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| Dan and I...five hours later...still smiling! :) |
Dan and I were blessed to spend several days with children and grandchildren over the Easter weekend. It had been a very long time since we have worshiped together on an Easter Sunday.
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| Connor, Haley, Lily and Megan riding elephant |
Our daughter in law is super organized. She has every moment scheduled and planned to the minutest detail. We spent one day at a Medieval Fair. We rode elephants (or L’Phant according to our two year old) and camels with the grandchildren. There were live chess games, archery lessons and joisting matches among the many five hour events.
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| Megan, Nana and Connor riding camel. |
After Easter morning worship, neighbors gathered at the house for food, fellowship and of course, an egg hunt. Their neighbors are very sweet. The ones that came were from different countries or different areas of this country. Their neighbors were their family.
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| Neighborhood gathering Easter Sunday |
We would love to be a part of every single moment of our children and grandchildren’s lives. Unfortunately, that so far has not been possible. The many miles that separate us do not separate our hearts. We try to make every moment we spend together count. Maybe if we were closer together we may take those precious moments for granted.
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| Daugther in law Becky giving driving instructions to Dan. Note the pink purse! Only a grandfather! |
As we watched the neighborhood laugh and share about their families, once again,we were reminded how gracious God is. Even though they too are separated by miles from their loved ones, God has provided family to share their lives. Our children’s home was a banqueting house of love.
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| Easter Sunday..guess which two are NOT morning people! :) |
In this day and age of high technology, one can virtually do everything from home. They can shop, work and worship. The world is becoming more and more impersonal. Instead of voice messages, we receive texted messages. It is indeed special to see personal interaction and sharing each others lives.
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| The "car guys" Papa Dan and Joshua |
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| Joshua next to, as Connor explained, the blue thingy is a "mover arounder" he used to help Mom with landscaping. |
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| Baby Lily is more interested in squashing bugs than hunting eggs! :) |
Many of our Scarf Sisters share love for the same scripture. I smiled as I read the scripture below that Terry had marked in our traveling Bible.
He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
Song of Solomon 2:4
