Friday, August 10, 2007

Creek Days


"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze." ~ Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)

This is, hands down, my all-time favorite photo of my children. It was taken in 1995. Can you see the genuine happiness in their eyes? It's a blessing to know your kids are happy.

"Creek Day" is something of a tradition in our family. We choose a weekend in early August and descend on my inlaws' bottom land, lush and green because it's runs along the creek on their property. It's actually the former homeplace of my father-in-law's grandparents. Creek Day is a time for family to gather, camp, eat, fellowship, fish, and just float down the creek on inner tubes, over and over again. It's a simpler time ... it's a time to disconnect and just be ... and for us, it just happens to be this weekend.

I wish you a "Creek Weekend," wherever you are this weekend.

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