Happy birthday, Daniel! That's a pretty sweet birthday pancake, my boy!

Daniel riding a shark. Well... it was an inflatable shark, and it took quite a lot of work to actually get on and stay on.

Daniel at his 8th birthday party at the YMCA Water Park, in Fort Mill, SC.

15 years ago today I gave you my heart. And I've never wanted it back. I love you, Amy Rummage! June 27, 2007.

Biltmore Estate - what a great place. Architecture. Art. History. Beauty. Sculpture. Flowers. Ambiance. Truly a touch of Europe in the middle of the Carolinas.

A swan at the aptly titled "Swan Lake" in Sumter, SC

Rachel enjoying the beach at nearbye Lake Wylie.

Nathan enjoying a strawberry at the u-pick-it-yourself strawberry patch near our house.

Rachel enjoys strawberries too.

Well, what do ya know? So does Sarah!

Just look at all those luscious berries! I think we ate twice as much as we picked!

Yes, that's a storm brewing at VA Beach. Minutes later we were blasted with stinging rain, blowing sand, and a few flying trash cans. Yikes! Now I see why the disciples were freaked out and thought they were going to die when a storm hit their boat while Jesus was sleeping!

Grandma Ritz enjoys the hugs of her granddaughters.

Grandpa Rits goes cowboy with his grandsons.

Yup. That's pretty much the whole family getting ready to take off on their bikes. Doesn't leave a whole lot of room for other stuff in the garage, now, does it?

Grandpa & Grandma Ritz enjoyed this painting of Springfield Elementary's mascot, the Colt, while visiting Daniel's school.

Window boxes from the upstairs windows give a European effect at our new house.

The front porch gets the flower treatment, too.

Here's the full effect.

Here's the May 10 graduating class of apprentices from TheCause Apprenticeship course.

Praying over the graduating apprentices.

Our neighbor invited Nathan along on a plane ride with author, speaker, and pastor Rick Joyner from MorningStar Fellowship church. They went over the house and ministry property, and Nathan got a good bird's eye view!

Nathan, with the headphones and mic he used on the plane.

Our home group of intercessory missionaries.

Daniel runs through a water fountain tunnel on his school field trip to a Botanical garden.