Hello, my friends! It's been another great day and I just wanted to share a bit of it with you and some pictures as well. It is always a privilege to be well enough to be able to attend church. I took church attendance so much for granted until I was unable to attend so many services due to my ill health. It truly is the rest and the refreshing that my soul and spirit longs for. I find such refuge when I can close my eyes and sing a song of praise and worship and find myself immediately translated to a place where God's presence is so near to me. I am thankful for strength and health enough today to be able to make it to church. Pastor Blake's message was so inspiring about how many more benefits there are to salvation than just eternal security. It made me thankful all over again that I know the truth and have been blessed to be a part of the family of God all of my life. My desire is to continue to share this precious way with as many people as I can so that "whosoever will" can come and drink from the river of life and live "the good life"!
And so, part of "the good life" we live included a celebration of the bountiful blessings God has bestowed on our lives this year and we celebrated with the annual church Fall Festival. The people involved with this ministry always do such a superb job of planning and executing a fun-filled day with events for kids of all ages.
Of course, my eyes were tuned most of the day to a certain little blonde haired, blue-eyed, red-faced angel who had SO MUCH FUN climbing up the slides and tumbling down the other side. He jumped in a pool of colorful balls with a bunch of girls and LOVED being the center of their attention! He used his tickets to play several games and even won a prize or two. His laugh was infectious and I had so much fun just watching him play. He climbed like a monkey up those slides and wasn't afraid to tackle anything. I know the theme of most of my blogs are him, but I just can't help it. He brings so much joy to my life and I guess waiting so long to become a mother has made me really appreciate these special moments that will all too soon slip from my hands.
But after a few hours out in the sun, we were HOT and ready to head to the house for some rest. And the sun and lupus are not the best of friends, so I had to get out of the sun before I ended up looking like a red lobster! Enjoy the pictures of our day today, and thanks again for stopping by!
Blessings - Melanie
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This weekend was gorgeous! I love the fall also.
Gentry is such a little doll and I laughed out loud when I saw the picture he took of his Uncle Ryan. Courtney looks beautiful too. How time flies.
Love ya!
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