Perks of Youth Ministry

Michael and I spent all last week in Daytona Beach, Florida.
And it was considered work!
Awesome!
We were at the National Conference for Youth Ministers.
We have gone to this conference together the past 3 years, and Michael has gone the past 5.
It is always such a great conference.
Wonderful keynote speakers.
Informative/educational classes.
And the best part, catching up with some of our very best friends who are in youth ministry.
This year, we spent all week with this girl.

And this is the dessert that Michael bought her.
The first dessert that Michael bought her.
He was on a roll with it.
Another huge perk of this year's conference was the location.

This was the view from our hotel room.
It might have been 35 degrees the first two days we were there, but it got much better.

 We had such a great time at the conference, and feel so blessed that we were able to go again this year.
It provided us time to rest, rejuvenate, and renew our energy for the coming year.
Also, one of the things I learned in my classes, is that 'travel' is one of the many perks of being a youth minister's wife.
Oh, how true that is!