swinging

remember what it felt like to swing when you were a little kid?

how you felt free?
no cares in the world?
how you could conquer anything by swinging as high as possible?
how great it felt with the sun & breeze on your face?



















growing up in our house in wisconsin rapids, we had a great swingset in our backyard. we loved playing on it. my brothers and our friends used to make up all kinds of things out there. from clubs, to circuses, to treasure hunts & adventures, it was great.

the swings were my favorite part. i think the climbing rope was cathy's least favorite part after a certain incident occurred one tuesday afternoon after school. ;)

my last year at whitewater i lived almost next door to a park. so we would head to the swings a lot of the time. my favorite time was when it was dark and to swing up towards the stars. it was so peaceful and beautiful.

now i love that the weather is getting nicer and i can take grace & ben to the park more often. today all grace wanted to do was play on the swings. she is learning how to pump on her own and its pretty funny to watch her try.

even though i'm 26 years old, i'm going to admit that i still enjoy playing on the swings. its still a great chance to feel free, to let the cares of the world slide away, and to enjoy the beautiful day that the Lord has given us.