West Virginia Mountain Mama

Nathan and I recently returned from a missions trip to West Virginia with our church. We spent a week painting two houses, on on the inside and one on the outside. Unfortunately, I wasn't the best photographer, and I only got a few pictures. The one above is of Emma, Amelia, and Sarah petting Mr. Haught's dog, Max.

On a half day off, we went to Clarksburg, WV, which was the birthplace of Stonewall Jackson. This memorial is to all the immigrants in the area.

There he is, Stonewall Jackson. It's quite a small statue, and he had a piece of gum between his eyes, but I guess that's what happens when you're a Civil War hero in the South and your birthplace is in the North.



Here's most of our group, plus Mrs. Haught, whose house we painted, and Kenny, who was the visionary for the camp and ministry with which we worked.

Here are the girls listening to our worship guy, John, playing some songs.

On our way out, we stopped at Starbucks, hence the drinks in the table in the foreground.

And, really, what's a group shot without Nathan's self portrait in the foreground too?



Here's John playing "Sunshine on My Shoulder." Good times!