The Ecclesia Collective

Thursday night we had a great Justice Kitchen in Williamsburg, Virginia. Thanks again to Seth and Leah and the wonderful folks that joined us. The menu included stuffed zucchini, quinoa and black bean salad, salsa, green salad and watermelon. Once again, the Toana Farmers Market was great!

Friday morning we joined Seth, Leah and Judah for coffee in Colonial Williamsburg, and then we wandered the town a bit. The kids got to pet horses, we passed through gardens, walked down the shell paths, and talked with some of the Colonial folks. We met a gentleman who was making fishing nets from string, and keeping in character he told us that we could search on that “modern thing” to find directions on how to make our own.

Friday afternoon we drove into Washington DC, our furthest destination East. Wow, what a site to see the Washington Monument as you enter the city. It was exciting for all of us to be entering a big city again. We first headed to The Potters House where we enjoyed a cup of coffee and browsed their bookstore. Friday night we took the Metro to the Washington Monument and then walked to the Lincoln Memorial, the monuments are magical at night, and the kids were itching to get some energy out. Matt loved the taxi ride home.

Saturday afternoon we took in The Air and Space Smithsonian, The American Indian Smithsonian, The Capitol and The White House. It was a long day of hiking around the city, but the kids were troopers. We then joined Mike and Sam for dinner at Busboys and Poets, a great coffee shop, bookstore, restaurant and bar.

This morning, Jason and our host, Tim Kumfer, attended a meeting at Church of the Savior. It was touching to meet Gordon Cosby. This church has given us so much inspiration–and friends–over the years. It was exciting to finally see some of their work and meet some of their people for ourselves finally.

We are now in Pittsburgh, hanging out with Jess Walter. The drive from DC to here was quite exciting, we went through a crazy hail storm with hail the size of marbles and Paige got sick in the car. When we pulled over to clean everything up we saw a beaver on the side of the road. Here’s the view from our hotel room.