Full senses

Well what a wonderful day.  I love when you can get so much accomplished and you're just on a spiritual high.  I just got put in as the primary secretary and went to town revamping the schedule to include children giving talks and having opening exercises, and completely organized the primary cabinet.  On top of that we had some wonderful talks on family both ancestors and are posterity.  We had a great time playing a game after church and we are really getting into the swing of things as a family.  We're back on track with a reading schedule, chores, piano, and family fun time.

We went rock climbing and boating this weekend.  The lake was SOOO-OO awesome.  The water was warm and I went surfing (wake surfing) which I hadn't done before but absolutely loved.  The only down side was I forgot the camera - so I am posting more from our Maine trip.

While we were rock climbing, we were unfortunate enough to stay a little too late and some of the fellow users of the quarry had a little too much to drink.  They started throwing rocks in the pond next to us, started getting a little close with some of those rocks and when we asked them to please watch out they used a few colorful words and threats thus precipitating our leave from the mountain.  The kids were a little scared, but it was a great jumping off point to discuss the value of having all our senses about us and not using substances that would blunt our own common sense, or lessen our enjoyment in our situation.

While we were enjoying testing our strength against the wall and fully experiencing all the experience had to offer, others were blunted.  I am truly grateful for the opportunity to experience the full sights, sounds, tastes and emotions the world has to offer and to share that with my children.  Instead of judging the rock throwers, I asked the kids to think about what they might be missing out on by having their senses dulled, and how we could act if we ran into them on the way out.  It was a great what would Jesus do moment out in the real world.
I love finding and interacting with those from other walks of life, for what it teaches me and the love I have for those around me.

I miss all those at home, but hope I can find positive points here as well.