Nature Walk

Walking the dogs this morning I noticed the neighborhood cranes had babies!!! 

They are so fuzzy and adorable!!!

 

Around Town

Saturday I got in my usual yoga practice and a trip to the labyrinth. 

Sunday morning I was off to Pine Island early to preach. The sky was so pretty on the way. 

Monday was lunch with some of our large church pastors in the district. 

Tice shared withe me some pictures of the new van wrapping that they got installed with some grant money from the district!

Wednesday I spent at Trinity UMC in Bradenton as my mobile office. 

And Thursday my mobile office was at Grace UMC Venice. 

I ended the day with a sunset walk around the neighborhood. 

 

IMG Track Meet - Senior Night

Friday night was Senior Night at IMG Academy. The field was lined up with all of the banners for the track and field seniors - 51 in all! 

Wesley was feeling a little under the weather with a sore throat and some congestion. 

He hit 1.78m on the high jump. 

For the long jump, he hit 6.19m. He actually hit 6.28 twice after that but his toes were over the line. 

His final event was the 200m Dash. He was in lane 1 for heat 1 and finished first in his heat! 

We're so glad that Grandmommy could come and hang out with us and watch him compete. 

After everything was over, seniors and families lined up on the field for recognition. Wesley got in some fun pictures with friends while we were waiting. 

Family selfie time! 

This was the picture on the scoreboard as we walked the 50 yard line on the field. 

Life in Town

Tuesday I spent in Bradenton at First downtown as my mobile office. We also had our District Operations Team meeting there too. 

And on Thursday, several of our north district clergywomen gathered together for lunch and connection in Sarasota. It was so nice to be together. 

I also got to watch online this week as my friend Dr. Charissa Jaeger Sanders was commissioned as a global missionary at a ceremony in Nairobi Kenya. She starts work soon as a seminary professor in Costa Rica. 

 

Physical Therapy

Davis started physical therapy this week to strengthen the muscles in his right foot and help his Achilles from a track injury last year. He's got a month of this work and no running to help heal. 

 

Fur Friends

Our furry friends are so sweet and cute. And they were SO glad to have Parker home for the wekeend. 

They broke into his room after he went back to Lakeland to sleep on his bed again. 

And for the new car, we ordered a dog seat to help protect the seat and keep the fur contained when transporting the dogs. Caspian snuggled right in when we tested it out. 

 

Easter Sunday Morning Celebrations

 Easter Sunday started at the beach for sunrise worship. Super well attended as always! Such a beautiful experience and a great crowd. 

After worship it was time for a few pictures. Including some pictures with our family that showed up - Daryl's cousin Kim and her husband Drew are in town visiting her parents and surprised us at the beach. 

Afterwards we went to the Contemporary service all together and then Parker and I headed home so I could make lunch and the rest of the crew finished up the day with the Traditional service.