Last week we received the best gift! The Cornelius Family, our close friends from Minnesota, came to visit. We enjoyed exploring all the sites, eating out twice (both times pizza!) and enjoying some long desired hugs and conversations.
Aubri and Gavin had been planning the sleeping arrangements for a while before they came, although most of them didn’t work out. One of them being Brian, Mandy’s husband , and Zac sleeping together and Mandy and myself sleeping together. For some reason, the guys really didn’t go for that one. Also, Aubri had planned to sleep with Luke. Well, he was too scared to sleep away from his parents and she was too scared to be in the basement with him. One night, Carissa, Gavin and Aubri all crammed into one twin bed together. Sounds comfy doesn’t it? It’s no wonder that Carissa asked to sleep on a cot by herself near her parents the next night.
We had a lot of great laughs and one good scare too. My husband sometimes enjoys uncontrolled adventure. The picture of him and Aubri together looks carefree, but in fact, Aubri climbed up way higher than she should have alone (I think with Zac’s encouragement). The next thing I know Mandy is yelling, “Sara, Aubri could die up there.” Which was probably a bit of an over exaggeration, however, it was a bit scary. Zac spent a good twenty minutes trying to get up to her with rocks crumbling below him. Once he got to her, it took some courage for the two of them to get down together. The picture reminded me of what a wonderful comparison it is to our relationship with Christ. Aubriella was on top of this mountain that was crumbling; she was scared and had to wait patiently for her daddy to come rescue her. I thought that was the reason that God let the scenario play out as it did. It reminded me of him and his promises. That he is there for us, even when the waiting seems long and even when we feel afraid.
The Cornelius Family left at 4:30 in the morning on Sunday to catch there flight. What troopers! We miss them already.
Aubri and Gavin had been planning the sleeping arrangements for a while before they came, although most of them didn’t work out. One of them being Brian, Mandy’s husband , and Zac sleeping together and Mandy and myself sleeping together. For some reason, the guys really didn’t go for that one. Also, Aubri had planned to sleep with Luke. Well, he was too scared to sleep away from his parents and she was too scared to be in the basement with him. One night, Carissa, Gavin and Aubri all crammed into one twin bed together. Sounds comfy doesn’t it? It’s no wonder that Carissa asked to sleep on a cot by herself near her parents the next night.
We had a lot of great laughs and one good scare too. My husband sometimes enjoys uncontrolled adventure. The picture of him and Aubri together looks carefree, but in fact, Aubri climbed up way higher than she should have alone (I think with Zac’s encouragement). The next thing I know Mandy is yelling, “Sara, Aubri could die up there.” Which was probably a bit of an over exaggeration, however, it was a bit scary. Zac spent a good twenty minutes trying to get up to her with rocks crumbling below him. Once he got to her, it took some courage for the two of them to get down together. The picture reminded me of what a wonderful comparison it is to our relationship with Christ. Aubriella was on top of this mountain that was crumbling; she was scared and had to wait patiently for her daddy to come rescue her. I thought that was the reason that God let the scenario play out as it did. It reminded me of him and his promises. That he is there for us, even when the waiting seems long and even when we feel afraid.
The Cornelius Family left at 4:30 in the morning on Sunday to catch there flight. What troopers! We miss them already.
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