Vacationing in Virginia - Day 1

Last week we went on a 5 day trip to tour different areas of Virginia.  On Monday we left at 5:30 AM for a 4 1/2 hour drive to Luray Caverns.

Our guided tour of the cave was so cool and despite the millions of years "facts", was very educational (to my mom's delight).

 One of my favorite locations was Dream Lake.  The few inches of water on the surface made a perfect reflection of the ceiling, creating a beautiful effect!

 The wishing well.

When my family saw the sign below, they said "Hey, there's Kylie".

 When we finished browsing at the gift shop we went through a small car museum.

 Can you see the excitement in my face?  Yeah, I am not a car person but it was interesting to see how cars "evolved" through the years.

After having a few snacks for lunch, we headed out for the scenic Skyline Drive.

 Along the way we spotted some deer, lots of squirrels, 2 bear cubs, and one adult black bear.

 

A short hike concluded our first day in Shenandoah National Park.

All photos by Jake (accept for the one that he is in ; )

My New Memory Verse

I don't know about you but one thing I have to battle in my spiritual life is putting others before God.  I tend to worry about whether or not I am saying the right things to stay on my friends' good side, or when I am at home I think "What would "_____" have to say about that?".   I must admit that this is something I battle daily but I have been spending time praying about this and with my heavenly Father's help, I have been seeing improvement!  One thing that has helped a LOT is memorizing the verse below.  I used it as wallpaper for my iPod to remind me to commit it to memory.

I highly recommend that when you find yourself struggling with sin, spend time talking with God and see what He has to say about it in His Word and then work on memorizing those verses!

My New Clock

Sorry, I haven't posted in a while, I've been enjoying a fun ( and busy ) summer.

I got a new clock for my room!  The ticking took a while to get used to but now I kind of like it!  I'll try to post soon but I'm not going to make any promises!