Monday, July 26, 2010

Making Every Opportunity to Connect with Parents

Our trip to Saskatchewan was built around the church anniversary celebration, but with the opportunity to spend some time with our parents, me made the most of our days. We got there a couple of days early and stay an extra day afterward.

We had intentions of taking my parents up the Anglin Lake - the place where we had a cabin for 18 years and a place of many summer memories on the lake. Dad had a bad cold and decided not to come, but Diane and I took my Mom for a whole day of going to familiar places.


This is the place where we always docked our boat. Also, just out a little ways, where the point is jutting into the picture on the left, was a great spot where we sometimes stop the boat to jig for pickerel (walleye); or, we might cast off the dock for jack (northern pike).



We bought Subway sandwiches in Prince Albert, brought them up to the lake and had a picnic at a table just in front of the Anglin Lake store, and over looking the water. These experiences brought back great memories - too bad the soft ice cream machine was not working.



The next day we took my Mom and Dad out for lunch to a lovely spot in Rosthern called the Station Arts Centre (build around the old train station). Dad didn't see anything on the menu he liked, so he ordered two different pieces of pie. At 92 years of age, we're not going to make a big deal about his sweet tooth!





Diane's Mom celebrated her 78th birthday while we were there - the 8 on the cake is made from her favourite licorice candy.

My Dad is feeling much better now, so we expect all of them come to Vancouver for Mark and Lisa's wedding on August 7th. Please pray for God's grace so that all of them may be able to come.

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