One of our greatest blessings here in Brownsville has been Chris and Donna Barnard. They have a boy and girl not much older than our's and then they have one in Jr. High, one in High School, and one that is 20. Its great because we have kids that have a lot of fun together but at the same time they have a wealth of wisdom from having three older ones. They are fun, encouraging, and REAL!!!! From the beginning Blake and I have said to each other, "I hope they don't decide we're too young to hang out with! We love being with them and look forward to continuing to get to know them. Today they took us to Port Mansfield on their boat. We fished and caught catfish, crabs, and some other stuff, played on beautiful white sand and clear turquoise water, hung over the boat and tried to touch dolphins, ate each other's picnic lunches and talked and laughed a ton. I kept thinking today that "this is better than Disney World!" I feel like today was a blessing straight from the Lord...one that he has been waiting and anticipating giving us. I am so grateful.
Here is a picture of us trying to spot the dolphins and get close to them.
Here is a picture of my hand as I hung over the boat trying to touch the dolphins. I never succeeded,but I was still overwhelmed by this amazing experience.
I have been off the boat now for five hours, but I still feel like I am rocking. Hope keeps telling me she feels weird....I think she is feeling the same thing. We are all burned and tired, but it was SO worth it! These are the memories I will have forever...the look of delight on Hope's face all day long, Camden racing up sand dunes and catching hermit crabs, Blake in his usual quiet way savoring every moment and making sure that the kids and I were all enjoying ourselves, for me... standing up and holding on with all my might as the boat flew across the water getting completely drenched with salt water, seeing sting rays, pregnant crabs, and dolphins inches away, and overflowing with gratitude AGAIN to God for bringing us here.
2 comments:
What a wonderful day!! It sounds awesome!!
That is amazing! I have always dreamed of seeing dolphins like that myself. I'm so happy for y'all. And I loved the post about your parents. Makes me love them even more.
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