the kids and i left thursday, the 19th to head to sunrise beach where my aunt and uncle live. we got there every year for my mom's side family reunion. as always, we had a fabulous time with family, jet skiing, boating and tubing. so much fun...and i LOVE my family! i wish i could see them more than once a year. my pop turned 85 on the 19th. he just finished a memoir and gave everyone signed copies. it is a priceless treasure from my amazing grandfather who graduated from tx a&m and became an ag teacher for 35 years in the same school district. he served his country in world war II and has been an amazing husband to my mammaw for 60yrs this year and has been a devoted and loving father to five children. there are 12 of us grandkids and ugghhhhh...a lot of great grands :) can you tell i love my pop and am very proud to be his grand-daughter? :)
upon leaving the family reunion we came to rockwall for the night. on sun. night the buses came to dallas and picked rylee and i up to go on to youth camp in colorado. 16 hours later we arrived in colorado and after about an hour stepping off of the bus, my allergies went crazy!!!!! ughhhhh..i was miserable. i couldn't breathe and i've never sneezed so much in my life. there was cotton from cottonwood trees flying everywhere. it looked like snow. i'm assuming that is what i'm allergic to. anyway, after three days of misery i discovered a God given thing called claritin d and afrin nose spray. woo hoo..................i felt better on thursday and friday :)
youth camp was amazing. two girls from our group entered into a relationship with Christ, which was the hightlight of the week. the focus of the week was on God's love for us, our love for one another, community. i could go on and on about things that God showed me but i would be writing all night. i'll just sum up that i came away wanting to LOVE more, give more and serve more.
my babies turned 4 on tuesday! it was hard being away from them on their birthday, but my parents made a BIG deal over them :) we are having a party on july 5 in waco where we will officially celebrate their birthday. they are getting so big... i was soooo glad to see them and grey. it's nice to have a break but hard when your separated from your kids.
we are in rockwall tonight. i'm recuperating from the trip and then the kids and i will head home tomorrow. i'm still not feeling well. i'm sure it's a combo of allergies and lack of sleep. i took a 3 1/2 hr nap this afternoon and woke up feeling like doodoo. is that how you spell it? oh well. you get me.
i leave you with a quote from Gandhi...i hope you find it as challenging as i do.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
these words are sad and challenging. God, may we truly understand what it means to live like Christ. help us to know the true meaning of love!
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3 comments:
Who kept Grey?
Hope you feel better when you get home.
Are you guys coming on Friday night or Saturday morning.
Ty is going to Amarillo so he'll be gone on Friday night.
He comes by to catch an hour of sleep or take a shower then he's gone again.
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Judy
Hey girl! vlad you survived the cottonwood my sisterhas the same allergy.When are you arriving in Waco? Iwould like to see youall especially Grey. Call me 7519445.
The preschool where i work has been sold to anotherChurch.They may be salling you for a reference. It is Harvest Time Revival Center. talk to you soon
Jamie
Hey Girlie, where were you in CO. I was blog hoping and found your blog. your kids are precious. We love CO, but August is when my allergies go crazy!!! My eyes are driving me crazy and I can't stop sneezing, but the mountains are a gorgeous reward to see every morning, so I will persevere.
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