The biggest highlight by far this month was getting to travel to Ecuador on a mission trip with our youth group and our girls. It was such an incredible experience and one that deserved several blog posts of its own! The other major win was Lauren and her family visiting for a few days, we were also able to celebrate both Mother's Day and Father's Day together.
A few other highlights along the way...Cross-country training began for Ezra and Zoe, and I joined them a couple of times.
Some evenings brought the most beautiful sunsets and made for such a peaceful time together.
Other runs were a little less enjoyable in the South Carolina summer heat (as soon as they were back inside)!
Zoe was off to camp for a few days. I was thankful she had a great friend there with her, along with a supportive leader to pour into them during their time away.
Lauren and I were able to sneak in a walk together, and I couldn't help but laugh at her technique of waving a stick around in front of us to clear all the spiderwebs from her trail. Effective? Yes.
Slightly ridiculous looking? Also yes.
Lauren and her family also came over for some Loveland family time and a meal together.
We were, also, able to squeeze in one more big family dinner together before they left.
Knowing they would soon be heading so far away made those ordinary moments around the table feel a little more special.
That evening was a very rushed goodbye before bed time (our very last one before they would official leave), so they came over to our house the next day for a more intentional one.
Attacking hugs are Josiah's favorite!
June held some pretty big moments for our family. From serving alongside my girls in Ecuador to soaking up our last bits of time with Lauren and her family before they headed to the mission field, there was a lot to be thankful for. Summer was officially underway, and while the month seemed to fly by, I was grateful for the adventures, the ordinary moments together, and the ways we got to see God at work both near and far.
