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Indianapolis trip – July 2023

We had an amazing weekend thanks to your momma! She planned the perfect trip! Our room was an old rail car at Union Station and we all thought it was pretty awesome. I love seeing the excitement on your faces.

We went to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. Amelia’s favorites were the dinosaurs and the sports area. Audrey loved the sports area too and really slowed down in the section about children who made a difference. We talked about Anne Frank and you were really broken-hearted when we were talking about Ryan White. You were so hurt by the way he was treated at the beginning and the troubles that he faced. One of the things about you that I love the most is your heart and how you care about others. There is not much in life that is more important than the way you treat others. I pray that as you continue to grow, you will always remember how important it is to show the love of Christ to everyone. No matter who they are.

I considered our first baseball game a hit even tho it was a minor league team. One thing I realized tho is that neither of you have really ever been around alcohol. it started with wanting a icee and we found out all the icees were actually margaritas. I had to explain why you weren’t allowed to have one and then that opened up a lot of questions from you(Audrey). All of a sudden, you realized that there were a lot of people that were drinking and you couldn’t believe it lol. There was a young girl, probably in her early 20s sitting next to us and you were shocked that she had a “beer”. I love your innocence and daddy was trying to find the right words to explain the dangers of alcohol without condoning or judging the young lady. T

The Bible is clear on alcohol. Ephesians 5:18 clearly says “Do not get drunk” and there’s a whole host of other scriptures that warn about the dangers of alcohol. (Proverbs 20:1, Galatians 5:19-21, Romans 13:13, and many more). I know right now, you wouldn’t even know what “drunk” means and I’m so thankful for that. But at the same time, there is a day coming that you will face this temptation and I pray that the Lord helps me to guide you and teach you to make the best decisions when those days come. We’ll talk more about this as you get older and I’m sure there’ll be another blog post or two for you both to read someday. But for now, your ages 6 and 9 and I’m not gonna let myself start worrying or thinking about those things just yet🤪.

The ZOO!!!! We added another zoo to our list and y’all had a blast. From the dolphin experience in the splash zone to the butterflies, to feeding the flamingos and then topping it off with dipping dots and icees and face paint. I believe we made the best of the day!

And I’ll leave this right here about the trip home! I love my girls!!!