Friday, December 26, 2008

6100 miles (and counting!)

During the months of November and December we put about 6,100 miles on the good 'ole 1997 Ford Explorer Sport. Where have we been? Who have we seen? Check out photos of each state by clicking on their links! Enjoy!


Until we reach our monthly support goals, we will continue to travel as we share our ministry with others. Thanks for your prayers!

Read our Year End Letter for 2008!



Read our Year End Letter for 2008!

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Monday, November 10, 2008

Birthday in Fairhope, AL



Happy Birthday Brad! We got a chance to celebrate Brad's birthday with Nate, Amy, and Emma Turner in Fairhope, AL. The Turners moved to Fairhope shortly after graduation from seminary to serve in a church here in Fairhope. It was awesome to see them again and see where they are living and serving now. Their church was cool and they serve with some neat people.

We got to eat some fresh seafood with them to celebrate (along with the cookie cake above that they surprised Brad with when we got into town! -- cookie cakes are his favorite!) Along with that we got to see a beautiful sunset at Gulf Shores.

We LOVED getting to see the Turners again and get a chance to get to know Emma and play with her as well!

Looking forward to seeing you again soon Amy and Nate!




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Sunday, November 09, 2008

Yummy Recipes a la Greta

While we were at Greta and Bob’s house in Alabaster, Alabama, last night we had a chance to experience some of Greta’s home cookin’. What a cook she is! Greta’s sister (and Brad’s other cousin) Julie was able to come to dinner too. It was fun to reconnect with 2 of the Loftin girls. Greta made some stuffed chicken in the oven. Here’s the recipe if you’re interested in making it.

Stuffed Goat Cheese Chicken
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Slice through the middle of a raw chicken breast making a “pocket” within the chicken to stuff the insides
- Lay fresh basil leaves in the inside of the chicken breast (depending on how strong you want the basil taste to be depends on how much you want to put in there)
- Stuff goat cheese in the chicken with the basil
- Lay chicken breasts in casserole dish
- Drizzle chicken with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper
- Cook in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
- Serve with something yummy! (Greta had salad, white rice, asparagus, and bread! YUMMM!)

Thanks for a great dinner Greta! As we were getting it ready, we had fun feeding little Sam his own dinner. He even got to try broccoli (also named little trees or bushes) which he loved!

After getting Sam down for bed, we sat in the living room enjoying some time together and sipped some homemade white chocolate lattes, which is basically strong coffee with milk, and in this case white chocolate. Here’s how we whipped up some of those:

White Chocolate Lattes (for 2 mugs)
- brew some really strong coffee
- meanwhile, melt 2/3 C. whole milk with 6 T. of white chocolate chips
- when all the chocolate is melted in the milk and all the coffee is brewed, you’re ready to make your mug of latte.
- Pour the milk mixture into the mug – filling it ¼ to ½ full (depending on how sweet you like it or how strong you like your lattes)
- Fill the rest of the mug with the strong coffee you just brewed!

This was a tasty treat before bed and made for a great dessert to sip while watching some TV together on the couch!

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Cousins (Matt Pollack, Greta and Julie Loftin)


While I was growing up, I had the privilege of living in the same town of both sets of grandparents (this is Brad typing). Not only did we get to see the Plonks and my grandmother Bridges, but we also spent lots of time with our cousins as well as aunts/uncles.

On Friday we spent time with 3 of our first cousins in Birmingham, AL (see picture). My first cousin Matt Pollack grew up in Midlothian, VA (near Richmond). He was in Birmingham from his current home in Charleston, SC for an interview for a Sports Medicine Fellowship at a local hospital. My first cousins Greta and Julie Loftin grew up in Snellville, GA (near Atlanta). Greta now lives with her husband Bob and their son Sam in Alabaster, AL while Julie is a student at Samford University. It was amazing for the six of us to get together in Birmingham even though we grew up in five different states (Lindsey [TX], Brad [NC], Greta/Julie [GA], Matt [VA], and Bob [AL]).

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