Behold I Make All Things New

A card my friend Sheri gave me... Fitting, don't you think?!

My sweet friend, Maria, had a surprise BBQ as a 'send off' into my final surgery and to celebrate my "new beginnings" (loved the way you phrased that Chris Summers!).  It was very much a surprise, as I arrived at Maria's for what I thought was our book study looking homeless in my comfies and in my coke bottle glasses.

Maria and her husband, Alex, can throw one heck of a party!  Usually something very entertaining happens, like someone catching the lake (yes the lake!) on fire, the buffet table falling, or in this case, we got to watch a big storm roll in on the lake.

After we all came inside because of the storm, it got a little crazy with several kids running around and Lia riding her bike in the house.  At that chaotic moment, I briefly shut my eyes and took in the moment: kids squealing and giggling, adults talking and laughing, thunder and rain in the background as I looked at the white caps on the lake.  It was perfect.  There is nothing better than families supporting other families.

Maria ordered this cake... I can only imagine what the cake lady thought when she found out it was for a family BBQ