Summer Fun

Summer is upon us, and in the Decker household that means we have far less time on our hands for leisurely activities such as writing blogs. We love to spend time outdoors on the boat, running, hiking, swimming, biking or just about anything other than "just hanging out." So, my apologies for not updating the blog lately.

Thank you all for the prayers and support you have given Timmy during his healing time. I am happy to report that he got the cast off within two weeks and he has bounced back completely. He learned to get around quite well with the cast, and was even caught playing on playground equipment with it on. It never slowed him down. When it was time to take it off, he was a little unsure of his leg and will probably have nightmares for the rest of his life about the saw that cut off his "magic leg". However, we are happy to report that he is doing much better. Thanks for all of the prayers.

So, to catch up:

Tim chose to spend his Father's Day out on the lake on the boat. We went out in the early afternoon and enjoyed an absolutely wonderful day. It was really hot, but we anchored the boat and took a dip for a while to cool off. We spend pretty much all weekend out on the lake, which is just about perfect for us. The only thing that sort of got me down was looking at the beautiful, flawless Kansas sunset on Father's day. There was not a soul around except for us Deckers, and near our boat storage lot we could see miles and miles of rolling hills that were particularly gorgeous in the late evening sunset. It was so peaceful! It was such a beautiful way to end a happy, relaxed day for us, but it really made my heart ache for Emma. I could not help but think about how much fun she would have had with us that day and wonder if she would have enjoyed the day on the boat and the sunset as much as we did. She never even got to see a single sunset. It pains me to think that she had an existence here on Earth, but was somehow robbed of the opportunity to experience so many of the gifts we have here on Earth. I miss her dearly and hope she is experiencing something much better than a perfect Lake Milford sunset up in Heaven.

Anyway, to shift gears a little bit, we have done some summer travelling over the last few weeks as well. For the past two weekends we have gone to St. Louis. One weekend Tim played in a golf tournament with his Grandpa and the next weekend we celebrated Grandpa Dick's 80th birthday. What fun!