Tranquility

Tranquility...the quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.


Although our summer has had its adventurous, busy and wild moments it has also been filled with pockets of beautiful tranquility. Those moments where to catch you breath at the splendor of creation and pause to reflect.

A time to stop and enjoy the peaceful beauty of a sunrise.

Taking a break to dangle your feet in the water...

...and take in the beautiful view around you.

We were all able to get away and relax (as well as have some fun adventures) together at family camp for a week. There was lots of fun, water activities, games, good food and family time to be had.

I (Em) was at the same camp volunteering for awhile (hence the blog break) and Big Bro went there after I returned to volunteer as well.

There are lots of beautiful sights and views all around the camp and surrounding island and I really enjoyed photographing them. While surrounded by such splendid summer scenes, I love to absorb them into a photograph.

When stopping to think and absorb the beautiful landscapes and scenery it is easy to let your mind wander. Mine drifts back to the beautiful landscapes from our travels in Kenya...and of course that causes me to start thinking about the people and the smiles and the faces and it is easy to become caught up in the beauty of Kenya... (this is a common occurance for many family members!)

Kenyan landscape looking out from a local orphanage.

Resting in Tranquility,

Em

Summer

There are some things about summer that are beautiful...

...and those are the things you don't want to forget...

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This summer has been full of wonderful things including birthdays, weddings, adventures, play, family time and a special visit from Grandparents on the other side of the country...what a treat!

Our summer is going well...and the best part is that it is we are only half way through!

How is your summer going?

Em

Thanks for Coming!

We had a wonderful time sharing and fellowshiping at our Missions Report Night! A big thank you to all who attended! I was really blessed by the number of you who have been following us on our grand family adventure, and all the others who have been supporting us on our trip.

It was a really special time for us and we hope that those who attended were blessed as well.

Some highlights included talks about Mom's great adventures, Little John's cute improv speach, Big Bro's hilarious way of speaking, some stories from me, and a talk from Dad about the hospital. Also we were able to show a picture slideshow to music that I made which will eventually be making its appearence on the blog...eventually.

Em