June to August, part 2

I want to talk to you about two things in this post: good food and the grand canyon.

One thing we made sure was part of our trip was good food{not expensive, just good}. We mapped out all our food stops even before we left. Tripadvisor and Urbanspoon gave us all the info we needed. We ate the best little hipster pizza place{The Tomato Head} in Knoxville. I still dream about that veggie pizza. We ate the absolute most amazing fried chicken in a place in Memphis{Gus' World Famous Fried Chicken}. It was down an alley and looked abandoned until you opened the door and the place was bustling. It was standing room only. for chicken. amazing. We also had breakfast the next morning in Memphis at this supppppper cute spot called Cockadoos. The atmosphere was so precious-it was like having coffee in the home section of Anthropologie. delightful. Then we had our much anticipated burger stop in Texas. Blue Sky Burgers. The people weren't too nice but the burger was great.

We also packed PB&J's and carrot sticks as to not eat out every single meal.

Then there was our stop at the Grand Canyon. I didn't really know what to expect. I'd heard great things-but I really wasn't prepared for how stunning it was. When you are there and you look out into the canyon for the first time-it really does take your breathaway. I couldn't get enough. And, I'm not what you would call outdoorsy.

If God uses rocks to show His glory to the world then how much more does he want to show His glory through you and me. That's what I kept thinking about that day at the Grand Canyon.

{God created the heavens and earth. God saw that it was good. God made us. God saw that it was very good. Genesis 1}

June to August, part 1

Under the mantra, "you only live once" Brian and I set out on a journey that started on the East Coast, paused on the West Coast to see friends we love, arrived for 6 weeks in Colorado, and then returned to home sweet home. The following are pictures from our trip. We won't drive coast to coast again BUT we are so happy we did it once.

Sometime around June 6 we hopped in the car, prayed that God would direct us, keep us, use us and the summer began.

Our first stop was unplanned. We saw signs for the Billy Graham Training Center and immediately pulled off the road. We love Billy Graham. I have every book book that his wife, Ruth Bell Graham, had ever written. We were greeted by very warm people that suggested since our time was limited to head up to the chapel to see the museum. Within minutes we were kneeling in prayer with the lady(a volunteer) and the gentlemen(visitor like us) pictured top right{below}. We soon found out that he was a missionary and director of Operation Christmas child in a country in South America. He shared amazing stories with us. He also prayed for us in his awesome acccent. The room we were in was Ruth Bell Graham's prayer room. I was so inspired. Scripture was painted everywhere. She would kneel and pray in that exact room for the world.

{love this quote-O, God do more than we can even dream.}




CMA Fest was happening on our day in Nashville. It was craziness. 105 degrees. The city was swarming with tour buses and screaming country music fans. Every famous country singer was in Nashville that day plus Justin Bieber, Scotty McCreery, & Lauren Alaina. I was in "star" watching mode the whole day. Didn't see Bieber but did see the Rascal Flatts and Toby Keith.

We stopped here on our way out of nashville for biscuits & jam. Sooo glad we did. i hope to get "part 2" up soon. xoxo.