Love for the lake

So, lucky me I am typing this post from the covered porch of my in-laws lakehouse up in Tennessee. It is honestly one of my favorite places. As long as I have known Michael his family has had this house. Some families have Thanksgiving, Christmas or even Easter as their annual get togethers, but the Vances have the Fourth of July. Most every year we gather up here over the weekend of the Fourth. The little town close by has a really big Bluegrass festival that we love to go to, plus a 5K and Fun Run that Michael and Zack usually run in.

We have also been lucky enough to entertain friends up here at the lakehouse. Sometimes it is a family and I also get to have my annual girls weekend with all of my high school buddies. It is a highlight of my year. Even though I grew up going to the lake and my parents even had a house on the lake two separate times, it is this house that has helped me really love the lake. There is nothing better to me then spending the day on the water enjoying the sun and watching my boys play!

So, yesterday was looking good. We where going to have ALL day to spend on the water. We went down to the dock to get in the boat and Michael felt the need to check things out in the engine well. When he opened it up he saw that it was full of gas and after further inspection, so was the ski well. This was not good. To make a very very long story short we ended up renting a pontoon for the day.

After the day was over and talking to Michael's parents and the mechanic I think it began to sink in how lucky we where. That boat was covered in gas. If Michael had not checked the engine well and just started it up, we could have very well started a nasty fire that could have had tragic results. I can't tell you the emotions that overwhelmed me last night. I was so taken back by the thought of what really could have happened. Today might not have happened for my family.

I told Michael last night through tears, on how very very blessed I feel. Not just to have escaped that accident, but for everything. So many times over and over God has blessed my little family. I want to be truly grateful and give God the credit. How in my life can I show others how grateful I am for God's grace and mercy??? And will I be able to remember this when something tragic does happen in my life.

I just had to share this, because it meant a lot to me. On a side note, Michael's parents' boat is kaput. Zack has truly been sad. When we went to go clean it out of all of it's stuff he was almost in tears. We have loved that boat and it provided many good times and many good memories...