Chelsea and I stayed in Austin with her family Monday and Tuesday. We hit up more coffee shops, thrift stores, vintage stores, a Thai restaurant with Thai Basil Lime ice cream (yum!), and many other things. We were also treated to some pretty great Gelato by her parents. Thank you!! I picked the pink grapefruit sorbetto. Oh, so good! Tuesday night, we drove north to stay with my aunt and uncle in Collinsville. Then, Wednesday we headed back to the home-front. And, of course, there was rain...a lot of rain...for the drive home. Thank you, Lord, for watering our earth.
*And on to Saturday, July 10th*
Springfield had an event called "Step Up for Downs Syndrome." Brock and I took a few students from our youth group to volunteer with crafts and face painting. Can I just say, "What a blast!" There is nothing better than a child or an adult with downs syndrome smiling at you from ear to ear because of the not-so-good rainbow you painted on their face. The smiling faces of the students that volunteered and put everything they had into the event were just as heartwarming. My heart was full with so much compassion and love for these beautiful children of God that I could hardly contain it. Even now, I am overwhelmed by the beauty and joy that was displayed last Saturday. God does not make mistakes. I believe he has made each one of us different and unique in every way so we can learn from each other. We can learn how to love deeply as He loves us.
After the main event at the ice arena, everyone lined up to take a walk to the Springfield Cardinals stadium. When they arrived, they took a walk around the ball field, waved, shook some hands, and just had a great time. Almost everyone stayed for the Cardinals game as well. I'm not really into baseball, so I mainly just chatted with my friend, Jenny, from church. Here are a few pictures of the day:
The Hat Makers :)
The Face Painters :)
Helping make a hat:
Face Painting:
This is my absolute favorite photo. It took a lot of convincing for her to get her face painted and when she decided to do it, she couldn't stop smiling! :)
The crew that volunteered minus Brock because he was taking the picture :)
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