We hit up the Pumpkin Patch, a favorite local park on Signal Mountain yesterday. Cousins, Burl and Fern, along with their Mama met us there. And later, one of Emily’s best friends, who she’s known since she can remember, arrived and played with us too.
A large part of our time at the park was spent on the giant slide. Climb up the ladder. Go down the slide. repeat. one thousand times.
Mackenzie just yelled “Geronimo!” over and over as she came down. I have no idea where she learned that.
At one point I heard Isaac say, “This is the best time ever at the park.”
Because everyone knows ups and downs are much better with cousins.
In the past few days and weeks I’ve been thinking over some of my relationships. I used to think that I simply pick my friends and my relationships and that I move through life within that framework – that I was in control, I was the mastermind of my social-emotional-relational life. After all, Scripture does advise us to choose friends wisely, and to be careful of who is in our company…
But, the truth is every significant relationship in my life has been orchestrated by his hand. Family members, and friends alike, I can’t really claim as my own doing. He has given these as beautiful, genuine, sincere gifts to me providentially, lovingly.
for the ups. and the downs.
I’m grateful for what he’s done for me, and for the gifts I can see He is giving to my children.
daily portion 