General Assembly

Every 2 years, my denomination hosts its General Assembly. I belong to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), which is a Protestant denomination. It's so much fun and very special. Disciples come together from all over the world for worship, fellowship, study, and reconnect with old friends. Two years ago, Brock and I went to Fort Worth, Texas, and that was my first Assembly. This year it was in Indianapolis, and so much fun. A lot of our friends from church were able to go and we got to hang out a lot afterwords!! Quin got to come too for a little bit of the Assembly.

Here are the three of us at closing worship on Sunday.

One of my favorite aspects of Assembly is the area for children. I didn't know if I could get pregnant due to medical issues, so Quin is really a miracle baby. I dreamed of coming to Assembly and sitting in the area reserved for children and their families. They set up large pads for kids to sit and color on, and they also have rocking chairs to rock infants. I was sure to visit that area with Quin, and I got a picture of us on one of the mats. The cool part is the hand prints on the mats were painted on by kids at our church! It was wonderful and a testament to how quickly life can improve in just 2 years.

We have some wonderful friends who moved to California last fall just before Quinten was born. They are the Hamms and we went to Fort Worth with them. Assembly just wouldn't have been the same without them, so we were thrilled it was in Indianapolis. Plus, they got to come back for a little while with their kids, and I miss them terribly. The hardest part of them leaving was they had to go just before Quin was born. But, when they came here for Assembly they got to meet him. Here is a great shot when Christie and Michael first met Quin.

One of my favorite nights was Thursday. Brock and I didn't have to go to work on Friday, and Quin was with Brock's mom. We went to the Cladaugh and just had a ball!! The first one is of us Voguing. :-)

On Saturday, we had lunch with Brock's dad. Here is a great shot of three generations of McCrackens.


Finally, one of the best nights of the entire summer was the Monday after Assembly. The Gores were gracious enough to host all of us at their home for a farewell cook-out. It was fantastic! They have a beautiful, large backyard. The kids got to play on the swing set and all us adults got to talk around picnic tables. It was a magical evening and the perfect way to end Assembly weekend.

 

Thank God for good friends and a wonderful church!