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A few years ago Derek and I were working with another couple at our church who had a vision for an outreach to inner city children. The outreach involved the kids coming out to a "farm" to explore what life was like outside of the concrete jungle. To show them the beautiful world that God had made, to love them, minister to them and give them a day experiencing things that they probably never had before. At the time we had 21 acres, a lake, horses, goats, a lamb, a pony and the desire to be used by God to help reach these children. Our friends, J and Michelle, organized the entire event with the pastors of the Over the Rhine ministry, Prince of Peace church/Living Water Ministry, Johann & Grace and Paul & Joanna. These are wonderful Christian leaders that Derek and I had met previously while serving at the annual "Block Party" that takes place each July in OTR on the grounds of the church. Once J and Michelle had everything worked out all we really had to...

As many of you may know from my previous posts I am behind by a few "events" in my blogs. You may imagine that the last 4 months have been gloriously busy here at the Tye household (and yes, that would be an understatement :)! In April, we celebrated Easter (which you were able to read about all the incredible details of that in a previous post) and we also took our first family vacation with Gabby. At just 2 months old she traveled by car with us to my cousin's wedding in Tampa, Florida. It was such a nice trip. Gabby was a joy and our travel went very well. It was wonderful to introduce her to my Dad's side of the family. My grandma, Aunt, Uncle and cousin all live in Tampa. We, once again, were able to have 4 generations of girls together. My grandma really enjoyed holding Gabby and we were able to spend 2 days visiting with her while we were there. It was truly a beautiful experience for me and one I will cherish always. Of course, the first time you take a baby t...