The giveaway ended yesterday evening, so today I had the priviledge of collecting the results and randomly picking winners! What fun! Thanks again, everyone, for entering and sharing while it was running. The publicity was much appreciated.
And without more ado, I announce…
- Kendra S as the winner of the $20 Amazon giftcard,
- Megan C as the winner of the DVD When Things Seem Impossible,
- and Deborah F as the winner for the Janet & Geoff Benge book.
All winners have been contacted, and their prizes will be sent off soon. (If you haven’t gotten your email yet, contact me here.)
I wanted to share a few photos from a recent excursion our family took to the ocean. We took a few friends with us, and my brothers spent some time blowing up one of their inflatable boats so they could go boating on a creek out there. It was a lovely sunny afternoon, and all enjoyed themselves immensely!
My oldest brother took our youngest brother for a ride.
While some people were out boating, the others worked on building up the “dock” a little.
Then, since a day isn’t complete without at least one slightly challenging task, my oldest brother decided to create his own water craft: A “Y”-shaped log laid over another large log, the ends of the Y acting as outriggers to keep the raft/boat/whatever-you-call-it level.
Those who were still out on the boat weren’t sure what to think…
…especially when he asked to borrow one of their two paddles, as his pole (a washed up branch) wasn’t getting him very far!
So they ended up making it back to port with one paddle, doing a bit of twirling in the water as they went. And the one on the logs got back in safely, too—amazingly, he didn’t even get wet!
Thus ended a fun afternoon at the creek.
I’m so thankful we can do things like this as a family—being out in God’s beautiful creation enjoying spending time together is a precious, precious thing. I’m so thankful for all my siblings and for the unity we have as a family. We’ve been through a lot together, but we can still smile, laugh, and praise the Lord for His goodness to us. Life isn’t always easy, but trials serve to highlight what a treasure we have in these relationships and the memories we’re making together. I’m so thankful!
Over to you: What have you been doing with your family lately that will leave good memories for years to come?
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