October has been a busy month. Early in September, at our weekly planning meeting, when Pat and I reviewed our calendars we saw that it would be a month filled with work commitments and family activities. All good things and we were looking forward to the last weekend in October when we planned to go away as a family. We just got back tonight and the boys are playing, winding down from a long car ride. This was the first time the boys stayed in a hotel since we've only camped with them or stayed in a cottage and it was fun to hear them as we packed. Since they are used to helping set up the campsite, they kept asking what their chores would be when we got there. And Gabe was concerned that we remember to bring the broom and dustpan so we could sweep out the room each morning...one of his favorite chores when camping.
We had a fun couple days visiting a train museum/display where there were lots of activities for the kids, swimming, watching movies, more swimming, touring a cavern and singing LOTS of songs. I've loved the conversations we've had with them. And I've loved the time Pat and I have had to read quietly and catch up on serious talks and silly talks too. I kept trying to share some fact about myself that Pat didn't know yet. But he already knew and I'm thankful for a husband (of almost 10 years...in a few weeks!) who knows me so well and loves me so well. Early in our marriage, we learned from a couple who had been married 60 years, that love isn't a noun, its a verb. We need to show love through our actions--just as Jesus did for us. My heart is so happy when I am with these guys that God has put into my life. Life really is an adventure with them...the best adventure of all.
