What do you do for encouragement/downtime?

This is all of us, (Ben taking the picture) waiting at mainstage for festivities to start.

There are so many things people do to relax/recharge. Our mission, Worldventure encourages us to remember to take time off, and to find ways to recharge our batteries. Some of our members like to do canoeing trips, some like to play board games like Settlers of Cataan. We (it used to be Tom, but the other members of our family have been won over...) like to go to Cornerstone music festival. The festival is full of Christian music, some of the long time greats, and lots of new ones. It also has its share of the weird & wonderful. Sometimes you have to debate which category they fall into. The seminars taught by people like John Perkins, Floyd McClung, George Verwer, Norm Geisler are what Lisa likes best. None of those were there this year, but all have spoken there in the past. Multiple times.

Caleb enjoyed the kids ministries that go on. Artrageous where kids can do all sorts of creative things. And Creation Station where kids praise goes on every morning. This year he liked the swords best. Someone sold swords made out of swimming noodles & duct tape. That sword Caleb bought made instant friends for him all over the festival.

Hilary & Ben enjoyed music, more than ever before I think. It was a joy to see them excited about Christian music. (NOTE: what they were excited about was not in the weirdo category, but in the "come together and worship God as loudly as possible" category.) They also participated in the youth worship time every morning and heard the youth speaker.

A great time had by all. :D

I should also mention that Lisa had an appointment with the cochlear people before we left to come to the festival. Whatever adjustment they made really helped music be much more enjoyable for Lisa. So she really enjoyed hearing David Crowder, among others... Praise the Lord for her ears! God is so good. He wasn't obligated to give her such hearing success. But he's chosen to give it to her. We are grateful. Her ears will be restored 100% in heaven though... Come Lord Jesus, we're ready... :D

So now we're on the way home. We spent Sunday night with our longtime friends the Frosts. It was neat to celebrate 4th of July with them. (and watch their cats hide from fireworks....)

Thanks for stopping by today. Thanks for praying for us.

We hope to see you sooner rather than later.

Tom & Lisa