The North Dakota Coxes (Four of us left)

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Easter in AZ, AMI, Visit from the Adamzes; Mel graduated, Bismarck is flooding; The sun also rises...



This is why blogging more often is important: catchup is not effective. So I will just give you some highlights of the past couple of months, and hope this shares "the smallest part of what I feel..."
Emphasis on feel, not what I have to say. I'll let the images do the talking. And I can't pretend I achieved any balance, so know that there are lots of people and moments I had to leave out. Sigh. This is why blogging more often is important...


Mesa Temple Easter Pageant, entire cast




I've never seen a Hummingbird at rest. I had to include it...



















Because the authorities are asking people not to drive around looking and taking pictures, mine are from the bridges as I drive, and not very good. But you can see the mess in detail by going to www.ndfloods.com, or on Facebook at North Dakota Flood Info Center. There are lots of pictures and information from the local media. Great coverage of a sad circumstance. I would go into more detail here, but it's a lengthy telling. Suffice it to say, we will have a destructively high river, more than four feet above flood stage, all summer. We're grateful to be high and dry. And praying for people up and down the river, and all over the country. And all over the world.
The sun will rise, and troubles will ease. But it may be a very long time. This is a time for faith.

4 comments:

Nancy said...

Cute kids! Cute Grandkids! More fun going on in one spot than you could imagine prior to it happening, and great memories made. Gorgeous graduate with a proud father...who somehow looks a little short? Heels on Melanie or is Tim shrinking already? (I know Nelson is.) Thanks for the update...and even the humming bird was fun. We have quite a few nests around right now that we can show to reunion attendees if anyone is interested. And the floods...sigh.

AJ said...

Your pictures always line up funny for me. Why does it always do that for me? Anyway, fun stuff. Mel looked fan-freakin-tastic for graduation. And man o man is E-baby a chubster. We miss those boys so much.

Shannon said...

That feels like our visit was a long time ago already - aagh. Maybe it's because life just can't seem to stop whizzing by. Next week can't come soon enough. We are going to be on family overload, but I can't wait!

D/E G said...

So many cute pics and lots of memories to enjoy. It's nice to see it all since we can't be a part of it all!