Texas Love

I was blessed this weekend with the rare privilege of being with both of my beloved brothers.  An event that has not happened in over a year, and an event that we are unsure as to when it will happen again as Michael leaves this coming weekend to begin his Basic Combat Training with the Army.  The time we had to together warmed my soul from the inside.  We have a special bond that seems to have only grown over the years.  The laughter, hugs, and tears were thick and plentiful.  I am so proud of what fine men they have turned into. 

Nathan and his lovely wife, Heidi, traveled in from Boston early (hence the sleepy picture above) Friday morning, to meet me in the Dallas airport.  From there, we spent nearly every waking moment with Mike, his lovely wife, Jill, and their 3 little sweeties - Brooklyn, Jeremiah, and Savannah in their Carrollton, Texas home.  We didn't go out except to buy groceries and visit the park, as the kids were all the entertainment we needed (even though Mike did offer to do some real Texas line dancing for us)...

From Brooklyn's singing and tea parties, to Jeremiah's dancing and train playing, to Savannah's sweet smiles and coos, we had a fantastic time with the kids! 

Much of the weekend weather was not real seasonable by Texas standards, but the 50 degree days felt pretty darn good to us Minnesotans!

It was also really fun to watch Nathan & Heidi try out their parenting skills.  Heidi was a complete natural, but Nathan was admittedly a bit scared (well, really only of dropping the baby, hehe).

 







































We wrapped up the weekend with a great service at Mike's church, and then headed over to the Matthews' home (long time family friends of the Jerry Graham family) for an awesome celebration and send off for Mikey.  The Cowboy/Vikings game just so happened to be playing on their 80some inch TV screen too!  Go Favre!

It was a bittersweet goodbye.  What a happy, happy little family they are!  I know that it will be a difficult couple of months and even years for them, but they love one another and they love God.  We will continue to hold them up in our prayers, and know that some day soon we will all be together again to laugh until our insides hurt.  Thanks for an incredible weekend guys, I love you!