A very special weekend..

This past weekend Trae took Jacob for his special guy weekend. It is something we do with our boys when they are 12-13 and Jacob was ready! He didn't know what he was in for but I do believe the Lord was preparing his heart. We went to church at 4pm on Saturday and the guys were going to leave from there for their time away. Jacob has never taken communion. He only drinks water and our church serves grape juice for communion. He has never pushed through that fear to go through with communion and I knew in my heart that it was his choice and that the Lord knows his heart. He wanted to do it but he didn't want to drink the juice. During worship they stopped to pass out communion and he decided right then and there that today he was going to take part. It made this mama cry to see the position of his heart and push through the fear. I am all about getting out of your comfort zone and facing your fears. While I can encourage and speak truth to him....it has to be his choice. To watch his face the moment after was priceless! He resembled someone who had just drank something very powerful!

Their weekend away was a success and Jacob enjoyed it! They stayed nearby in Fort Worth, did their sessions and projects (we use Passport To Purity), went out for some great meals and ended their time with 3 games of laser tag. You are supposed to give you teen something for them to remember their weekend by. We got Jacob an antique soldier than is plastic (something he collects) to remind him that he too is a soldier.