My family spent the week in northern Michigan for the 4th of July. My aunt has a house on a lake that is just beautiful. The water is clear and the weather is incredible, especially in July. This is my feet on the dock over the lake.
Before we left, my dad made a list of everything that he hoped to do while we were in Michigan. One of those things was to complete a puzzle. This puzzle had all but one piece and was a picture of petosky stones. The girls are my cousin and her friend from North Carolina.
This is the lake at sunset from my seat where I read every day while I was there. It was perfect, aside from the mosquitoes.
My cousins made a fire next to the lake. Don't they look so happy and peaceful?! They made sure everyone ate their share of s'mores.
This was my s'more, complete with perfectly burnt marshmallow. The marshmallows we used were gigantic, so it required extra chocolate.
Every year, we make a point to walk down the beach at Lake Michigan looking for petosky stones. The beach is only a few minutes walk away from the house and it's practically deserted. Between looking for stones, my dad and brother would compete to see who could get a rock to skip the most times. It was quite entertaining. This was my dad mid toss.
I wrote Hebrew words in the sand, but I quickly discovered that rocks are much prettier and last longer. This is selah. I have shalom as my wallpaper on my phone. I might not have been the brightest student in my Hebrew class, but I did learn a lot!
Words can't describe how amazing it feels to sit in the sun when its seventy degrees outside with a good book, family all around and a beautiful view in front of you.
This was the greatest float idea. My dad and brother are lounging on inflatable mattresses that my cousins slept on in a tent in the back yard.
This was the 30th annual Polka Festival. We really go just to watch people, some drunk, dance traditional polka dances to live polka bands. This year, we danced a little bit more than last year, but the band was really good and they made it really fun. Someone always requests the chicken dance, so thats when we get on the dance floor. :)
On the Fourth of July, my brother looked like a cute little mountain church boy, complete with red, white and blue bow tie and his brand new keens. I made him pose so that I could show everyone how cute he looked.
This was after we got back to Montgomery. I was driving around town, running some errands, when I saw the sun set. No matter where I am or what I'm doing, when I see a sun set, I cant help but think of God and how amazing he is to give us such unimaginable beauty in the sky. I love it.
We had some excitement at the community center over the weekend. twelve cop cars and a fire and rescue ambulance...it's a long story, but I chose this picture to remind you to pray for the kids in Washington Park, especially those who aren't involved with the Common Ground Summer Camp.
Our newest project, and a great surprise for me. On Wednesday, a group of youth from First Methodist Church, that I used to work with, came to help us out. They completely gutted the house of furniture, carpet and trim so that we could get started with demolition next week.
This is the front of the house, I really like it. I think it has a ton of potential. I love being about to look at a house and see everything it could be with a little love. I cant wait to take a picture of it when it's all done!
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