Going Going... Back Back...

Whitney and I left at 4:30 in the AM (Thanks to Stephanie!) to get to LAX where our flight was delayed 4 hours. We were so excited to surprise our family in MI and it was hard to wait. We arrived into Grand Rapids at 9:30 and hopped in the Nederveld car (Thanks Nedervelds!) that they had dropped off at the airport for us to borrow. We drove right up to Baldwin to surprise our family. The surprise went over well and we played cards into the late hours of the morning. After hanging out at teh beach on Sunday, Whitney and I drove down to Hudsonville to stay at the Beck house so that we could hang out with old friends from Hudsonville during the day on Monday. We saw some students and then had a lovely afternoon with the Nedervelds. Justin drove us back up to the cottage on Monday night and we began our relaxation. Floating on the lake, eating, drinking, cards, conversations, fishing, canoeing on the river, reading, praying, fireworks, and golfing filled our days all the way through Sunday. We came home Sunday evening, stopping by grandpa's to see grandpa and the Gardener family. We stayed our last nights in Ada (parents are selling the house), reflecting over numerosu memories and headed back to Pasadena on Tuesday morning. We have Lindsay with us here in LA, which makes the transition easier, but is still difficult to be leave family after such a nice week. We are back in the grind. Studying, working, running around... I am learning that the craziness that fills our lives really veils our hearts to beauty. I saw unusual beauty last week. I am thankful for veils being lifted.