All Aboard The London Eye

All Aboard The London Eye

We went on the London Eye this morning. It was a beautiful, clear day - perfect for views of London. Wavey and Oliver loved it! I went out with friends to an authentic English tea this afternoon at a lovely hotel. It was wonderful - a must for any visitor. It was a good day.

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bome62 said…

I have never met you but you're in my daily prayers.
My dream is to someday take a tour of London. I think that would be awesome.May God Bless!
Bonnie Meyer
Washington, Missouri

April 12, 2008 at 6:09 PM

Hummel Family said…

The London Eye is awesome! I visited in 2001 with Indiana Wesleyan's Chorale and my hubby (boyfriend at the time) insisted that we go on it. I am so glad I did. Beautiful view!

So glad you are enjoying your time at home! I'm still praying for your family.

JoEllen Hummel

April 12, 2008 at 8:55 PM

Amy B said…

sweet babies...

April 12, 2008 at 9:03 PM

Blaza said…

That is awesome! It looks like they are having a great time. Thanks for sharing those pictures.

I am also so excited you all have been able to enjoy being outside in the parks. It just sounds fantastic!

Love you all!

April 12, 2008 at 10:27 PM

Welcome to Holland

By Emily Perl Kingsley

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this......When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland.""Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away... because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss.But... if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things ... about Holland.