Night Swimming

Last week, a friend of Anna's spent the night with us.

And for the kids,

night swimming 

plus 

light - up beach balls

equaled

a lot of fun

had by all! 

And while I was sitting on the deck watching them and taking photos, 

I once again thought about the week the deck was built 

and how much I appreciated watching that process

and how much it meant then and now 

to me and to my Luke!

Thank you again, Joe! 

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You can read what I wrote about that last July 29th below:

Monday, July 29, 2013

A Boy, A Man, and A Project

For a boy without a dad, 

the 4 days Luke spent with Joe while building the deck on our pool, 

were much more than just learning how to build.

It was also Luke learning how to be a man.

The tools used by Joe to teach Luke how to build a deck were saws, a nail gun, and a level.

The tools used by God to help build Luke's character were Joe's patience, care, teaching, and projecting to Luke that his help was wanted, needed, and most of all, valued.  

Thank you, Joe, for your hard work on the deck.

We love it.

But thank you so much more for your time with my boy.