Almost Perfect

We have just returned from our annual family vacation to the beach and have unpacked and started to think about jumping back into the flow of things tomorrow. We took a different approach this year and spent the entire week together as a family while fasting from technology. As much as we enjoy seeing our friends we chose to hang out together instead. We simply wanted to focus on the five of us as we start to see that time together dwindling as our kids get older.

While nothing is ever completely perfect, this week away with my four lovely ladies was about as close as it can get. It was a wonderful blend of fun activities, good food, laughter, sunrises, sunsets, salt air, and reading as many fiction books as possible. I am grateful for the vacation time, good friends who watch our dogs, and the continued blessing of generous friends who allow us to use their condo each year. This is an important week of refreshing for me, but it is even more important in the life of our family to have this time together.