The Heidelberg Catechism

I am so encouraged by this and I pray you find encouragement in it as well.

What is thy only comfort in life and death?

That I with body and soul, both in life and death,am not my own,but belong unto my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ;who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins,and delivered me from all the power of the devil;and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head;yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him.

City Church Student Ministry Retreat

In January, City Church Orlando launched it's Student Ministry. Roy and I have joined the team of volunteers and have been incredibly blessed by these middle school and high school students. It has been so wonderful to get to know them, love on and encourage them. This weekend we headed to Daytona Beach for a retreat and had a BLAST! We spent many hours on the beach soaking up rays, playing bocce ball, volleyball and football, having a sandcastle building contest, etc. We had tons of junk food and played lots of fun games... along with a "Worst Dance Moves" competition that got pretty intense :) It was a wonderful time for the 8 students and 5 leaders who were there. We had a few talks about Jacob and Leah and their desire for approval. It was wonderful for us all to search our hearts and begin to deal with our idol of approval. Oh how the Father loves us and gives us his complete approval. Why, then, do we continue to seek to earn not only His favor, but the favor of others? Please continue to pray for these students, that they would grow in the knowledge, wisdom, and love of the Father, and be among the next generation of Christian leaders.

Meeting Maggie!

Maggie Claire McDaniel

Our niece Maggie is finally here! She was welcomed to the world on Tuesday, July 13 at 4:18 PM central time. She was 8 lbs 5 oz and 21.5 inches long. Congratulations, Tommy and Amy!

Roy's Parents Came to Visit!

I realized I never posted pictures of when Roy's parents came to visit us at the beginning of last month :( Shame on me! We had such a great time with them and it was the first time they had come to Orlando since they helped us move in a year ago. So much has changed since then and it was nice to be able to show them around the area, since we actually knew where things were this time.

We went on an airboat ride of Lake Jessup, which is the most alligator populated lake in Florida, but sadly it was too hot for the alligators to make an appearance. That same afternoon we went down to the "tourist" part of Orlando near Disney and went to Downtown Disney to look around and had some delicious ice-cream. It was so incredibly hot! We also spent one afternoon at New Smyrna Beach and had some yummy seafood. All in all it was a wonderful weekend!!