Beautiful

Once we got back from our little beach vacation with my parents, Abby and Grandma got busy on their project of sewing some new pillow cases for Abby's room. I don't sew (though I so wish I did), and my mom is an amazing seamstress, quilter, embroiderer (is that a word?), etc., etc., so I was thrilled that she was willing to give Abby a sewing lesson. Abby did so well, and her new pillow cases are beautiful. But even more beautiful are the memories that were made.

back from the beach...

we just got back from 3 days at ocean shores... the kids loved the special time with grandpa and grandma from north dakota...
ill post more pictures tomorrow...

post #5 from the road...

as i sit here at the laptop for another post... i am amazed at what we have done over the last 13 days... our tripometer is at 3066.7 miles with about 1400 0r so left to go... we leave in the morning for bozeman, montana... our trip home...
greg, gwens brother takes abby for yet another motorcycle ride... this is something all the kids love doing when we come out to mott... to visit grandma and grandpa... abby is wearing a vintage helmet that belonged to her mom when she was a kid...
noah and i rode along...
grandpa on his goldwing ready for another trip around the town...
cole poses by "doc"... he loves the movie cars so this was a real treat...(medora, nd)

mini-golf in medora... i think grandpa won... at least thats what noah says...
grandma and grandpa, greg, and us... at the madora musical, pitchfork fondue... this was a great time....
we had a wonderful time with the grandparents, it always goes to quickly... and visits to north dakota are always a treat... thanks for the great times... they wont be forgotten...

tea time with grandma...

yesterday, abby and i were talking about some of our favorite things... she said one of her best memories was having tea with mom and grandma gjerstad from north dakota... " i loved having tea"... " i want to go back"... those were a couple of comments she made during our conversation... what i find so cool about this conversation is that even though she is only six it is very apparent that she enjoyed the tea because of who was there... not so much for the goodies she enjoyed... she loved being with grandma... in a special place... not having to share her with anyone else... 'cept for mom... but knowing that that special time was hers and hers alone and that she didnt have to compete for her attention... i wonder if that is how i feel about my time with God... does it make me feel so special... so loved... so cherished that i cant wait for the next opportunity to fellowship with my savior... or do i treat Him like the drive up window at mcdonalds...here is my order... and by the way... can you supersize that?

check this place out for that special time with that special someone...
and if you ever want someone to go to tea with... abby would be great company...

http://www.steepedincomfort.com/