Nathan Neighbors
Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, & Youth Pastor
Last night we had our annual Fall Festival at Morningside. There must of been 500-1000 people there. It was fantastic. I loved watching all of our volunteers working in so many areas making helping our guest feel welcome. Thank you volunteers! Thanks especially to all of our teenagers. We could not have done it with out you. So many of you helped us set up, clean up, and everything in between. It was a great event with a Kingdom impact.
Yesterday while Anderson and Ellis were out of school, we decided to pack up the family for the night and head to the mountains. We got a sweet deal for the evening at Ridgecrest ($34 minister’s rate) and made a great overnight trip. It really is amazing how much you can do with a simple budget and a small amount of time. Here’s some of what we did:
- Stayed at Ridgecrest in a wonderful new hotel room
- Ate all of our meals
- Played basketball
- Shopped at the Mall
- Visited the Prayer Garden
- Saw animals at the Western North Carolina Nature Center
- Drove down the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Picked apples at the Sky Top Apple Orchard
We did all of this for about $125 (including gas). Not too bad for a weekend getaway. Who says vacations have to be expensive? The boys loved all the animals, the apples, and of course – some great time with mom and dad. Ashley and I loved it too – what could be better than time together. Here are some of the pictures from our mountain weekend.
Nathan Neighbors 