Blessed with a Christian Father

 

I am so blessed that I never thought about it until recently. Papa’s birthday is today.

 

I never knew that the one man in my life until I married would be my biggest measuring stick.

When I was little I don’t remember my dad being around too much.. not because he didn’t want to be but he worked. He worked at the Steel Mill and worked swing shift. I remember my dad rebuilding a 69 Dodge Charger, and it was a pride for him. As I got older, his free time was spent playing ball. I remember the good times.. trips, Great America, Kings Island.. and the bad.. a whipping for setting the backyard on fire.. disappointment when I didn’t marry first before living with guy.

These are the things that stick out most. What I realized here lately is that he was young too and not perfect, but as he is wiser in God now, he is a rock. He has loved us through everything! Through job loss, hard times rough times. He and my mom have always been together. They might not see eye to eye, but they see things out together and with God.

My boys have a Christian father Figure. The boys have their daddy whom I love very much and I know one day will be saved. Until then I am glad that my Dad is their to show them what a Christian man is.

 

Happy Birthday Dad!

 

Love your Daughter..

 

Kelli

LiveJournal Tags: life,family time

Fun for Less

 

Summer is nearly upon us and so is that dreadful dreadful word that makes me cringe cause all I think of is MONEY.. VACATION! Why can that word make me cringe??

Well I’ve been thinking about it lately and I’m fairly certain that there are tons of things to do here around Northwest Indiana and maybe a couple hours east, west, south and maybe north, that won’t cause my wallet to break.

We do save for one big vacation, but since Hubs has three weeks, it can get to be a bit much. This year I’ve decided we should do things close to home or a night away that wont cause a hole in our accounts.

We’re only an hour from Chicago, hour and half from South Bend, 2.5 hours{3 if you drive like me} from Indianapolis. I’m sure there are tons of things that I can find for us to do. Not only that but we have Waterpark Passes and that alone will be heaven for the boys.

A trip to Portage Riverwalk might be fun. I say might because I have a very strong dislike of sand.. It tends to get EVERYWHERE!

Michigan City has a quaint little zoo, Washington Park Zoo that is across from the beach and a park. It would be a great all day event. Zoo, picnic, swimming, park.. {i get shivers though thinking of all that sand}

An overnight trip to Indianapolis to the Children’s Museum would be a great idea too. I’d LOVE to take the boys to Great America, but they might be a bit young yet..

We have a Triple A Baseball team close by as well… Gary Southshore Railcats

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We also have great little parks around us that would be perfect for a day to just play and picnic.

 

I suppose it won’t be too hard to come up with some great ideas for having fun without spending a fortune.

What are your plans for the summer? Do you do mini staycations? What is your favorite?

LiveJournal Tags: life,fun