notes from the edge

we're all geared up to go camping with the 3 families tomorrow but i wanted to write some notes and share some pictures before we take off.

i've been listening to the mosaic podcast while the kids were in soccer camp last week. i'm always hit with something when i listen to their services. lately it's been all about our relationship with God and how we go about finding that relationship. the service from 8/13 was all about the search and how when we were young we loved searching for things- think about Easter...hunting for the eggs...the best! playing ghost in the grave yard (night time hide and seek) was so fun! and now? we hate having to find things. i hate, HATE being lost. i hate searching for my keys, paperwork, leash, shoes, a stinking pen for heaven's sake! i want things to be where they should be when i need them to be there! and lately? i hate searching for God. i can come up with a million reasons to just not search Him out- i'm tired, i'm busy, hazel needs me, tank needs a walk, the dishwasher is done, the rug needs to be vacuumed...i could go on and on. and in the mean time i'm not searching. i'm waiting. waiting to be found. and talking at God rather than talking to Him (which was another message that happened to come from mosaic). i'm working on this relationship thing and any day that i *find* time to read and listen and talk to God is a good day.

the past few days have brought some oddities for me:
the family and i made our way to wild waves water park for a day!

rachel and i made our way out to the sloop for a *quick* drink at the sloop with my sister and our friend lauren. we very rarely get out for a late night drink. it was pretty fun but we were quickly reminded why us moms generally don't do this often as we're having to wake up with the kids and play nice the next day...

we all went to a wedding where us gals had a great time dancing together. i think we really looked good sitting together on the fancy couch.
as a side note- greg nyssen can really shake his tail feather and his son is pretty amazing too.