Got home late last night from our trip to visit Elizabeth and her family. Elizabeth came down with a stomach virus while we were there, so we stayed an extra day to help out with Elijah and prepare meals and such. Elijah has grown so much since we saw him at Christmas. 21 months already! What a blessing to have him crawl up in our lap throughout the day or up on "Grandad's bed" first thing of the morning for reading his favorite books. Sometimes he'd just stop by where we're sitting and plant a kiss and go on his way. Sure was hard to leave this lovable little fella!
We spent today getting the yard mowed and clothes washed and repacked for a trip south tomorrow to spend a few days with Laura and celebrate her birthday a bit early. Both of our girls were born in May, a wonderful month for new life. She had asked us to come for Mother's Day, but we were headed to Chicago that weekend, so we planned a combination birthday/Mother's Day for this coming weekend. May has always been a celebration month for our family.
If you have grandchildren or grandparents living nearby, you are truly blessed! What a wonderful privilege and responsibility to routinely encourage multi-generational faith. I hear some grandparents say they feel that they don't get "special visits" when their grandchildren live nearby, but being a daily influence far surpasses an occasional special visit. Besides, that's the biblical pattern.
Sharing a few more pictures from our visit.
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| Getting ready for church. |
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| Elijah's well-organized bedroom |
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| A day in the park |
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| At the zoo |
