Family, Friends & Selfies

Today's weather of wind and rain discouraged my friend and I from our planned hike. It was just so wet but more importantly it was very windy and being out among the trees in a wind storm is not a very safe place to be. Still we managed a short hike along the river and enjoyed our time together. It didn't matter what we went and did as long as we spent the time together having an adventure. 

Being out in nature with family and friends gives us a time to share and to listen to one another. It's a time when not only can we enjoy the beauty around us but a time to reflect with one another on our lives and all that is happening in our community and world. It's so important to spend that time together. 

As I grow older I realize how important time is and how the time I have left is getting shorter and shorter. I want to spend as much time as I can with the people I love and care for. We all need our friends to listen to us, to understand us and be there for us when times are tough and when we celebrate the good moments in life. Spending time on the trails together gives us that time to share and to listen to one another. 

I'm at a time in my life when I am blessed to still have my parents with me and also have my children and grandchildren. 

As I watch my parents age and slow down their busy lives I am also watching the little ones grown and learn.

 I am so very lucky to see my parents love for their grandchildren and watch them  play with them as they once played with me and also with my children. It's four generations of family all coming together and sharing our love for each other, each accepting that we are all at different stages. We share in lots of laughter and we are there for one another with our struggles. 

This past summer and autumn I have made sure to spend time with my friends and my family, to have fun with them all and to be there to listen to them and I  am very thankful that they have also been there to listen to me share my struggles and joys. 

It's really what life is all about - being there for one another. Although some people don't really care for them - I always try and make sure we have one selfie taken on each adventure! After all life is short so we might as well share in lots of laughs, which always happens when you try and fit everyone into the picture!

Thank you my friends and family for being there for me and for always bringing a smile to your face for my camera. 

I pray that life will continue to bless us all for many more years, for many more adventures and many more selfies!