Umpqua Lighthouse 08.23.11

The Oregon coast is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been and today we got a glimpse of what it looks like from the top of the Umpqua Lighthouse. There are only two lighthouses with this exact design in the world! The other lighthouse is located in Brazil. Our tour guide told us that in the [...]

Mt. Saint Helens 8.20.11

On our way to Portland, OR where we’re singing this weekend we decided to stop by Mt Saint Helens. We stopped at the visitors center and watched footage of what went on in Washington on May 18, 1980. The video was shockingly interesting and tragic at the same time. In the visitors center they also [...]

Sailboating on Puget Sound 8.18.11

We’re singing and ministering on the west coast this month and it’s been an amazing couple of weeks! God is giving us the opportunity to do so many new things! We’re definitely not in Kansas anymore… We spent the day at the beach with family and friends and had a fantastic time. The weather was perfect for [...]

Sight Seeing in Seattle 8.16.11

On Tuesday morning we boarded the ferry and set out for the city of Seattle. When we arrived at the Pier we walked into the heart of downtown and hit Pikes Place Market which was a whole little world in and of itself. We tried smoked Salmon (which almost made up for the fact that [...]

Yellowstone 8.10.11

We’ve set off on our tour of the Pacific Northwest! We’re planning on taking in all the typical tourist things. Today and yesterday we stopped at Yellowstone National Park and yes, it is as beautiful as they say. All the scenery has been beyond gorgeous and the wildlife has been so breathtaking. We got to see [...]