A Breather from Greenville (aka The Trip of a Lifetime)

May was an exciting month! One thing that added a little to the stress (but mostly to the fun) of the month was that I took a vacation in the midst of the chaos. Three of my best friends from Birmingham and I took a trip to Greece! Although the timing wasn't great (leaving right when things were gearing up for everyone to leave for Project), in the end it was more than worth it. I probably will never get to take a trip like this again, and it was unforgettable!! Here are just a few of my favorite pictures:

port in Paros

breathtaking - pictures cannot do it justice!!

at the Parthenon

in Santorini

One of the biggest things I kept thinking about there was beauty. Obviously, beauty in Greece is not hard to come by. The white houses with blue rooftops, the clean streets, the breathtaking sunsets and the crystal clear water were incredible. The first few days there all I could do was think about how beautiful God had made his creation - he created a place like that!! I can't IMAGINE ever seeing anything more beautiful. And yet God is indescribably more beautiful than anything in creation. Creation is only a glimmer of his beauty, a thumbprint of his glory.

I am so thankful that I got to spend 10 days in the most beautiful place I've ever seen with 3 of my best friends! It was such a gift and the trip still feels surreal to me. Needless to say, the poor timing and small bit of added stress were more than worth it.

I came back from Greece, had 6 days in Greenville where we had all day staff meetings to prepare for the LP, and then headed to Myrtle Beach for 3 weeks!! Greece to the Mariner Motel was a little bit of a transition, to say the least...