Down town Colorado Springs
Garden of the Gods
At the end of June I got to visit my best friend Jenny Johnson in Colorado Springs. Ben and I surprised her for her baby shower. It was my first time traveling since I've had kids and my first time traveling with a baby on an airplane.
The trip was well worth it! It was great to be at their church. I loved the anglican service patterned after those in Africa and Asia. It was easy to feel connected to God's bigger story. After the service, Jenny and the children had a bake sale to raise money for their sister church in Rawanda. They raised money to buy families goats and chickens to improve their nutrition and their family finances by selling extra food that the animals produced.
It was amazing to be in the mountains. On Monday we had dinner on the mountainside by a little creek. We also spent some time wandering around Manitou Springs. It's a little tourist town outside of Colorado Springs. Manitou had natural soda springs. You can walk around town and drink out of the salty, bubbly springs. The first time I had some it wasn't exactly what I was expecting.
The next day, and my final one in Colorado, we walked around Garden of the Gods. These beautiful rock formations are part of Colorado Springs. It was a beautiful place to walk, talk and pray and enjoy the beauty of God's creation.
Tissanie and Ben celebrate!
Ben enjoying his new sunglasses
Ben enjoys his birthday cupcake!
