GOOD JOB TESSA!

"My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me
Nor do I really know myself,
And the fact that I think I am following your will
Does not mean that I am actually doing so.

But I believe that the desire to please you
Does in fact please you.
And I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this,
You will lead me by the right road
Though I may know nothing about it.

Therefore will I trust you always though,
I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
And you will never leave me to face my struggles alone."

~Prayer of Thomas Merton

"Being in a hurry. Getting to the next thing without fully entering the thing in front of me. I cannot think of a single advantage I’ve ever gained from being in a hurry. But a thousand broken and missed things, tens of thousands, lie in the wake of all the rushing. Through all that haste, I thought I was making up time. It turns out I was throwing it away.”

- Mark Buchanan

Tessa's friend Sadie's dad got married a few weeks ago.  My sister went to the wedding and got these amazing pictures of Sadie and her sister Emily.  They are so beautiful, I just had to share.  (Sadie is in the middle of this picture.)

Sadie's sister Emily

In July we went to our church's Camp Meeting.  My friend Shanell and her family flew in for the big event.  We got to spend Thursday, Friday and Saturday going to meetings and seeing old friends.  It was awesome. 

Tessa and Emma in one of their children's classes riding in a boat (on wheels) while wearing sailor hats and singing "I Like to Go to the Beach to See What Jesus Made."

Sisters.  It's good to have someone to share the boat with, yes? 

Our friends Shanell and Stephen were in town a few weeks ago (Okay, it was July.  I'm way behind on my blogging.) and we got to meet their son Cedric for the first time.  He is so adorable!  It was fun to get a glimpse into a typical day in the life of a little boy.

First, Cedric drove to meet us at Campmeeting.

Next, he showed Emma the best way to play on the jungle gym.

Then came the manly feat of crossing the monkey bars.

Next, he took Emma on a Saturday afternoon drive.

Cedric even managed to make the time to show his dad how to work some heavy machinery.

What a busy day.  Good thing little boys have a lot of energy!