10/10-10/12: New Hampshire

By the time we reached New Hampshire, we were exhausted! All of the exploring in Massachusetts had clearly caught up with us by this time. ;) Thankfully our hosts, family friends of Nicole's family, were understanding about our tiredness and didn't mind us relaxing for most of the first day. We did go to Portsmouth and enjoyed views of the water. We sat facing the water and wrote postcards to friends and family. It was a bit chilly, but we enjoyed a calm, peaceful time outside. Near where we parked was a striking military remembrance statue that we pondered for a little while. As we were returning to our host home for dinner, we realized there was a set of houses from different times in history that we could have toured if we had known; however, since both energy and financial resources are not bottom-less, I am ok that we saved that for next time!

Our second full day in New Hampshire was a Sunday. We loved attending church with the family we were staying with! It was an amazing church service--and, fun fact, the church building used to be a car dealership. ;) We had the chance to share with many people about our trip as our hostess excitedly introduced us to her friends!

That afternoon we decided to take advantage of being on the east coast for the fall by going to a corn maze. :D We had wanted to do a corn maze for probably a month or more, but none of them were open when we were free until now! There were 3 mazes, all with different patterns. The first two had different questions as clues (and educational facts) to help you find the shortest route through the maze. After the maze we bought some apple cider at the gift shop! It was a fun way to spend an afternoon.

The highlight of our time in New Hampshire was being able to help our friends (and hosts) with a Canadian Thanksgiving meal at a local university. The meal provided a chance to bless Canadian athletes (and friends) who could not go home for celebration with their families as well as a chance for the chaplain to connect individually with some of the athletes. It was incredible to play a small part in a much bigger plan that God was revealing!!