The Wright Time To Be In Memphis...

Last weekend we welcomed the Wright family (minus 1...we missed you Terry!) to Memphis for Spring Break. One thing I've learned living around the country is that Spring comes at different times in different places...and that's also the case for Spring Breaks.

Our children had already had Spring Break, but this was the week for the Wright's...so they decided to be unique and drive north OUT of Florida for Spring break (this is a foreign concept to me, as I've always equated Spring break with driving INTO Florida).

Terry and Renee and their children...Madison, Carson, and Parker...are dear friends of ours from our time in Ohio (and beyond). We met Terry when he joined the staff at Far Hills Community Church and we volunteered with the church's college ministry. Terry is now the pastor of Dunn's Creek Baptist Church in Palatka, Florida. Renee and Diane have become very close over the years, as have Terry and I. (In fact, it was Terry who was patient with me when I played my first 18-holes of golf that wasn't best ball). Our children have literally grown up together and have always been close friends. In the photo are Renee and the three Wright children along with our three oldest.

We've had many fun times with the Wrights. We've shared many meals together, both in and out. We've worked together in ministry. We've supported each other during life's ups and downs (and there have been some very up ups and some very down downs that we have experienced together). We've enjoyed several vacations together. We've even spent a week in paradise together.

We had a great visit with Renee and the kids...basically just relaxing around the house and letting the kids play. They played hard.

We're already looking forward to our next time together. I'll post other pictures from their visit in a later post.

More later...

Big D.