Wendy and I have been in Estes Park for a 5-day “getaway” (only Priscilla has been with us). This was my Christmas present to Wendy. I flew my mom in from Minnesota to take care of the other kids, and Alicia spent the weekend to help, too. We haven’t had this kind of rendezvous since our honeymoon!
Estes Park, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and the YMCA of the Rockies (where we are staying) has all sorts of recreational activities. But, truth be known, we aren’t doing much site seeing or adventuring. We have had four days of uninterrupted conversations. We have outlined family plans and filled out a year-at-a-glance calendar with events for this coming year. We talked about each of the kids and wrote out homeschool goals for each of them. We prepared speaking notes for an upcoming conference in April. We sifted through homeschool folders and curriculum.
We know, we know, this doesn’t sound very “romantic.” But we have been relishing every minute. Working together on our family vision is a most exciting venture for us. Ironically, with 14 children we seldom have the chance to do so. We too easily get caught up in the chaos of it all.
Our stay has had its pleasantries, too. The pool has been frequented often. We have enjoyed dining out (something we seldom do normally) and the scenery is breathtaking. We connected with some friends, Scott and Lori, who live in Estes Park. They brought us to a restaurant on Saturday that their daughter works at, and we went to the theater to watch Bella (a GREAT movie, by the way). We visited their church, Christian Church of Estes Park, this morning. We really enjoyed their fellowship.
This most likely will become an annual event for us. Not only are we getting a lot done, this has been a most fulfilling “downtime” for the both of us. We return home tomorrow looking forward to loving our children!
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