Following several phone calls and/or emails with our Manitoba cousins, trying to find a suitable week for them to come for a visit, it finally came out that they would like to meet up on a vacation somewhere.
So it was decided that we would introduce them to our favorite get-a-way place in California.
Packing up and going away for a bit has been a good thing.
Alvina is more than a cousin-in-law to me.
She is endearing, fun loving and one from whom I can learn a lot!
I have observed how she has chosen joy in spite of numerous hardships
she has experienced in her life -
a friend who finds ways to encourage
and lives like a day without laughter is a waste.
We've had fun showing them around.
One day we drove out to Joshua Tree Park,
a perfect setting for a picnic
a perfect setting for a picnic
and an awe inspiring place.
At times the pathway led us through dusty, sandy areas and
other times through sacred looking rock formations
always ready to show forth the beauty of life
even in a desolate looking spot.
We wanted to show them around and in so doing
I ended up looking and finding beauty in the desert.
9 comments:
What a wonderful blessing Alvina is to you! It is so wonderful that this was all arranged for this particular time in your life.
You chose the most be most beautiful part of Palm Springs. I've only been there once, and that drive through Joshua Park was ever so meaningful.
It,s truly a blessing when you find friends like Alvina. Glad you had that time together.
Wonderful blessings for sure. Glad you could have this time away to enjoy together...
Glad to see that you are enjoying a good time together!
These photos are so stunning Anneliese. I dearly hope that we can someday visit this incredible area! What a beautiful place to spend time with dear friends...so glad you had this chance and that you are O.K. I hope you are finding peace and rest.
You have captured such beauty!
What great timing for a get-a-way. Hope you return relaxed, rested, and rejuvenated!
Doesn't God's timing amaze you at times? I love how He set this up so that you four could spend time together. And yes, you seem to find beauty no matter where you visit. So happy you could share time with a personality like Alvina. Those type of people are spirit lifters.
Looks like an interesting place to visit...if you like the desert! :-)
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