A Summer Sabbatical Summary (So Far)

I don't usually write about personal family matters or share pictures of my kids. But I know there are people from my church reading this blog. I thought I could give them (and the rest of you) a few pictures of our time at the cottage in South Haven. We leave this week to visit my wife's family in Colorado Springs. I know, I know, spending your summer at the beach and in the mountains is pretty rough.

This is is the view from the end of our driveway. For those of you who think Lake Michigan is like the little watering hole you paddled across at grandma's house, I want you to note that this is a really big lake. It's like the ocean, only better. No sharks and no salt. We may not have as many jobs or as many people in Michigan as we used to. But we are still surrounded by the largest concentration of fresh water in the world. You can all dis the Mitten now, but you'll be driving up to Pure Michigan when your state runs out of H2O.

We've had some fun times, including a birthday party.

And a baseball game. The Sox beat the Cubs 4-3. Take heart Cubbie Nation, you had more drunken, belligerent, foul-mouthed fans tossed out by security. In our section, Cub fans won that contest 2-0.

I've had some time to read and write, and lots of time with the kids. The great part about our children is that they always play together so nicely.

Well, they may fight sometimes. But when we do something special for them, they always really appreciate it.

I hope your summer is just as good.