heavenly homemaker: Georgia On My Mind

Yesterday, we arrived safely back from a 6-day trip to Georgia where we visited Jeff's family. This was our first time in Georgia post-kids, so we enjoyed introducing the boys to their extended family as well as their Grandpa Plair. The air and car travel went well with a few minor inconveniences, and we were thankful that we decided to purchase a plane seat for Ethan for the extra space and luggage allowance.

Georgia is definitely as southern as it gets! The food, language, and lifestyles are in a world of their own...a "southern world." Seeing mixed-ethnicity persons there is not as common as the rest of the U.S., so Ethan stood out a bit. In certain circles, there is still a great amount of prejudice and sinful thinking regarding "race" (though we are truly all ONE race...the human race!). I was even told once (in a teaching tone) by a white Georgian that "blacks aren't as smart as whites." We certainly all have sinful prejudices because of our depraved and proud hearts, but it is sad when folks think themselves Christians simply because they were raised in the South, and yet live with these Hitler ideals as if they are acceptable Christian thought/behavior.

As horrible as racism is and as much as we want to protect Ethan from its consequences, we also see it as an opportunity to be a light in this dark world and to strengthen Ethan in his character and wisdom. Perhaps it gives us more chances to confront our lost loved ones who think they are Christians, yet without fruit. And I think that it will also provide many teaching opportunities with all our children as they grow older.

I will post some photos/videos of our time in Georgia once we get them downloaded, but for now here are a few recent shots of the boys.