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We arrived thursday morning and drove to the little cabins nestled among the huge oak trees.
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We walked down to the river after lunch. We have not recovered from the drought yet, so the water was not as high as it usually is.
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We ended the day with a rousing game of badminton. There were actually four of us on a side. We are not exactly professional caliber players and laughed so hard we could hardly stand upright.
There was joy all around us - in the beauty of creation and the time spent together. The best part, for me, was the laughter. What joy to laugh until the tears rolled down my cheeks - when not too long ago they had been tears of sorrow.
"Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou has loosed my sackcloth and girded
me with gladness;
That my soul may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to Thee forever."
Blessings,
Linda
Psalm 30:11,12