What a restful vacation we had! Our time with family was so blessed! It was filled with many sweet new memories. We spent time catching up on each other’s lives, some played golf, some sat by the pool, and we spent time watching the children take adventures and find treasures. It was so neat to see that kids can still find ways to entertain themselves without a TV or amusement parks. It was a wonderful feeling to have the little girls run into my arms and beg me to play with them. It gave me just a glimpse of what it will feel like to be a mom. On Saturday night we honored my grandparent’s 64 years of marriage. Each person had an ornament with their picture on it and we put them on the “tree” in the order we came into the family either by birth or marriage. At the end we honored those that were not officially in the family but felt like part of it. This included my sister’s boyfriend Patrick. After he put his ornament on the tree, he began to be teased about when he was going to make this official. Well, just a few minutes later he asked for everyone’s attention, thanked them for accepting him and letting him celebrate this occasion with us, and slowly got down on one knee and said, “Carlie, I love you very much, Will you marry me?” Needless to say, she was caught off guard and overwhelmed with emotion as she said YES! It looks like another family event will be in the planning stages soon! Most likely, they will be married in May 2005. We look forward to officially welcoming Patrick into our family. He is an great guy and a perfect match for Carlie.
It is incredible to see how God has blessed our family over the years. We have had our share of rough times and tragedy, but God has always seen us through. Very few families enjoy spending time together, much less three days in the mountains. We are all very different, but we value and respect those differences. I know that I could count of my family for anything I ever needed. I only pray that God will give Mike and I a family that will be rooted in faith and committed to pursuing a life with Him.
On Sunday and Monday we had the privilege of spending sacred time with two friends from Lipscomb who are now married and living in Searcy. Mike and Jeremy were roommates for a year and shared lots of memories together. It was great to share a few meals and lots of conversations about life, marriage, school, and ministry. Thank God that we have friends and are able to feel like we can just pick up where we left off. It was a blessed time.
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Sara, You have an incredible family! I love that you bring so many different traditions and emotions into our family and especially the closeness and love that you share with them. The ornament ceremony was terrific and must have been such a blessing to your grandparents. God has abundantly blessed us with you, and the future looks great!
Yes it was such a blessing. I love you and your family and enjoy the opportunities to spend time with them! Keep up the great blogging. You have wondeful reflections to share.
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