last week my family took a few days to go to the Lake Bob Sandlin State Park in Pittsburg Texas. we stayed in my parents motor coach so it wasn't exactly "roughing it" but it did get us out of our element. as i have reflected back on the time we had at the park i am left with several impressions.
1. time flies...enjoy it while you can. i heard a friend a few weeks ago make the observation that most people spend all of their lives working towards retirement with the hope that they will enter their twilight years able to travel and spend time with family. sadly many people enter their twilight years with either too little cash or families that are too busy to spend time with them. i couldn't help but think our time at the park was time well spent.
2. you don't have to catch a fish to enjoy fishing....we had a great time just throwing a hook in the water. my 6 yr old got bored pretty quickly and my 2 yr old didn't even know there wasn't a hook on the end of his line but they had a blast.
3. smores are more than a dessert....time around a camp fire does something for your soul. not sure how to explain it but it does.
4. making priceless memories doesn't have to cost a fortune....we didn't spend very much money at all on our little excursion but we harvested memories that will last a lifetime.
it was a great spring break. if you haven't taken some time off to be intentional about doing nothing more than investing in your family in a while let me encourage you to do so asap. you won't regret it.
3 comments:
I completely agree. It was a great time to be together. They'll be grown up and busy too soon! Love you! =)
We were in LaFayette when you were in Pittsburg! Apparently they areright by each other. Adam's family ranch is out there. Small world. Our fishing experience probably wasn't as pleasant as yours though! :-/
Good to find you! I'll be reading.
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