Memorial Day Weekend

Sarah and I had a great Memorial Day weekend. Friday we went out with the Slack’s and celebrated us both being pregnant. Then Saturday we went to a Toledo Mudhens game and enjoyed a firework show afterwards. Sunday, I gave the teaching at church from Joshua 4:1-9, I spoke about remembering what God has done in our lives. I really love the summer atmosphere at our church and in the town of Bowling Green. Things are much more laid back and relational.

Then after church Sarah and I headed out to go camping. When we got married we thought we would go camping a lot because we both enjoy it. But, in our 3 years of marriage we have still never taken the time to head into the great outdoors. So we decided that this weekend would be the prefect time. We headed north to the little town of Port Clinton, Ohio, right on Lake Erie. We found a nice camp ground and set up our tent. It was a great time of roasting smores’ and brats and enjoying the 90 degree weather! Since Sarah is pregnant we decided to sleep on an air mattress, I know that is a little disappointing to you hard core campers, but marriage is all about compromise.

Then on Monday (Memorial Day) we went into the town of Port Clinton. We watched the parade, and then went to their Memorial Day service. It was a really touching service they honored the veterans of the town and told the story of their heroes. One of the most impact moments came when they were talking about World War II. The small town sent 42 young men to serve in the Pacific theater of the war with Japan only 10 men returned. And all 10 of them were prisoners of war in harsh work camps in the South Pacific. Now it really felt like memorial day. Sarah and I talked about our grandfathers, between the 2 of us we have 5 grandfathers and all of them served in World War II or Korea (my grandpa Wiles actually never made it to Europe because the war ended right as he was about to leave). It was neat to think of the sacrifice that the generations before us made so that we can be free.

Overall, it was a great weekend... relaxing, thoughtful, and fun.