And its not even Hurricane Season yet.....

So, Raschelle and I were getting ready to go out and run some errands...I heard this strange noise coming from the other room and I yelled out to her "what are you doing?"! About the same time, she yelled out to me.."what are you doing?"....a strange, loud noise had suddenly taken over the house and we didn't know what it was! So, I walked outside to the front of the house and just as I turned the corner, to my disbelief, I watched two trees tumble onto the front of our roof!!! We had been having some pretty tough winds and debris was everywhere on the roads...we didn't realize it would soon be on our roof! The news said gusts of 45mph....yup, we would agree!!

Needless to say, the next few hours were full of some pretty funny testostorone filled moments!!

My dad, and Jennifer and Larry came up to help us chain saw the trees to pieces and safely return our home to normal! So much for a night of putt putt...we spent it in the trees!

A Very Busy Weekend!!!

This weekend was a packed weekend as we spent most of it out and about enjoying life! Besides the usual set up on Friday night at Next Level, we spent Saturday at Next Level's first Annual Picnic! Then we headed out to Kelly's birthday party! Sunday Ryan and I both taught our preschool sunday school class and had a blast! Then we headed out to lunch with a group of friends! Heres pictures of it all!

These eggs represent all needs that the preschoolers came up with and when you dont have Jesus, they crack! We had hardboiled ones dyed yellow that represented God and obviously didn't crack because they had Jesus!

Next Level's First Annual Picnic: John Chesnut Park

Papa Dave givin out kisses!
Loved this picture of these sweet girls by the lake!

Our Pastor Christian and his wife Tammy
Kristen and Adam
Shelter 6

Celebrating Kelly's Birthday!!!

Jenna and Ryan

Blowing out candles!
A silly picture!
The Birthday Girl Kelly and Jeff

A Reminder Why We Live In Florida

This weekend Ryan and I took a trip to the beach! It was such a beautiful day to just be outside! These pictures reminded us why we live in Florida!

Since our return to normalcy, we have started attending a new church called Next Level. It has truly played a huge impact on our lives and we have jumped fully into leadership, community groups, friendships, and worship! We are so excited to see what God does in this church, as its a new church thats just started growing. As we spend each Sunday there, we realize more and more how important God is in our lives. Having Him at the center of our lives makes all the difference when youre trying to survive in these times. We would love any one of our family members and our friends to come try it out, but for those of you far away, our website has podcasts of our services on it and our pastors messages!

This Easter is a big Sunday for Next Level, as we try to reach 300 in attendance. Its a big challenge, but we know God is good and can do anything! If you can make it, please come join us!

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