Because I took a blogging break this summer (but I surely didn't take a life break!), I thought I'd take a little time for gathering the moments . . . this time not the moments of a month, but those of a season. And a full season it was!
Summer 2018 was . . .
A piano recital. A baby shower, celebrating the new life that was already "growing with love."
Papa teaching the grands to make banana splits.
Celebrating fathers. Trips to the beach. Lemon cream pie.
Making plans for more kitchen updates. Projects.
A luxurious day of coffee, antiquing, and lunching with a dear friend.
Making plans for more kitchen updates. Projects.
A luxurious day of coffee, antiquing, and lunching with a dear friend.
A Grand Summer Sleepover, complete with the performance of an original play that had us rolling with laughter!
Summer 2018 was also . . .
Times spent with little grands. Reading and puzzles and piano lessons.
A homemade ice cream party.
Working at VBS for the first time in many years.
A shrimp feast. (That's even better than ice cream, if you ask me.)
Ladies for lunch and a big summer salad.
Two birthday girls.
Two birthday girls.
A day at the water park.
A birthday party celebrating the July and the August birthdays. Eight in all! We wanted to be sure to celebrate everyone before we went on Baby Watch.
A night set aside for grands who wanted to play Phase 10. When all was said and done, seven decided to come, even some who don't particularly love Phase 10 but didn't want to miss out on the fun!
Three anniversaries (including a couple of milestones).
Six birthdays.
Produce from the garden.
A girls' day out that we squeezed into the middle of Baby Watch. I'd like to say it was a day at the beach, but it was really more like 30 minutes at the beach before the rain began. Snow cones were the consolation prize. But really, being together was the prize.
Did I say six birthdays? Make that seven!
Baby snuggles and kisses. And a newborn photo shoot by Kati. (More photos ~here~.)
A real life science lesson when "Anna" the monarch showed signs of emerging from her chrysalis on a piano lesson morning and was brought along to Gran's house. And emerge she did, right before our wondering eyes. It was Eve's turn to release.
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| Photo by Kati |
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| Photo by Kati |
I can't show you all the "happy" without acknowledging that there is suffering and sadness all around. Life is full of it because we live in a fallen world. But that knowledge reinforces my belief that we do need to celebrate His goodness, to spend time with our loves, to invest in them, to reach out to those around us, to use the time we have for good.
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:17
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