Color Our World With Friendship and Justice

I love spring in Minnesota! The rain showers and warmer temps help the grass green up and the trees bud out. The geese around our lakes proudly strut around with their newest family members. And best of all, Mother Nature starts to color our world with her spectacular spring blossoms.

We had the pleasure of hanging out for the last few weeks in the driveways of various family members and friends while watching their gardens explode with colorful blossoms. Despite Covid keeping us from hanging out together like we have in the past, one thing still is certain ... 

Even six feet apart, we appreciated our friends reaching out to help us grow. 

From long walks and even longer talks,

to planting gardens and reminiscing ...

From birthday picnics,

to birthday breakfasts ...

From piano concerts,

to bike rides ...

Friends are the flowers that never fade!

Tragically, in the last few weeks, the pains of injustice were felt not far from us in Minneapolis. We were saddened to hear of the destruction that affected so many people and businesses, and we were concerned for our sons who live very close to the unrest. But we are also grateful to read the texts from our sons telling about how they and their neighbors of all races are working together to peacefully protest while helping one another clean up, protect, and strengthen their community.

''Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.''

Benjamin Franklin

''True peace is not merely the absence of tension: It is the presence of justice.''

Martin Luther King, Jr

As the states around us start to open up, we are thinking about our next move. We are intrigued with exploring the Western United States later this summer. Since Habitat for Humanity Care-a-Vanner builds are canceled through the summer, we would like to find some other way to help out others while exploring different parts of the country. 

We are headed out on a circle tour around Lake Michigan. Along the way we plan to visit family and assist them with home ''fix-it'' projects. We hope that we can return some of the kindness that so many people have shown to us when they open up their driveways and homes to us. We are grateful for those who color our world with their friendship,

... as we work together to brighten our world with justice for all.

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