Summer Fun

The youngest two children and I set out at the beginning of summer to find swimming lessons. Instead we found a treasure: A pocket of home school families and other believers we had never met. A pool full of wonderful coaches and lifeguards. A fellow quilter. A five-year-old girl who swims like a champion. New friends who seemed like old ones. A mother of eight who organizes birthdays and picnics for lifeguards. Boys "just my age" and girls "I can't wait to see". The cutest toddlers on the planet.
Instead of swim lessons the children joined swim team at Airways Pool. For 20 dollars apiece Josiah and Rebekah spent the whole summer working on their skills and developing lasting friendships 5 days a week. Guess where we will be next summer.