Rays of togetherness
12 Days of Reflection | Day 7 | July 2023
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In the warmth of July 2023, a precious moment unfurled - a long awaited family holiday that involved long days in the sunshine, sat by the turquoise ocean. It had seemed like an eternity since we had all been abroad together. Actually four years. 2019 was when we enjoyed our last escapade together, so the longing for warmer climates, the salty embrace of the surf and quality time with my boys had become an ache in my heart.
As we embarked on this seven day adventure and boy was it an adventure - a chance to revel in the simple joy of being relaxed and child like, even amidst the occasional brotherly bickering. Which reminds me how much of an old romantic I am, thinking we would spend a week in paradise all getting along just fine. But the varied interpretations of what a holiday truly means, is def…