Yes spring is in the air! Spring is my favorite season. I love driving around seeing all the trees blooming out. Waking to the sound of birds chirping in the morning (and turkeys). I am reminded every spring of the awesomeness of God and the beauty of the creation he made for us to enjoy! Each season has God’s handprint on it of course! During spring though it is as though you can see it moment by moment come to life.
I’m reminded of days passed when Pawpaw Redding would come home and get his bride and take her to see some beautiful trees in bloom. I also have fond memories of him giving her a ride in the bucket of the tractor up the hill to watch the sunset. I loved watching the two of them share a love for God and his creation and each other.
My tiny house has been overflowing with children this week which is one of my favorite things to have happen! Today I really wanted something fun to do. I really couldn’t come up with anything spectacular that they would enjoy or that I wanted to do. I didn’t want to spend the whole day away from home either.
We settled on an adventure drive. My children are familiar with this term. We usually all pile in the car and take off! We let each person in the car take turns deciding which way to go. Today we traveled down several roads in our community that we had never been down. We ended up near the airfield and looked at some planes. We also stopped beside the road near a cool (but dangerously loose) rock wall. Wildflowers were all about and we found the remains of an animal skeleton. Then we went off-roading with grandma. I’m sure they thought I had lost it! We eventually had to turn around. We made a stop by Hobby Lobby for some fabric that disappears when you put it in the wash and my usual felt art for Malawi. Next we stopped by the grocery store for some lunch fixings and headed home for lunch. I think we all had a fun day!
My kids enjoyed adventure drives with the Redding family.
Loved our times together!