We're Back!

                                 “Not all those who wander are lost.” 
                                          – J. R. R. Tolkien

Well, we have returned from our adventure! On Memorial Day I headed out with these two lovely ladies for a "4-day get-a-way" and visit with my birth mother.  It was almost heartbreaking to leave the others behind, but what a precious time we had!   In an attempt to comfort us all, we took a little bird from home with us and had him participate is a mini-photographic documentation of our journey!

And, of course, lots of phone and text chats along the way! ( The others fared quite well in our absence, by the way, thanks to their wonderful father and energetic grandparents! I think I should have left something with them so they could create their own photo documentary!)

 The Lord was in our whole trip...the "adventure time" with my young ladies, the time and memories shared with my birth family, the weather, the travel (and fellow airplane travelers...a post in itself!), seeing houses from the Underground Railroad, Memorial Day exploring graves of Revolutionary War soldiers, inspiration from a wealthy family's home and focus on hospitality, getting lost way back in beautiful Amish country, discovering magnificent Amish bulk food stores and hardware stores, learning about an amazing woman who changed the lives of many special needs children ( book review to come!), being served by some of those who benefit from her legacy today, seeing the Mennonite church in action..... AMAZING, as my girls would say :).

Thanks to all those who made it possible...from suitcases to child care, to hospitality to prayer ...and many things beyond. And a special thanks to Michelle for her lovely guest post.  I am looking forward to getting back into the normal swing of things around here, but feel quite refreshed and thankful for our adventure!

 Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.  ~Seneca