Natural Bridge

Jason and I spent Labor Day weekend in a cabin in the Natural Bridge/ Red River Gorge area with my Mom & Dad, my sister and her family . I never thought I would spend an entire weekend with my family and come away so satisfied and wanting more. If you could've seen my family 15 years ago, we were an absolute mess. A weekend together would've involved lots of fighting and some drunkenness. One by one and two by two God has called us to faith in Him and we've slowly been transformed. On Sunday morning, we held our own church service around the campfire. I brought my guitar and everyone picked out one of their favorite worship songs and we praised God together. We read from Mom's favorite devotional, The Daily Bread. We discussed and shared how God has been moving in our lives and what He's been teaching us. We shared favorite Bible verses and we prayed. My family is evidence that God is real and that He transforms lives.

More evidence of God is found in the beauty of His creation. I actually hiked the strenuous uphill trail to the natural bridge. I know I pushed my body close to it's limit. On the way back down, my legs started trembling and continued to tremble an hour and a half later, even after sitting for a while and eating. It was good for me and it was worth it. Check out the pictures:

My brother-in-law Levon and my nephew Brian at the start of the trail.

My sister actually did this trail while carrying baby Carly!!

Balanced Rock

My Dad made his own mini Balanced Rock

Jason and our niece Layla ventured off the trail to examine the mouth of a cave

Along the trail

Under the bridge

The narrow path up to the bridge

The reward is the view!

Check out Mom's wig free look. No more chemo for her. Doesn't she look great?

Levon and Brian are too close to the edge for anyone's comfort.

We're not as close to the edge as it looks!

Back at the cabin.
Layla said to me twice in the hot tub "This is the life! Isn't it Aunt Jen?"

I'm a big hot tub fan but the highlight of the weekend for me was the Sunday morning, campfire church service. THAT is the life!