Monday, August 17, 2009

Fisherman



I had to post just a quick picture from this morning. My parents sent Landon this shirt and although it just looks like an ordinary shirt it has quite the sentimental meaning.

Fishing is a way of life for the Goodwin gang. All of us girls have grown up loving to fish and the grandkids adopted the same love through the years. Every year (except for one) before Mike and I moved to the mission field I went to Maine with my family to stay at our cabin. Countless and I mean COUNTLESS hours have been spent on that lake fishing for bass, trout and white perch. One year we LITERALLY caught hundreds of fish in a two week trip. Landon had the opportunity to go to Maine when he wasn't quite two months old but unfortunately hasn't been able to go since. He's at the age when my nephew Seth started fishing with my dad (who is by all definitions of the word a professional fisherman). But the funny thing is is that through the years of daughters and grandchildren fishing with my dad (who has spent thousands more hours on that lake than any of us) somehow we always ended up with the bigger fish. So when my parents sent us this T-shirt it just made my heart happy. Continuing the tradition with Landon. I truly hope he has future opportunities to fish in Maine with "Papa."

3 comments:

Dos Blessed said...

to sweet! i didn't know you liked to fish...the rogers and braisteds need to hook up next time we're in the same spot and throw a line in! i love to fish and rarely meet many other women who enjoy it.

Mandy said...

he looks super OLD in this pic. not to worry friend, i will post pics as soon as i'm finished and i have the camera back...don't get your hopes up though it's nothing super fancy :)

Mandy said...

thanks for the note about the bathroom! glad you like it...hows the "prego-ness" going?
love ya