It was so neat for my kids to sit in church Sunday evening and hear the traditional church tim and I grew up with - including the organ and piano haha!! Cameron leaned over during the HYMNS and said, what is this? It sounds like we're at a baseball game!! I laughed and told him this was the church daddy and I grew up with :)
Papa preached Sunday night and all my kids got to hear his testimony of coming to Christ and the story of Hillcrest, how papa and Mamie started the church back in 1964. I wish it could be written down!! To hear how God provided and orchestrated all of the events in their lives to bring them right here - all of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren stood on stage and honored them. It was very precious!! All of them know the Lord and 7 of the families are in full-time ministry. Pretty awesome legacy! I'm so thankful my kids got to spend that time with cousins, grandparents and great grandparents. We all drove to Taco Bell after church Sunday night ... let me tell you how that went down.
14 adults and 18 children. 7 children 3 and under. 9 pm, nobody had eaten since lunch. Screaming babies, toddlers jumping over grimy plastic seats, harried parents pulling said toddlers from squirting drinks on the drink machines, and darting back behind the counter. Trying to order food for 32 people from the one employee behind the counter who wasn't a day over 19. Macky said he needed to go potty and decided to almost walk OUT of the restaurant to the car and use his frog potty .. thank God for aunt Jess who saw him and took him to the bathroom, where we found him after a frantic run in and around Taco Bell. But y'know what? It was pretty priceless spending that crazy hour with people you love and haven't seen in years. I think we will always look back and say, hey, remember that one time we ALL went to Taco Bell after church ...
The kids all got to spend the wknd at Grammy and Grampy's house! It certainly wasn't without its own drama ha! There were a few moments where you just shook your head, but we all really enjoyed and needed that time w family!
Levi fist-punched baby Micah in the face for no reason, Mac and Jesse ran off every moment they got, Grammy freaked out thinking she lost Caloway, and we probably spent 6 hours on Saturday out in the baking hot sun and 90 degree temps until we couldn't take it anymore!!
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