Hey everyone!  Sorry I’ve been a little absent for the past week.  I’ve been working hard to disconnect while I’m on vacation but thought I would break away to share a few pictures from the first few days of our trip.  (My husband and I are in England and Ireland for our 10th anniversary trip.)

1. London city scape – I love this place!
2. Just one of the many fancy cars we saw throughout London – Merlyn was in heaven!
3. Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle
4. Windsor Castle – I would live in a castle if I could
5. Merlyn and I at the main gates of Windsor – pretending this was my home
6. The Queens House at the Tower of London – the lawn in front is supposedly where Anne Boleyn was beheaded for treason
7. White Hall at the Tower of London
8. One of the famous London Big Red Buses
9. Merlyn and I at Tower Bridge – it was cold and windy by the water
10. Merlyn and I on The Tube – our mode of transportation for the week

More to come soon!

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Note to all: DO NOT TRAVEL WITH ME!

After a great two days at the Multi-site Exposed Conference, me and the team are delayed in the Charlotte airport.  This seems to be a consistent pattern in my recent travels.  

I’m ready to be home.

However, we did have an amazing time at the conference.  Gained lots of great information that will help us as we move toward the launch of our third Cross Point campus.  

Plus, I had the privilege to connect with a couple of other great leaders.  Be sure to check out these great women leaders!

Dawn Nicole Baldwin

Sherry Surratt

Well not the sun… just yet.  I’m headed to the beach in September to do that kind of soakin’.

But this week I’ll be soaking in some leadership knowledge.  I’m a bit of a conference junkie so I’m very excited about attending Gifted to Lead and the Willow Leadership Summit this week.

Can’t wait to share what I’m learning.  I would love for your prayers as I use this time away to seek God, be rejuvenated and focus for the upcoming season.

What rejuvenates you?

Taking on The Big Apple…

Rachel and I have been non-stop for the last three days. It’s amazing what two A-type personalities can accomplish when we have a big goal ahead of us… and our goal was to have fun in NYC and make the most of our mini vacation.

That’s exactly what we’ve done:

• Seeing the sites (we did one of those double-decker bus tours that Marla suggested and we loved it!)
• Great food including Rosa Mexicana and Tao Restaurant (as recommended by Matt) for our fancier fare as well as pizza, ice cream, and cheesecake (for Rachel – you all know I hate creamy cheesy stuff!)
• Lots of shopping – 5th Avenue, Soho, China Town, Greenwich Village and more (as evidenced below)
• Theatre – saw Wicked tonight at the Gershwin Theatre and it was unbelievable!

Does Friday Fun get any better than this?

Jenni’s display:

Rachel’s display:

The evidence:

Yes, it’s time for me to come home!