We spent several days recently near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with some wonderful long-time friends. We missed the rest of the WISH Team, but it was good to have some adult time.

Bob Chappin was kind enough to lead us on a hike up to Rainbow Falls. It was a beautiful trail and we were glad we persevered and made it to the top. Along the way, we had the opportunity to make note of several parallels between the hike and our life as followers of Christ.

Jason McPherson did an excellent job as our Trip Advisor. He found a very nice cabin a few miles from the main parkway in Pigeon Forge. I think Jason’s main reason for choosing this cabin was because of the 100″ movie theater with surround sound!! Great job, Jason.

Racing go-carts is something you MUST do while in or near Pigeon Forge. And so. . .

I learned (the hard way) that one should never choose the cart directly in front of Jason McPherson. Your ride will be very short. He’s quite a competitive driver.

And then, after hiking and racing, we played like kids on the Kinect. Darts, skiing, football. We did it all.

After ALL that excitement, Jason bought some new shoes. At that point, we all became delirious. It was just too much.

For sure, we had a great weekend and will be looking forward to the next trip.