Wales is an absolutely beautiful country; the incredible views; the vast amount of sheep (more sheep than residents!); the peaceful atmosphere and the winding road over rolling hills (which sadly causes motion sickness!!)
We really enjoyed the 5 days we spent in mid Wales. One day we journeyed up a hill to see the views. We marveled as we took in all of God's beautiful creation, including Snowdonia which we could see 20 miles away. That was only part of the blessing of our vacation. We really enjoyed the time we spent with 66 other Christian homeschooling families. Unlike the States, not many homeschool here and of those that do few are Christians. So this week was wonderful to spend with like minded families.
One day the Moms all gathered and shared how long we had been homeschooling and how many children we had. I was delighted to hear the average number of children was 6!!! For once I felt 'normal' instead of the odd one out!!
The kids had a brilliant time too. Cefn Lea is a secluded Christian holiday resort, so knowing that all on the campus were Christians, we were able to let our children have a great deal of freedom. They left us soon after breakfast and came home for meals. They had a wonderful time playing with other kids and scootering around the hills of the campus. I have never seen so many scooters in one place. Unfortunately, most of them looked alike and Gary spent several hours (each day-Gary's bit) hunting down scooters that had been mistakenly taken by someone else.
We are so grateful to the Lord for allowing us to enjoy this week and for providing the finances for us to do so. We had committed to the holiday as the Lord really seemed to open the door for us to do so, but we weren't quite sure how we would pay for it. Then just a week later someone placed an envelope under the door with a card and some money. In the card was a note asking us to use the money to take the kids on some days out over the Summer. The amount of money in the envelope was exactly enough to pay for the holiday. God is so good.
Michelle
1 comment:
That sounds absolutely wonderful, friend. Goodness, that picture is stunning. Such a beautiful part of the world. So glad you got to spend some time with like-minded people. Such a blessing.
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