Lunch with the Lynch's

It was special to meet up with Mac and Beth Lynch for lunch yesterday in Brevard, NC. We're having meetings in the Asheville area, so we drove out there to meet them for a delicious lunch at the Hob Knob. It was a wonderful time for all of us!

Spending the week at MeMom's

I love taking pictures of John Jr. when he's sleeping. Here we are at my mom's (known as MeMom to her grandchildren). We stayed at Mom's while John was in Ireland. He slept on one couch, and I slept on another. He thought that was the coolest thing! Thankfully she has extremely comfortable couches. It was so much fun!

Lunch with my mom

If you want the best southern cooking in a restaurant, Cateran's in Greenville, SC is the place for you! I love that place, as you can tell by my loaded plate. Sorry for the bright window behind my mom. I highly recommend this place if you're ever in Greenville. But they don't take credit card, so come with cash! :-)

Visiting family in Spartanburg, SC

My brother-in-law, Bill Bethea, is married to my sister Kathryn. He pastors at Westgate Baptist Church in Spartanburg, SC, where we'll have revival meetings starting this Sunday. It was great to see them last week while John was in Ireland. Here they are with their son Will who is in Combat Control school with the Air Force. He's doing very well in the program! It was so good to see him while he was home for just a short time for Christmas.

Christmas Day

Here we are as a family on Christmas Day! We had Sunday School and church, and then (because of a hectic several days and just because!) we ate at Palm Palace, a wonderful Mediterranean restaurant. Then we spent the rest of the day at our house, playing Nerf guns, losing Nerf ammunition, looking for Nerf ammunition, not finding Nerf ammunition, realizing we need to buy more Nerf ammunition, talking, eating some more, and just having a very sweet time together! We are so thankful that Gary puts up with us so sweetly! :-) Of course, we have to put up with him too! Ha ha! Seriously, he is such a blessing to us!

Christmas Eve Concert

It was a privilege to have a part in our church's Christmas Eve concert! We had lots of visitors, and the Lord blessed with every part of it. Here is a picture of our trio (with Tizzy and Tabitha Burtt), and we sang Jeanine Drylie's "He's Emmanuel." It seemed that the folk were greatly blessed by the message of this song. Definitely one of my favorite Christmas songs! Also, it was great to sing with Tizzy and Tab!

Christmas 2011

We celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve, and it was such a special day! Here are some random pictures as we opened gifts.