For 9 of the last 10 years we've headed to Arlington, Texas, with our youth and college kids to work at Mission Arlington. I've written numerous posts about why this trip is so good for us, and we'd be packing for it now if it weren't for the changes in our lives since December. I don't grieve not going, but it is going to be a different week. We are taking the kids to Silver Dollar City and headed to an indoor water park for a couple of days. We just weren't sure they/we could handle the full days at Arlington since we are still navigating the "new" things we are experiencing each day. They are super excited about an indoor water park...although they don't know what that is, and it's harder than you think to describe an "amusement park" to kids who have only been to a park if they were on a day visit with their caseworker.
Lauren is in Canada with a huge group from Tech...Erin heads to Arlington tomorrow with a church from Fayetteville. She initiated contact with them herself, since our church isn't going this year. She arranged to get a ride with them and stay with them, even though she only knows a 9th grade boy who is going. She'll be fine. I'm so thankful for her heart (and persistence) in this matter. She knew what and where she wanted to be and she worked it out.
Ryan is here and headed out with us tomorrow. There's still 6 of us, 2 motel rooms, and 2 bags of toys and activities (just in case).
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