We love showing people around our neck of the woods.
ESPECIALLY other crazy families with seven kids.
Todd walking with Jay... don't you love life-long friends? |
(My favorite part of the aquarium was finding Leah asleep on a bench. Not my six year old Leah, my friend Leah-- the mom who had just driven all night to get to our house.)
We stopped at my favorite fish and chips place for lunch!And couldn't let them leave Newport without visiting our Sea Lions... they were honking like CRAZY!
so funny!
I probably should not have hiked over the river and through the woods to the beach- on bed rest.
But, it was SOOO worth it.
I should have taken a picture of the sand message we read...
it said, Me + No One = Forever Alone.
Poor girl. I'm glad I'm still in the I love mom stage of life with my five girls...
Ahhh. How the world is even more beautiful when you have been on a bed for some time.
Oregon is beautiful.
Friendship is what this life is all about.
Thanks for visiting Walkers!!
We love you guys and can't wait to see you again.
Jen,
ReplyDeleteYes, Oregon is beautiful. I was just saying to a friend the other day that I love the South, but I do very much miss living near the ocean and river. She said in response, "Yeah, I hear people say that, but...at some point, don't you kind of have to quit missing it? I mean, you can't go around your whole life saying you miss the water." She has only ever lived in one place her whole life. She doesn't know about the Oregon coast. :) I'm so glad you guys are thriving there.
Thanks for your comment on my blog about inner voices. Yes, you're right. I don't think I've ever thought about it that concisely. That was helpful to read. I'm going to try to work on identifying those voices, like you talked about. That's a great idea. I think where it gets most confusing for me is when it's thoughts about self-improvement. "You were too hard on him--he's still little", "you need to do more for her", "you can't miss this event--it means so much to him", or "you blew that one." I'm sure the Lord helps me know and meet my children's needs, but I'm also sure that I have often been too hard on myself, and Satan takes advantage of that. Do you have any thoughts about that? I always grow from what you share and would especially love to pick your brain on this one!
Praying for you and baby boy all the time--
Lindsey