Retreat Families and our Leaders
Grant waiting for breakfast, his favorite part
Grant and his new friend Conner, GO BLUE!
Grant and Trent LOVED the beach
Grant and Trent on the bridge from our house to the beachI don't even know where to start. We just returned from a week-long trip to Seagrove Beach, Fl. with an organization called Lighthouse Family Retreat. Lighthouse ministers to families that are dealing with childhood cancer by providing a carefree beach retreat for the whole family. All I can say is it was AMAZING! We had no idea what to expect before we went. But, any expectations we had were completely exceeded.
We left Sunday morning and drove 8 hours to Hattiesburg, MS. We spent the night and then drove another 4 hours to Seagrove on Monday. We were completely overwhelmed by friendly faces when we arrived. We were welcomed into a beautiful beach home that would be ours to enjoy for the next week. All of our bags were unloaded and delivered by a group of volunteers.
The next week was filled with activities for kids, parents, and whole families. We were completely taken care of by an awesome team of volunteers; some that prepared and served our meals, did our laundry, made our beds, took care of our kids, pretty much whatever you could think of, all while we enjoyed the beach and each other.
The boys completely enjoyed having all the attention they could ever want. And Rudy and I had a wonderful time at Common Grounds, a place where we met with other retreat parents that had a child with cancer. We met some amazing families and we all came away with some incredible friendships.
We left Saturday morning and drove all day to get home around midnight. The boys did a great job traveling.
We want to say THANK YOU to every single Lighthouse volunteer and staff member that made our week unforgettable. We appreciate you.
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