It is the simple things and free things that mean the most to me and those that make the best lasting memories.
Like having your dad kiss and hug you upon arrival and then immediately wash the bugs off the windshield of your trusty 14 year old "mom-mobile" and then wash the inside of the windshield too!! The kids had washed it for me before we left for the trip. Thanks Dad, no streaks!! Oh and by the way, can you picture all 5 of us traveling for about 28 hours in this small vehicle??
Simple things...
Like chasing and catching the little lizards that are everywhere like toads are in northern-most Ohio.
Simple things....
Like E. and N. fishing in front of Dad's for 5 days, every chance they could.
Like quietly thinking while the big orange ball of a sun sinks below the horizon after seeing a wonderful sunset on our last night for this trip in Florida.
We were safe and healthy and that is most important, isn't it?
5 comments:
Hi Amy,your trip to Florida looks like it was wonderful....those homes are waterfront mansions...can't even imagine having so much when others have so little....it doesn't even compare to what is being prepared for us in Heaven though....your dad looks great...and you are right ...he does look 60....you think its the Florida sunshine?...smile...thanks for sharing your trip...blessings
Amy...this is just a beautiful beautiful post. I SO miss my dad. He would have done the same thing!!!
Thank you for stopping by my blog. I miss stopping here. I've been so busy I haven't been 'blog-hopping' like I love~
Ahhh...this is a very relaxing post...Dads are wonderful, lizards are too...sunsets and true love? Off the chart :)Thank you for sharing...
Amy, what a perfect family vacation...even the long car ride! Some of our family's most "interesting" memories involve riding in a car, sardine-style. My kids still laugh at some of our predicaments (though, at the time...they were not funny!)
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What a touching post. I love the sincerity of your words.
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