It was a busy Sunday night.  YaYa had youth group, and I was also at church at a Sole Hope shoe cutting party, where lots of women were turning old jeans into new shoes for kids in Uganda.  I wasn’t even sure if I would make it to the beach,…

We brought a kayak and paddleboard.  Our neighbors brought a canoe.  It was perfect paddling weather.  The lake was calm and icy cold, crystal clear.  Looking down through the water of Lake Superior will just never get old for me.  It’s like a entire hidden world down there!  Also, I…

  Because the weather was absolutely perfect when we were camping, we left the rain fly off the tent at night and Dr. Peds and I actually slept out under the stars in our hammocks slung from trees, enclosed by a bug net.  Sleeping in a hammock was downright amazing.…