Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Labor Day . . . KRAP style!

KRAP: Kulp, Rutland, Adamo People
(Mike, I think this will really catch on just in time for our t-shirts next year!)
This year marked our third family vacation to North Carolina.
(We missed you Jud, Pam, Julia, Sam, Bobby, Debbie, and Geoff!)
I always look forward to this trip: the cool air, the beautiful view, the funny stories, the gross-live-but-tasty-dead fish, the golf cart rides, the Christmas trees, the morning dew, the weak coffee, the Fowler hospitality, the curvy roads, the quiet mornings, watching college football, playing with the kids, the inside jokes, Mancala tournaments, the glory of God, and the yummy biscuits are just a few of the reasons.
Pictured below are a few more.

Annika with her first catch! A nice trout, huh?

Sweeeeet Caroline (duh, duh, duh) and Annika

Okay, so this is my FAVORITE part of the weekend-Family Worship.
It usually occurs on Sunday morning, but this year we promised to go to church with the Fowlers. We had it on Saturday night instead.

Mike and Jack (Clapton)
Does it get any better than listening to father and son play their guitars while praising HIM?

Barbie and Caroline
and mother and daughter beaming with pride?
I know that God looks forward to this part of our weekend every year, too. Our hearts belong to Him, and it is a wonderful feeling to know where your dearest loved ones will spend eternity.
We have decided to make ourselves fools for Him.
Unconcerned with dignity, He made us free. That's proof enough for us!
(Thanks for the inspiration, Nichole Nordeman!)