Yesterday was Nicole's 9th birthday!!! I can not believe she is nine... these years have passed by so quickly and I am constantly reminded to delight in my children and treasure every single day I have with them!!!
Nicole loves green... everything she got for her birthday is green. :) That made her so very happy!!!!! She is very enthusiastic about life and has no problem showing her excitement over whatever she chooses to be excited about. Did you know that a bottle of sparkling cider can make a 9 year old clap for joy??? Little green digital cameras can practically make one speechless and blue and green lava lamps are a constant source of delight!May we all live life with enthusiasm and find reasons to clap our hands for joy!!!
I think Garmin could become a fabulous traveling buddy. My children were so polite to Garmin, saying "Yes, Ma'am" every time 'she' spoke. She very politely and consistently told us where to go. Garmin is, of course, a GPS road map.
My Dad let us borrow 'Garmin' as we traveled north of Seattle for Nicole's gymnastics meet. We programmed in the destination, listened to the mostly clear directions and made it there in great time, as if we knew where we were going!!! We didn't.. and the funny thing about traveling with 'Garmin' is that I still do not know how to get where we went... I would have been lost without her.
The day was also very foggy as we drove... it was such a blessing to not have to try and find road signs in the thick fog. 'Garmin' made the travels much more pleasant. "Drive .9 miles then turn right"... "exit left, drive 1.2 miles then turn right"... or whatever. Just follow 'Garmin' as she is completely unaffected by the fog.
Why am I writing this??! Because it struck me that the Bible is our 'Garmin' in life. Life on earth is quite foggy at times and often I have no idea how to get to a specific destination. But the Bible is God's direction for us.. how to live... and even our final destination for eternity will be arrived at through God and God alone. I was so encouraged by 'Garmin'... looking at it in a Biblical sense.. and knowing that God provides the direction we need in life and we can trust HIM when we can hardly see in front of us!!! And He never fails.
And sometimes we have to take the next piece of direction without understanding why or where it is going to lead! If we take a wrong turn, 'Garmin' recalculates to get us on the right path again. I do believe God has the same grace and mercy!!
Perhaps a lot to get out of a trip with 'Garmin'.. but we sure got a kick out of it. :)
I have another buddy called 'Griffin'. :) Perhaps I'll explain in another blog..
We are home once again! We had a great weekend... celebration dinner for my Dad as he recently graduated from UW with a master's degree... celebrating with my nephew on his 7th birthday... watching Nicole at a gymnastics meet... busy weekend, but definitely worth it all. Time with family is priceless.
Nicole's meet went very well. She placed fourth overall in her age/group and had her personal best overall score ever. There were some falls and missteps in her routines, but she is improving all the time and was pleased with how it all went. Soon I'll learn how to post videos as we have one of her bar routine.
Meanwhile... I'll write about traveling with Garmin sometime soon....
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Yesterday was Nicole's 9th birthday!!! I can not believe she is nine... these years have passed by so quickly and I am constantly reminded to delight in my children and treasure every single day I have with them!!!
