The weekend was most enjoyable. Far and ABOVE anything I could have imagined. We took off on Saturday morning to the Peaks of Otter. We were going to have a picnic by the creek or lake and take pictures, then go home. WELL! We got there and before you know it we are hiking up Sharp Top! We had a man from Franklin County join us not long after we had started up the trail. He had a dog named Cheerio which the kids just loved. He seemed to be completely happy with walking with the kids and stopping every few minutes to make sure we were all still alive! What a hike! I thought in the first few minutes that I was gonna die. BUT I didn't want to "let on" too much in front of the kiddos. Anyhow on the way up Anna made friends with another "Anna" who was more than twice her age. Such a sweet girl. I really feel like God put them and us right there together so we could all help each other get up the mountain. We laughed at each other and goofed around. It was neat to have good company. All in all it took almost 4 hours for the whole trip. The kids had been complaining about being hungry as soon as we had left the house, but they didn't say much about it at all until we got to the top of Sharp Top. So, needless to say, the trip down was fraught with many, "I'm soooo tired." and "I'm so hungry I'm gonna die!" Having the dog as a distraction on the way up was really a good thing! We went down by the creek and ate our sandwiches and the kids got to play in the creek. Glen and Jonathan threw the football across the creek to each other. Every now and then it would "SPLAT!" in the creek which was followed by, "Oh, NO!" and giggles from the girls. Everyone was truly happy in that little space of time and I just thanked the Lord for letting me see it again! On the way home everyone was real quiet, but no one slept. I really didn't want to go home. But then Sunday wouldn't have happened.....
Sunday! New Member Sunday at church! What a fantastic day! There were six young folks that got baptized and 3 new members. Then a rousing sermon and fellowship afterward. Then Anna had a little friend come home with her from church. I just love my kid's friends! Jonathan went to a friends house for the afternoon. So, we got pizza and pigged out with our little guest and then I took a much needed nap. Needless to say, I'm still VERY sore from our trip up Sharp Top. Then last night around 9:00 we were all back together again, just in time to say goodnight and say night prayers. I love my family!
