Road Trip!

The preacher, our son and I went on a road trip to Jonesborough, TN last week. 

It's was that time of the year again, time for the National Storytelling Festival!

We had not been to the Festival in 3 to 4 years and since this is our last time 

our son will be able to attend with us (at least for a few years), 

we decided to go this year. 

This was also the preacher's "conference" for the year.

We have an amazing church leadership that encourages the preacher 

to go and to continue his education by attending conferences and seminars each year.

The preacher decided to drive straight through in order to get there within 20 hours.

When we were younger and newly married, we worked for a harness racing stable.

We would be in New Jersey in the summer and then move to Florida for the winter. 

When we left from one stable we had to be at the next stable BEFORE 

the horses arrived. The horse trailers drove straight through 

so we too had to drive straight through.

We were young - no problem!

Now 30 years later we are not young anymore. 

Driving straight through is not as easy as it once was. Even with 3 drivers it is not easy.

Our son helped with the driving and he was a big help!

On our last leg of the trip, as we got closer and closer to Jonesborough, 

we were all so excited to be back in Tennessee. 

Excited to hear some amazing storytellers, excited to see the preacher's mentor, Tim Tingle. Excited to learn new stories, hear new tellers, and to learn new storytelling techniques.

(I will talk more about the Festival in another post.)

We were not disappointed. We loved every bit of our trip.

Storytellers did not disappoint. In fact we were thinking this year might 

have been one of the best years.

On our way home we decided to stop and get a hotel room for the night. 

It was nice to be able to stop and rest. The next day driving 8-9 hours, 

we thought we just might not make it. 

The last 3 hours seemed like it took forever.

It was wonderful to spend time with the preacher all to myself.

It was wonderful having this time with our son.

If you have not been able to take a road trip, I highly recommend it! 

Jump in the car with the ones you love and drive!

Road trips can be a such a special time.

Love from the Preacher and I