... and it's been refreshing! I have checked fb, but very little lately, and blogging has been put on the back burner. After 3 weeks of swimming lessons, we took an amazing vacation back to MI, did lots of relaxing on a lake, saw lots of friends and family, and ended with a night in IN visiting many great friends from Harvest Chapel in Lafeyette! The time away was actually like a vacation!
playing with REAL MI sand!
not sure what to do with these goofy things! :)
The fish are huge!
Learning how to kayak!
They did catch a lot, though!
Enjoying the Lake MI shoreline!
We even had a little time to ourselves for a walk on the Grand Haven pier!
AJ turned 3 while we were gone, and had 2 birthday celebrations! What a spoiled little man!
Coming home is always a good part of going away, though. Our home was used for a family reunion our neighbors had while we were gone, & it was spotless when we came home. Our list of projects hit us pretty hard, but we have been trying to enjoy the process of getting summertime/outdoor work done, and taking a little break for some fishing and stuff in between. We have actually started some landscaping (yeah!) and finally felt comfortable enough to tear down the temporary burm we had to build during the flood. We are desiging a permanent one into the landscape now.
I have had school on the brain, along with missions team week (coming up soon!) but first we are anticipating 4H fair next week. Myah is bringing trusty "Cowboy" as well as "Little Joy" and her foal "Stormie" who can't stay behind without mama yet. Joel and his dad are working on a woodworking project, which he is excited about. Just buying the lumber put a huge grin on his face!
I finally made some decisions about curriculum for this year, which I hope to do another post on. I am anxiously awaiting our fun packages to come in the mail that will grow our minds this coming year!
The weather has been HOT, so we have been inside quite a bit lately. Looking forward to a relief from all this heat tomorrow hopefully!
Spiritually God has taken me on a journey these past couple of months. I feel like I am on the otherside of a difficult season, but coming out strong because of His strength! God is faithful, and I am excited to see what He's doing in my heart, my family and in this community. That's probably a whole different post in itself!
