Our family is vacationing this week in South Carolina - the birthplace of our family (my wife and I lived here for the first 5 years of our marriage). We are gathering in honor of my parents' 40th wedding anniversary. Their anniversary 'present' was to have the whole family together for a time of celebration. We have converged on the home of my oldest younger brother to spend the next 7 days enjoying each others' company.
Already, we are rejoicing at what God has done for us. My family (wife and children) safely navigated the skies between San Francisco, Chicago and Charlotte - especially since 3/4 of the family battled the flu earlier in the week. The siblings and parents were protected as they drove from Pennsylvania through the night last evening and arrived early this morning. My brother and sister-in-law have done a wonderful job preparing their new home for its new role as "Family Compound" for the week.
The posts this week will probably be nostaligic. We are reliving the old family stories; my sister brought some old family movies that haven't been seen for years; the favorite meals are planned and on the menu for the week; and we are planning to establish some new traditions too (most of us now play golf!). But one thing will be as it always has been in our family: tomorrow we will be in church for all the services. This is not because we have to, not because we need to, not even because it is our job to be there; we will be in the Lord's house with the Lord's people because we WANT TO BE THERE. What a joy to worship the God Who planted us into a family!
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