Importance of Holiday – from Tyler

The Importance of Holiday
Tyler Black

How often as a society or even a family unit do we truly get to enjoy the much needed and deserved time off from the chaos of our hectic world and life’s? Well if we are all honest not that much or not as much as we were intended to have. We think that if we take a holiday we won’t be able to “get back on our feet,” or we will fall to behind with work and school, or we will be disappointed. But think of all the time’s we have pushed that aside and gone on vacation and truly enjoyed our selves. I can name countless times of hunting trips with the Grandpa, fishing trips with Dad, boogie boarding, sleeping in late, snowboarding with the big and little brothers, being sun burned, flat tires, and the list goes on.

Just now the family and I are in Port Shepstone, South Africa! It is a very relaxing slow paced town. It was to seem like we were about out of fuel but than we have these great ways of being refueled. The daily outlook has been fantastic. Wake up late, ponder around for awhile, make breakfast at ten, and HIT THE BEACH at eleven. By the time we reach home we are beat, but still we enjoy our wonderfully cooked meals, monopoly games, and lying in bed listening to Frederic Chopin. It has seemed as if I were in Heaven.

School here in Swaziland will start back up on the 18^th of September and we will continue with our regular routine of school, orphans, care points, sport, and other events but without those times in life holiday would not be as much fun. So now back to reality for me. I just had an amazing holiday and miraculous trip! But what about the kids on the street just down the road from me? Did their daddy and mommy come fetch them for a wonderful holiday? Mine did and I am sure yours did at some point or you have taken your kid’s on a trip. So now what can I tell them when they ask me “Where have you been the last two weeks?” Although it’s a very hard question I will probably find some great excuse to justify it and move on with my life. But these kids’s don’t get to just move on. Let’s not forget them next time we do something we think is “much needed”

I love and miss all of you so much and can’t wait to see you again! I hope wherever you are your doing well and staying fruitful. Honestly please don’t forget to take holiday as it is very important and needed in moderation. Whether you’re in Colorado, Thailand, Swaziland or maybe Antarctica thanks for keeping us in your prayers and support lists. I know even as a youngster, that without you we wouldn’t be here living’ the dream.

Cheers,

Tyler Black