Funny how things change- when booking the states for this tour, Connecticut was one of the most difficult. I worked on it for 15 months and got nowhere. It ended up being one of the last states to book, but has now been one of the most AMAZING!
For this state, I tried everywhere imaginable. The problem with these smaller New England states is that you run out of potential options fast. What ultimately happened is, we booked the state of New York with Pastor Adam Sabo (that show took place on June 19). As it turns out, Adam's mom, Sara, is on the board of a Christian Arts Organization in Connecticut. Sara not only booked our show, but generously offered to give us a cottage to stay in while we were here. So, this must be a thing with the Sabos- Adam fixed us up with Wendy and Gary, the two awesome people in New York who gave us a place to stay and fed us every meal while there. Sara provided us with an actual house of our own for two nights, and also fed us every meal while here! Truly, I'm speechless at the level of generosity that's been extended to our family.
This cottage is incredible. It's fully furnished and has a living room, dining room, kitchen, FOUR BEDROOMS, bathroom and shower, and a huge covered front porch!
For this state, I tried everywhere imaginable. The problem with these smaller New England states is that you run out of potential options fast. What ultimately happened is, we booked the state of New York with Pastor Adam Sabo (that show took place on June 19). As it turns out, Adam's mom, Sara, is on the board of a Christian Arts Organization in Connecticut. Sara not only booked our show, but generously offered to give us a cottage to stay in while we were here. So, this must be a thing with the Sabos- Adam fixed us up with Wendy and Gary, the two awesome people in New York who gave us a place to stay and fed us every meal while there. Sara provided us with an actual house of our own for two nights, and also fed us every meal while here! Truly, I'm speechless at the level of generosity that's been extended to our family.
This cottage is incredible. It's fully furnished and has a living room, dining room, kitchen, FOUR BEDROOMS, bathroom and shower, and a huge covered front porch!
It has been incredible to have a home of our own for these two nights. Thanks so much Sara! This place also had a playground and a pond (which the kids took full advantage of):
This tour has been loads of fun so far, but very fast paced and often there isn't time to just relax. So, given that the show today was right here and easy to set up, we really enjoyed the little break. Clay, Lydia, and Silas got creative and used a pizza crust and fishing net to catch this whale:
As for the actual show, Sara had mentioned that even though they advertised in the local paper (and the church this morning listed the show in their bulletin), they didn't know how many people would come today. Well, the show was completely packed!
We really had a great time. Connecticut folks are lots of fun! This is an area that we certainly hope to visit again next time.
After the show, I was invited to be a guest on the WILI radio show. Mike and Roger are great radio hosts and it was an honor to be interviewed about our tour.
After the show, I was invited to be a guest on the WILI radio show. Mike and Roger are great radio hosts and it was an honor to be interviewed about our tour.
When I arrived back at the cottage, Sara had provided pizza for dinner! I said it before, but thanks again Sara! Our stay here has been one huge blessing.
Tomorrow we head out early. We plan to see New York city on our way to the show in New Jersey. Maybe I'll try to parallel park the trailer in Manhattan. That would certainly be the most amazing feat so far!
Even more amazing is that tomorrow's show will mark the halfway point in the tour! We will have visited and performed in exactly half the nation. It feels like 100 years ago that we began in Alaska but at the same time it feels like it has flown by amazingly fast. It's funny- sometimes we really have to think in order to name which state we're in, and SERIOUSLY none of us ever have ANY CLUE what day of the week it is. But, if the rest of the tour is anywhere near as amazing as the first half, we're in for a great time!
Tomorrow we head out early. We plan to see New York city on our way to the show in New Jersey. Maybe I'll try to parallel park the trailer in Manhattan. That would certainly be the most amazing feat so far!
Even more amazing is that tomorrow's show will mark the halfway point in the tour! We will have visited and performed in exactly half the nation. It feels like 100 years ago that we began in Alaska but at the same time it feels like it has flown by amazingly fast. It's funny- sometimes we really have to think in order to name which state we're in, and SERIOUSLY none of us ever have ANY CLUE what day of the week it is. But, if the rest of the tour is anywhere near as amazing as the first half, we're in for a great time!
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