
We arrived thursday morning and drove to the little cabins nestled among the huge oak trees.

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.




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