I love the community that we got to be a part of in college and how it extends over time to where you can talk to or see someone from that season of life and it is as if you just hung out with them yesterday...living in a warmer climate has enabled us to be a small part of different friend's vacations.
Every year we have a few visitors from the midwest and those late night chats really refresh us and help us to remember that community was real and continues to be meaningful. When I glance back over the past 4 years of our 'holy matrimony' (for you ej!) I see very clearly God's hand in the way he brought things about for us. Out of thanksgiving to God and His goodness to us, we eagerly anticipate each opportunity He gives us to show love to anyone who passes by our way. Just this year we have had 2 different couples vacation out here and it has been almost 5 years since we have interacted with them even through the phone but it was refreshing to reconnect.
Families that have visited over the 3 years we have been out here are: Dee, Hannenburgs, Lennartsons, Propps, Johnson, Nordin, Jensens, Whites, Adams, Bieniek (& Friends), and maybe even more that I can't think of right now. We love spending time with our visitors :) I only wish we had been better about documenting these times with photos...
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