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We're hopeful they come back sunburn free and overflowing with His spirit. I'm especially praying He speaks to and prepares them for their return, when our family will leave for an international mission trip, right from our backyard in nearby Nashville, TN.
My hopes would have included "sunburn AND injury free" but we've already had a call...on the first day. I didn't expect to hear from them at all, considering it is a "tech free trip."
Hours after they left though, with a lump in my throat, I answered the incoming call from their youth leader to hear my son's voice on the other end. Playing Ninja in the lodge, he apparently stumped his toe.
This is the "before" picture...
Enough about the kiddos though....this is about being home alone. Without them.
Last night Tim and I took advantage of some restaurant meals he'd won on the radio and drove to a neighboring town. The words "Free" and "Fish" are guaranteed to excite my man.
We headed back home at my favorite time of evening, right where the sun and moon greet each other in the sky. The soft glow of twilight beckoned us to slow down and take in the summer scenery.
Windows down, we took the back roads home.
Reminiscing down memory lane....
We shared fond stories of growing up on these grassy hills and pathways.
Favorite childhood moments.
Of dates together and young love.
Early years as a family.
Houses Tim has saved from firefighting days.
Houses we used to share our days in.
People we remember and miss.
Up and around the corners of our past.
We paused over creeks and watched deer feeding in the fields nearby.
Until twilight met starlight...
Hands held, we soaked up the sweet summer evening,
simple as it was,
and were thankful for the time just to be...
the two of us.
1 comments:
Sounds lovely, friend!
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