Good Times!

What a fun time we had the other day with some friends that made us feel loved and they were very encouraging.

This couple has had many ups and downs in there lives. The husband is quite the entrepreneur and so in their 30+ years of marriage they have lived with much and they have lived with little. God has blessed them with this view of the mountains in this season of their life and it is gorgeous!! That view has God's glory written all over it:)

We began the evening by taking a hike on their property. She (a retired 2nd and 3rd grade teacher) printed out and laminated some red cardinals and "hid" them on the trail for the boys to find. They had so much fun finding those birds. We ended the hunt at the gazebo where there was a bag of m&m for each child with a note that congratulated them on their hunt. Boy, I can only hope that I will be as clever and creative with my time. They are great examples of showing love and enjoying life!

Well, the rest of the evening went well. The boys were occupied with toys and wii. We had some good laughs listening to their animal stories. Bears, Deer, flying squirrels...the best story was about a raccoon that found his way up their deck and had a peanut butter jar stuck to his head and if our friend had not helped this raccoon then it would have died. Who knows how long he had had the jar on his head, our friends say they are real good about not having those things out. That raccoon was struggling getting it off so our friends put some thick leather gloves on and talked the raccoon threw it. It did not take long for our friend to get it off, with the help of the raccoon doing his part. They were very surprised that the raccoon did not run away after, he just sat there. Our friend looks at the animal and says, 'we did it, your going to be OK'
Thank you friends for a good time, good laughs, and good food.