The country.

I have found that a drive in the country side in North Carolina is quite entertaining.  The kids are at my Dad's for the week and while we were driving back home, sans kids, Justin decided to take the scenic route. 

I forgot that Justin does this.  While we were dating and married without kids, whenever we traveled we would always go on the off beaten road.  But when kids start occupying the back seat, he stopped because we learned that you need to go the shortest and fastest route to your destination.

But with just the two of us in the car, Justin turned off the freeway and we entered into the country.  North Carolina is pretty.  It was an entertaining drive.

Or so we thought.

You know what is more entertaining than pretty scenery?

Church signs.

It seems in the south that you must have a witty sayings to get people into your church.  Like this:

"Walmart isn't the only saving place."

Or how about:

"God doesn't want weekend custody, he wants full custody."

And:

"Don't let a hearse bring you to church."

But this one was my personal favorite:

"If you don't believe in the bread of life, then you're toast."

This saying works on so many levels.  First, if you don't believe in Jesus you will be lost without him.  But also, you can take this verse quite literally.  If you don't believe in Jesus you WILL be toast in Hell.  In my opinion, this saying was a win-win.  It made me think AND visualize.

I'm not quite sure that a witty saying is going to bring someone into church.  But it sure made our long drive a memorable one.