What a joy it was to worship alongside my boys this morning! After worship we had a sweet time of prayer for Jon which so encouraged our souls. Jon was able to say goodbye to most of his friends during the Mission 28 hot dog fund raiser after church. What a wonderful afternoon.

While at the fund raiser- our pastor- Mickey Connolly informed me that we are now a part of an exclusive club :). This club includes only a few families at Crossway. We are of a handful of families who have a child serving at a Sovereign Grace church in another state! In the slide show below you'll see a picture of Mickey shaking my hand - welcoming me-on behalf of my family- in this club :).

Jon and Taylor then headed to another barbecue which sadly I have no pictures of. When they came home tonight the goal was to pack the car! The Saturn is about full- and will surely be completely full by tomorrow.

Thank you Lord for a wonderful day.

Tomorrow will be here before we know it...

Here are the pics from today!

There were a few 'lasts' today...

Jon's last weekly email to Julie- now he'll be able to see her!!

Jon doing his last chore in our home!

Most likely- last jam session :(.

Jon worked on his car today- getting it ready for the long drive to FL!

This proves he actually worked :).

I can't get enough of these shots! Miri loves her Jonny!

Jon has always loved dogs. Mocha will be missing her Jon and I know Jon will miss her too.

We said goodbye to these today. They were Jon's Starbuck's shoes. I know it's silly- but these were left out for years. I never thought I'd treasure them ... but realizing they won't be left at the door anymore made me want to take a picture of them. Tears... Yes- there were tears this afternoon... tears of loss and gratefulness intertwined. We will so miss our Jon!

Day 4 started with Jon heading to his last day at Starbucks!

He worked a long day... 7-4. One of his favorite customers actually

brought in brownies for him -in celebration of his last day!

I sent Taylor to do my dirty work (picture of Jon working) and to get

our traditional Friday purchase.

Jonathan slept for the first half of his day today- which is understandable given he and Taylor thoroughly enjoyed themselves at the McMahon's 'Goodbye Jon' party :). Here's a picture from the evening...

Adam and Jon :)

I then spent the afternoon at the dentist getting a root canal. I wouldn't recommend one :)...but I'm thankful to the Lord for anesthesia!!

Tonight Jon chose my mom's recipe for Macaroni and Cheese. It is by far our favorite Mac 'n Cheese recipe. It's a rare sighting to find Jon near the stove- so check it out!

While we waited for the Mac 'n Cheese we watched another one of Jon's favorite movies... The Empire Strikes Back. Amazingly he can quote most of the movie. Yes- he's quite gifted :).

Here's the final product!

We ended our meal with Jon's favorite dessert- a version of Key Lime Pie. Yum!

Once the pie was consumed- Jon headed upstairs for surely his favorite time of the week- his phone call with Julie :). Need I say more?

I want the shirt Adam!

This morning Jon worked at Starbucks then was at his computer for most of the afternoon. Taylor grabbed him for a game of ping-pong ... I pulled him out for a haircut :)... and then we all played The Train! Taylor and Jon then left for a goodbye Jon party at the McMahon's which most likely will carry over until day 5- so I sent them with a camera :). Here are a few pictures...

Jon and Taylor have played many a game over the years!

Like the moves? You can also hear them from all over the house when they play:).

Okay- I made him pose for this... the haircut!

We love playing "The Train"!

Today we didn't see Jon much! He was busy working on a recording project- then tonight he and Taylor led worship for their Tuesday night of prayer and worship! I'm so glad he was able to spend time with several of his friends! God is good :).

In the living-room...

In the studio...

Sam Shea hard at work!

Jon???? Wondering what Day 6 will hold?