Simple Treasures
Bear Lake 2011
Do you see the joy on these two faces? They have come a long way from those weary frowns worn years ago. The time before our children found us. These are the kinda smiles that you feel deep down in your soul. The ones that you longed to feel for so long. Nowadays, luckily they come quite easy with our four adopted children in our lives. While still trying to recover from my auto accident, going on family vacations has been a struggle. The family was really needing a getaway. Something fun, but something that I could do without being miserable. So, we went "Up North", as we like to call it around here. We were minutes from Lake Michigan. Beautiful beaches, campfires, roasting marshmallows, catching fireflies, and even saw a movie at The Cherrybowl Drive-In. We slowed life down for just a little while. Not once did the kids complain that the vacation was ...