The Fields at Old Muldrows Mill Road

Just before we left Florence, we had the sweetest opportunity to stay with our dear friends Jack and Beth Marchette.

This was the second time they welcomed us into their home to live for an indefinite period of time... We ended up staying there for nearly 7 weeks.

They breathe hospitality.

They welcomed us in,

with all of our stuff,

invited us to their movie nights,

their dinner table,

to grandma's house,

to ride their pony,

for our dog to take on official guard dog role,

to invite our friends over, whenever we wanted,

to use their golf cart whenever we needed,

to simply join them in their wonderful and warm world.

Jack and Beth were the ones who committed themselves to being a significant part of our growing relationships with the Lord.

They began a small group that would suit our schedule, take care of our children and feed us a meal.

Jack devoted himself in for an entire year (Aroma Underground's final year) to help us make wise decisions for the business.

And it was Jack and Beth who gave us the encouragement we needed and desired when we first shared with them about the call to seminary.

A few days before we left, a good friend (Tyler Lacross) came out and took pictures of us on their land (acres and acres of land). These captured two main things - the boys at their ages (3, 1) and a place of great significance to us. A place where much of growth in Him occurred. A place that represents a biblical relationship between two couples in the church. One with wisdom, full of encouragement and the other with a huge desire to learn from the other. :)

"Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us."

Titus 2:4-8