I am Jack’s contented smile.

Joshua Craddock

My Apple dictionary defines contentment as “a state of peaceful happiness.” That describes how I felt this week as I spent time with the Scofield family and the rest of my team. As it becomes more apparent to me that tour will soon be ending, I have begun to savor every moment of quality with the traveling team that has become like family to me. After the conference in Naples had ended, we went downtown for dinner and walked down to the end of the pier to look at the stars and look at the ocean. When we talked later, we marveled that God can number the stars in the sky and call each one of them by name!

The next day we went to the Scofield ranch to relax and have fun with the team. I was pretty proud of myself for hitting 9/10, but Eric, Janie and Austin outdid us all with their sharpshooting skills. Then Hannah and I decided to drive the go-kart around. That was a very bad idea. Hannah is bad luck for vehicles on tour. The back wheel flew off while we were speeding down the dirt road, leaving us to slide to a screeching halt. However, because it broke down we got to see an alligator swimming in the swamp (which is the other reason that I feel content right now; my wish to see an alligator while I was in Florida came true!). After escaping from the Alligator swamp with our lives and braving many other dangerous wildlife encounters (such as with banana spiders and baby rattlers) we all went on a Jeep ride in the swamp buggies. It was a lot of fun to pretend to be on an expedition while we drove through the jungle and swamps at sunset. Finally, we all returned to the cabin for dinner and s’mores. Even though the day was exciting and adventurous, I would still describe it as peaceful and relaxing. I guess if I had to wrap up all the random thoughts I’ve put into this post, I’d say that I’m thankful. I’m thankful for this ministry, for the people that put life into it, and thankful to God giving us this incredible opportunity. As I fell asleep in the car on the way back from the Scofield ranch that night, I’m pretty sure there was a smile on my face.

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