Great weekend

My parents were in town this weekend for their first visit to Paducah, KY. It was so great for them to be able to finally see our house and the area where we live now. We got to enjoy all of our favorite pasttimes....eating, shopping, playing with Topaz, and laughing. They arrived on Thursday at lunch and I made a beeline for the house so I could give the grand tour. Mike and I had to work Thursday afternoon and Friday but Mom and Dad explored Paducah and met us for lunch. Friday we grilled chicken and steak and made fajitas and then went out for ice cream. Saturday we started the day at a greasy spoon for Breakfast. This is one of my dad's favorite pasttimes. He calls them greasy spoons because they are local flavor owned by individuals rather than a big chain. After breakfast, my mom and I headed out to do some shopping. This is one of our favorite things to do. We met back up with Mike and Dad and went downtown for dinner. We spent lots of time playing with Topaz. He ate up the attention my mom lavished upon him and has been incredibly needy since they left. In all, it was a great weekend. I love having my parents here - the conversations, the stories, and all the memories that we make for the future. I hope we will have many more visits.

Last night we went to the youth care group. Mike continued to use questions to create discussion. It is amazing how good these kids are at regurgitating the "right" answers. I pray that we will be able to help them think beyond the bounds of the "right" answers and let them stretch their minds to think for themselves. This is truly what it means to form faith in our kids.

So I found myself back to Monday, already looking towards next weekend! What a cycle!