, but Border's is usually the choice of the Roe's. We love to go and sit for a while and just READ! Reading has always been a passion of mine. In high school my favorite academic classes were always English, even at the AP level. And in college I LOVED my Literature and English classes. I came across a box of old books the other day, classics by everyone from Jane Austen and John Milton to Shakespeare and Ernest Hemingway. Books are an amazing thing and there is such a power to words that cannot be replicated in a digital form.

Last night, the book I chose to peruse through was called, "My Name is Iran." It's a memoir about a girl born in America, but compelled by her Iranian heritage. It peaked my interest because beneath the descriptions of longing for a homeland, it seemed to me that she was just a girl trying to find herself her own way, and seeing God as she wanted to see Him, on her own terms. I just skimmed through the book for about an hour, but the things I read confirmed my speculations. It has been a sad life that she's led, and although in the end she's seemingly found her freedom and victory, I wonder if she's found true peace. I was struck by how common each human's struggles are, no matter the culture, language or upbringing. It all comes back to us being willing to humble ourselves and trust God with our lives.


On another note, the other book I looked through was all about making bread in bread machines. It totally got me in the mood for bread, which I set to make to be ready this morning. When I woke up and came out of our room, the smell of freshly baked bread greeted me! It was delicious although the loaf is probably 10 lbs. due to the fact that I decided to dissolve the yeast in the water before pouring it in, and this kept it from fully rising the way it should have. Oh well!

Happy Wednesday!