Making Memories

Now that summer is over (from a school perspective) and we are returning to our routine, I am aware of how quickly time passes us by and how important it is to make memories we can look back on later. In the past week Shawn and I have taken in two UConn soccer matches up in Storrs, CT. We watched them beat St. Joseph's 4-0 and play Tulsa to at 1-1 draw. It was great to be able to watch this outstanding soccer team (currently ranked #3 nationally) with my youngest son and to be able to talk both on the way and returning home.The UConn team is led by O'Brian White from Scarborough, Ontario and Akeem Priestly from Kingston, Jamaica. O'Brian White is last year's Herman Trophy winner, an award given to the top soccer player in the nation. (O'Brain is second from the left, #7.)Akeem is an exciting offensive player with exceptional ball skill who is fun to watch with his hair flying as he blazes around the field and the defenders. Here is Akeem leaving the field after the team's warm-ups, he is #11.We all had Monday off and decided to join Barb's brother and some of his family in Lee, MA for a Labor Day picnic. It was great to be able to visit with family and reflect on God's goodness, life's challenges and the family reunion we shared in BC earlier this summer. Barb and Dorinda did a great job with the meal, although Dean was the grill-master, and we shared time with all those who were there. Here are Barb and Dorinda resting after dinner, watching a movie on the tv. It was great to see Judah and his family again, as well as Emma and her family, including her mom who is a college student who was working on her homework for much of the holiday weekend. Here are Judah and his folks, with cousin Emma looking on.And below is the college student hard at work, Kelsey Shaw and her computer!
And of course, no visit to the Shaw household would be complete without an unhealthy dose of video gaming, here is Steve giving Shawn still some more insider info on WOW.
We thank God for the proximity of the Shaw family since most of my family and my wife's family live far away and we really enjoy times when we can get together and make memories. And that reminds me, today David and Marianne leave Texas bound for China and a resumption of their ministry there, making memories for their growing family on the other side of the world. I wonder when we will see them again and make some more memories together.