Last night my oldest daughter asked me if I wanted to go the zoo with her and her family today and bring my family. Truthfully I had had a full week and did not want to go. However, I knew for one of the first times in weeks that the sun would be shining, and so I said yes. There is so much power in the word yes and this time yes was such a good choice. See, when I am home I am consumed with work ~ mostly cleaning. My home has way too much stuff in it ~ toys and books and craft supplies. It is such a blessing, but something I really lack when it comes to parenting is consistency in teaching my children to work and clean up after themselves, and so I do most of it. It takes a lot of my time.
Today though, instead of cleaning, I got up and made some sandwiches and off we went to the zoo. My sister and her family met us there. The sun was shining but it was cold out. I went through my usual issues at the gate. I can never just line up and get into the zoo. There are always issues that often take thirty minutes or more. Today was no exception. After that though we were in! Today my entire family was there ~ all my children, my son in law, my husband and my grand baby. This is RARE! It was deeply special. My four youngest children also got to go on a little train at the zoo for the first time. My sister brought so much food which was so generous and hot chocolate. This made the trip so special. I had brought water and sandwiches as I was low in snack foods. She even brought a tablecloth! We had a lovely picnic lunch. The sun was shining and so all the animals were out in the sunshine desperate for the light. The Lions, Tiger, Cougars, Giraffes, Wildebeests, Snow Leopards, Buffalo, Zebra, Kangaroos...they were all out. It was the perfect day to go to the zoo.
These days are what dreams are made of. I am so thankful my daughter got us all out into the sunshine. We were there for a few hours and the sun felt so life giving and the cold air felt so refreshing. We were all full of joy.
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