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No, not on vacation… but about vacations. My friend Sam just got back from a vacation with his family, and his post about it was beautiful.

Seems like some revelation of wisdom should be fired off at this point starting with “On vacation God taught me that…” but really I just feel  gratitude and am aiming to direct that gratitude (and help lead my family to do the same) in a Godward direction.

A good reminder there that sometimes the most important things don’t seem the most over-the-top. Gratitude toward our Maker ought to be the most immediate of our responses to His great mercy to us; I’m thankful for the reminder this morning.

I hate to rub it in, but… I’m on Vacation! The skyline I’m looking at is, admittedly, nothing at all like the one in the picture. That’s okay though… I’m in my home and native land, Canada. It’s good to be in the Great White North. I’m working on things like diction and accent to make sure I don’t stray too far away from my roots.

Vacation is a time to sit down and reflect on things that take place when the world is moving at it’s usual frantic pace. Work, family life, time wasters, time consumers that aren’t wastes… during this week of “chillin’ out”  (I felt so cool typing that), I’ll have time to think constructively about all those things. Plus, I get to enjoy my family, play with my little boy whenever I can, and drink too much coffee and eat too much ice cream.

Yeah, you gotta love vacation!