if i keep bragging about how great things are going i feel like people are going to be jealous.

so i'll start with a bit of news before i continue to brag...
i bought a ticket to germany. i know its soon but i leave july 19th at 4:50pm which will allow me to get there in time for the welcome/goodbye conference. i'm not fully funded yet (i still need about 200 a month) so if i dont get the rest of that by the time my ticket comes up they wont let me use it, however, i am confident that the Lord will provide. so all of this is feeling kind of crazy.

now to the bragging:
the pines ranch was super great. we went jeeping, swam in an above ground pool, had a bbq by the lake, watched fireworks, shot guns, tubed down the cashe creek river, learned how to square dance, and had some great fellowship. it was such a good two days. i almost didnt go but i'm so glad i did.