This summer, Ian's parents took us all to Jamaica for a family vacation. And by "all", I mean Stephen, Twyla, Ivy, Davis, Spencer, Wendy, Andrew, Heather, Graham, us and Locksley and Margo. What an amazing trip!It is so amazing to see a country from the perspective of someone who was born and raised there. When you think of Jamaica, usually you think of the tourist-y beaches and hot weather. But Locksley showed us about the people. He took us on some tours of some amazing places there (still tourist tours, but amazing to see with him).
We are so fortunate to have been able to do this. Our boys are so lucky. I hope they will remember, though I know Noah is pretty small. I really appreciate that Locksley wanted to share that part of his life with us and show our boys about part of their roots.
It is so important to know our family heritage, especially being a child of God. We are heirs with Christ. God sees us as His children. We need to remember our spiritual heritage as well as our earthly heritage so that we will not become tangled in the things of this world. This is a lesson God has been trying to show me this summer (I say trying because I haven't been listening very well). But I think I'm starting to get it.
I find that during the summer, I tend to put God on the backburner because Ian's home and we're not in our regular routine. I've been letting busyness get in the way of my relationship with God. I need to get back to my roots and learn about my Family Heritage by spending time in God's Word and spending time with my Father.
What a treasure to have the whole family together.{I've posted more photos here.}
