East Cobb Small Group

Our longtime East Cobb small group. For the most part, the kids have known each other their entire lives.

Steve & Beth W: Steve works for Cox Communications, and can build or fix anything: houses, cars, computers, etc. Tech Grad. Beth sings, and organized the trip. After growing up at Eastside Baptist and Wheeler High, they now attend Johnson Ferry.   

Reid & Noelle H: UGA grad Reid writes and produces music for Turner. I hung out with Reid at the Labor Day concert, and passed my UGA tickets to him. Born on Christmas Day, Noelle is from Augusta. Johnson Ferry members, though they married at SPdL. At the campfire Noelle talked about her post-high school graduation year in Europe, and trip to Hilton Head.

Lee & Nancy E: Attended North Point for several years, but are now back at Johnson Ferry. Before moving to Atlanta, Ceil knew Lee and Nancy when they all lived in Columbia as singles. Lee has run the Peachtree with me. Nancy works out at the East Cobb Y every morning, and has run a few triathlons. The Halls, Watkins, Earhart’s and Murphy’s started the small group around the time we started having children twenty years ago.

Steve & Sarah F: From Ohio. Steve & Sarah joined our group shortly after the turn of the century. They were at North Point, but now attend Johnson Ferry. Steve F is a CPA, and hosts guys cards night in his basement. Sarah, a schoolteacher, grew up on a farm and is very task-oriented (hence two-week vacations to Yosemite and Europe, and family season passes to Whitewater and Six Flags).

The older teens: Josh W is a freshman at Kennesaw. At Pope he wrestled and played rugby. Now he starts for Kennesaw’s rugby club team, at the “quarterback” position. Short but personable, like his dad. East Cobb moms are clamoring for Josh to become a Young Life leader, but he’s too busy.

Alyx F. is a studious Walton senior, captain of the Robotics Team, dead set on matriculating at Georgia Tech. Fun girl. Dixon E is a Pope junior, working at Zaxbys. Also UGA students Martha E and our Will, both absent. High school junior Addy F was back in East Cobb attending homecoming festivities. Addy attends Veritas with Anna and Matthew.

The sophomores (besides Anna): quiet, athletic Mary Lee E (swims at Pope), outgoing Bethany W (Pope), and tall, quiet Andrew H (Walton).

The 13 year-old boys (besides Matthew): trip-planner Daniel E, fun-loving John W, and the athletic Nathan H.

Dan & Mollie, our newest group members, were not along for the trip. Dan graduated from Michigan and recently made partner at his large accounting firm. Molly has run marathons. Their four children are all younger.