What a Wild Ride!!

OK - We have had one crazy few days here!! or really there... Thursday afternoon we hit the road heading north to Charleston. We left mid-afternoon to avoid the crazy, nutty afternoon traffic in and out of Tampa. We got about an hour up I-75, and were stopped due to an accident for 2 hours. So, detours and hours later - we checked into the hotel at 1AM. We had an appointment at Charleston Southern University with the head of the nursing school at 10 on Friday morning. Kelly and I had visited Jacksonville U last Friday. We were both impressed and excited with the nursing program that they had. We had mixed feelings about even doing the Charleston visit. David, Kelly and I just prayed together that God would give us a clear answer about where she should be in school next year. I always ask God for signs - signs that are the in my face kind of signs. As we parked and headed towards the new building for the nursing school - I saw a huge bright yellow banner hanging over the entrance. "100% of our students passed the NCLEX-RN. OK - thank you God for a sign - a real sign - as soon as we start this journey!! The meeting/interview was incredible-I watched as my baby girl talked about her passion for nursing, her calling to be a nurse, what she has lived through the past 5 years since the accident, how her pain and treatment is going to enable her to be a better nurse, how excited she was that in this particular nursing program faith is an integral part of the plan, and I watched as my little potato chip handled that interview as a young woman very sure of what she wanted!! God wasn't finished - after a tour and a few more questions - we asked about apartments. Dr. H looked at us and laughed - seems that her son is working to open a new complex just down from the school. We headed down the road for a tour of the complex - it was only about 3 miles from where we lived from the time Kelly was born until we moved to Florida when she was 9. She truly felt like she was going home. Kelly just kept saying that she was so excited she was about to come out of her skin. Goosebumps from God!! Off to lunch to meet up with our Kindred Spirits (remember the beach last summer). After lunch we headed over the bridge into Charleston to check in with Water Missions International www.watermissions.org David is going to Uganda in June with Kelly Green - http://www.kellygreen.org/ They are taking a medical and dental team, and are also going to set up two water purification systems!! YES!! We are just a little bit excited!! We are going to be back in Charleston March 5-6 to help with their fundraiser gala and walk for water. Then off to NC for Collin's christening. We had planned to be in Friday night and most of Saturday, but after finding out that Kaiti, Robert and Collin were at my mom's - only 90 minutes away - we hit the road again for my hometown to surprise everyone. Four generations together - how often is that going to happen for us!?! We left at noon to head back to Florida. It was a wild ride, a quick trip, a special time with family, and a time for God to really reveal Himself in Kelly's life!! Check out the new slideshow from our family time together.