Hello

Welcome to the Smith family blog, where our life is told. The purpose of this page is to share our life with family, friends and co-laborers. We work for a Christian Junior College called Ignite, located in Christiansburg, VA. Ignite exists to educate, train, and equip emerging leaders to discover and pursue their Life-Mission. We are part of that story, and this is where that story is shared. Enjoy.

The Smiths


Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Winter Fun...Ignite Itinerary

Snow snow snow!  It's been a while since we've experienced a winter season like this, so we are grabbing every opportunity to have fun in it!  Instead of writing about our time out in the snow, I thought it would be more fun to show you.  Below are some of the moments we were able to capture:

a true winter wonderland
 Aubrey is being a good sport, but she's really afraid of the 4wheeler

This is Aubreys response when you say, "look at the camera"
creating some fun memories for the girls
Look at that snow angel!

We had so much fun out in the NC snow...now we get to enjoy the snow in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio!  This Thursday we head north to promote and recruit for Ignite...and everywhere we travel, snow is expected!  We have one of those really cool car toppers for our extra luggage we're taking to weather handle the elements.  (pictures will come later)  This will also be our first long trip with the girls...so it should be interesting.  


We are eager to start connecting with the students and pastors from the East Coast districts! 

This is our Ignite Itinerary for the next 10 days:
Jan. 14    leave for Louisville  (half way point to Camp Hickory, Grant, IL)
Jan. 15    drive to Camp Hickory (Heartlands District Winter Retreat)
Jan. 16    promote Ignite @ morning youth meeting
Jan. 17    leave for Indiana
Jan. 19    Speak @ Wednesday night youth service at Faith Outreach, Rochester, IN
Jan. 21    Arrive at Camp Mcpherson (Mid-Atlantic District Winter Retreat)
Jan. 22    promote Ignite @ morning youth meeting
Jan. 23    leave for North Carolina

We'll post frequent updates to the blog or Facebook as a way to bring you with us!  Thank you for your continual prayers and encouragement!


(sorry for the "choppy-ness" of this post...I had several distractions throughout the process of writing)


The Smiths 


"For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands."