After a Pontoon cruise with the fam, and then a long church-walk from our rental in Douglas to downtown Saugatuck and back, Jen and I walk to the park to check out the Douglas Social. The band is bluesy and right now they sound like a groovey train. The new spot in the shade we found is cool and delicious. The breeze is sweet and constant on my slightly sunburnt arms and face. This is old school goodness, all these people enjoying a reason to gather, and it is proof that we are not as seperate as we imagine.
In the Vintage Splendor (the name of this year's family reunion rental), me, Bob, Jen, and Joe are sharing a huge bedroom that reminds me of younger us. Jen and I have been sitting up at night talking like we did when we shared a room as teenagers. I remember how much those talks filled me and refilled me. Growing up together has been a gift that I've too often taken for granted. Today I know better. No one, more than Jen, shows me what it looks like to choose joy...over and over and over...and it is beautiful.
In the Vintage Splendor (the name of this year's family reunion rental), me, Bob, Jen, and Joe are sharing a huge bedroom that reminds me of younger us. Jen and I have been sitting up at night talking like we did when we shared a room as teenagers. I remember how much those talks filled me and refilled me. Growing up together has been a gift that I've too often taken for granted. Today I know better. No one, more than Jen, shows me what it looks like to choose joy...over and over and over...and it is beautiful.
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