BRUSSELS BOUND!

That's right!! Its finally here!! We leave this evening for Brussels! This time has gone by so quickly!!

We are super excited to see what God has in store. Our team has signed up for Kamakazie Kindness where we will go through the city everyday looking for ways we can serve people; whether its giving someone a flower to brighten their day, sweeping a storefront for a store owner, we want to look for people's needs so we can learn their names and hopefully hear their stories.

I love our team! We are small but mighty! We have a blast whenever we are together, but we also have prayer warriors on this team! Please pray with us over the next 2 weeks while we are gone.

Pray for:
- team unity
- that we can step way outside our comfort zones
- the hearts of the people in Brussels we will be serving
- safety while traveling
- our relationships with the CA families we are serving with

I hope to be able to post quick updates a few times while we are there to let you know how we're doing and what to pray for!!

But for now...Brussels here we come!!! :)

Father's Day a little early

The weekend before Father's day I went up to NYC to my brother's place to celebrate Father's Day. It was a great time hanging out with my dad and brother. We went to a BBQ Block party for lunch in Madison Square Park and then off to the Yankees game! Both my dad and brother are huge Yankees fans. The new stadium is amazing!! Here are some pics:

 

Walking from the Subway

 

Walking into the door
 

Dad and Kyle checking out the retro beer cans

 

It was a rainy day so the field is covered. You can see the field from inside the entire first floor.   So you can get your food and not miss the game! This is standing behind home plate.

  

The view from our seats

 

  

Failed attempt of a self portrait of the 3 of us

 

Dad and Ky enjoying the game

 

Dad and I trying to stay dry under the umbrella

 

Sibling love....and he's actually smiling!!

The next day we went to the Highline Walk that just opened in the city. It used to be the above ground train that ran through the city.

 

The old tracks

 

Walking along

 

The Hudson

 

  

Pretty flowers

 

And a bumble bee

It was a great weekend and a great way to celebrate Father's Day.

Update

Wow...I can't believe its been almost 2 months since I last posted!!! I'm still alive, don't worry! Things have been insanely busy. Let's see...

Work is good...busy...the kids have all moved up and we've been figuring out what the summer is going to look like.

I was able to get away for a week to the Outer Banks with my friend Amy and her extended family. It was a great week away!

SPACE has been keeping we really busy. I leave tomorrow for Brussels...the Baltimore trip leaves Saturday...and the NOLA trip leaves on July 4th! All our trips are pretty early this summer. I'm glad for that. I will actually get a summer to hang out instead of spending it preparing for a trip!

I'm sure a lot more has happened...but thats all I got for now! I will try to be better when I get back...