More Than Just, “A Trip to the Cottage”

It’s been a while since I last posted a blog, but my reasoning is good.  We’ve been at our cottage a lot, spending some amazing time as a family, and minimizing the chaos of daily life.  It’s been relaxing, refreshing, and a major blessing!

Matt has continued to work part time while we are at the cottage, but this has largely gone unnoticed by the girls and I because he does it during times when we are busy having fun or taking a nap.  The time that he has had at the cottage has been so beneficial to him and us as a family.  One day while we were up there  I just noticed that he had finally unwound from the business of work.  He had seemed to taken a breath of fresh air, so to speak.  Matt is the type of man that works very hard in everything he does.  In the race of day-to-day life, he runs faster than anyone else I know… so times away like these are very important to our family.

One morning at the cottage Matt told me that the time we were having together was really blessing him as a dad.  When Reese was born, tax season was gearing up, and he was working a ton and tired the rest of the time.  Even when tax season had finally slowed down, Reese was still so young that she was sleeping most of the time, or we were just entering the bedtime routine when Matt would get home.  Our time at the cottage allowed Matt to REALLY get to know Reese in a new and special way.  He would spend time with just the two of them swinging on the porch swing, or simply carrying her around.  I also noticed that Reese got to know her Daddy a little better as well.  Now it’s not just Mommy that will comfort her from strangers, but Daddy too.

When we first got up to the cottage, Stella was not keen on going into the water.  Matt was determined to change this, and did so by strapping a life-jacket on her, and plopping her in the water with him.  She quickly began to trust him, and discovered that the water was a fun place to play.  Before I knew it, he had her jumping off the dock.  Her whole body would submerge under water, pop back up, and then she would say, “AGAIN!”  I would have taken the ‘don’t push her,’ approach, but Matt seemed to know what she could handle, and it paid off.  She spent almost every afternoon in the water.

When I think of the family God has blessed us with, I get overwhelmed with His goodness.  This was not just another trip to the cottage, but a time where we could enjoy each others company without the interruptions/demands of the world around us.  We were free to do whatever we wanted, and what we wanted to do was just be together.  I am so thankful for my family, for love, for laughter, for relaxation, and stress free days.  I am blessed beyond belief.  Thank you, Jesus!

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