River Fun

We love the Suwannee River!  Even more so when you add some family and friends!

So after Bryan and I celebrated our 10yr anniversary down in Apalachicola we joined up with the Conrad’s & Overman’s for some Low Country Boil.  We had the best welcome with  2 little girls squealing with joy.  Adeline is now sleeping in the bottom bunk, with Essie on a mattress beside her on the floor.  Then Monday some friends (Borges’, Tilley’s, and Deluca’s) joined us for some bounce house/water slide, No Dog Beach, Boat riding, Kayaking, food fun.  It was a blast.  The best watermelon to kick summer off with.

Essie agrees:

 

We always have to swing at least once:

 

Adeline did the Tube behind the boat for the first time.  First with me and then later with Bryan.  She loved it.

At the end of the day we asked Adeline what was her favorite part and basically she listed off everything we did that day.  And I agree with her, it was so much fun you couldn’t pick just one thing!

Before the Morning

Before the Morning is a song by Josh Wilson that seems to keep talking to my heart and seems to come to mind all the time to share with folks going through some tough times. It also is something that I feel I can rejoice in those times that God has pulled me through already! Praise God I have many morning lights and am waiting only for a few to come!!!




So here are the lyrics and click here for the song:
Do you wonder why you have to,
feel the things that hurt you,
if there's a God who loves you,
where is He now?

Maybe, there are things you can't see
and all those things are happening
to bring a better ending
some day, some how, you'll see, you'll see

Chorus:
Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
that you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
can't compare to the joy that's coming

so hold on, you got to wait for the light
press on, just fight the good fight
because the pain you've been feeling,
it's just the dark before the morning

My friend, you know how this all ends
and you know where you're going,
you just don't know how you get there
so just say a prayer.
and hold on, cause there's good who love God,
life is not a snapshot, it might take a little time,
but you'll see the bigger picture

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
that you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
can't compare to the joy that's coming

so hold on, you got to wait for the light
press on, just fight the good fight
because the pain you've been feeling,
it's just the dark before the morning
yeah, yeah,
before the morning,
yeah, yeah

Once you feel the way of glory,
all your pain will fade to memory
once you feel the way of glory,
all your pain will fade to memory
memory, memory, yeah

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
that you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
can't compare to the joy that's coming

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
that you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
can't compare to the joy that's coming

com'n, you got to wait for the light
press on, just fight the good fight
because the pain you've been feeling,
it's just the hurt before the healing
the pain you've been feeling,
just the dark before the morning
before the morning, yeah, yeah
before the morning



Christian lyrics - BEFORE THE MORNING LYRICS - JOSH WILSON

A Visit with friends!

It was quick, but included just about everything on our top 10 list: Ricketts, Disney, The River, and Backyard BBQ.

Have I mentioned I love Flip Video.  I just got the HD version.  And on top of that there was a recent upgrade that summarizes your movie for you.  I made a 30minute video and then had Flip summarize it down to 1min.  Pretty cool stuff: 

The girls love the carousel as do we adults as the line is SHORT!  Adeline waved the entire parade and through Its a Small World too.  The girls loved playing with Jamey.  Us Adults scammed in some PB & J into an air-conditioned eatery (That one little pizza for the 6 of us was delicious – thanks John).  Thanks to bryan for supplying the PB&J, we missed you.  Some cute hugs at the end of the day… Adeline was getting attached for sure.  We have talked about when we are going to see Jamey.  I keep having to remind Adeline of Jackson and parents.   Kudos to John and Jennifer for seeing the opening and closing of Disney Magic Kingdom (9am-10pm, no short day)