Fix these words of mine
in your hearts and minds...
Teach them to your children,
talking about them when you sit at home
and when you walk along the road.
Deut.: 18-19
On a spring-like day in the middle of February, four generations of our family gathered together to celebrate the birthday of the eldest of the Jackson Henry Carpenters. How blessed this family was on this day. No matter what happens in the the days to come, this day will be remembered as a gift to us all.
Our precious Jack Henry, the fourth and youngest (17 months) Jackson Henry, was at his finest. What a joy he has been to his parents, and the rest of us. A note to soon-to-be grandparents-- always pray, not only for good health for an expected little one, but also that the Lord will give him a spirit of joy. It was an answer to this grandmother's prayers.
We often have multi-generational families rent one or both cabins for a few days. Family members travel from all directions across the country to gather in a cabin in the mountains of Arkansas for a gift such as the one described above. For a few glorious days, the real world and its worries are left behind--grandparents get fun time with the grands, mom and dad find a peace and serenity of their own--and the children shout for pure joy as they bask in the freedom and adventure of being outdoors.
Notes in the cabin journal attest to the wonderful memories families will take home. I will always treasure the note left by, Sophie, aged 10, describing her time here at Mountain Springs Cabins--"I want to stay forever!" she wrote in large, child-like letters across the journal page.
