Does the Tunnel seem long sometimes?

Does the tunnel seem long?

Sometimes you are waiting to enter the tunnel!

(These pictures are from 2010 in Coral Canyon,

I can't believe how much the kids have grown since these pictures were taken.)

and then the journey begins...

One foot in front of the other....

 and you find that it's nice to be with friends.

And then you see that the light is getting closer and that the journey with a friend made the time quickly pass. That it wasn't as difficult as you had thought it to be.

Thanks for friends!

I'm especially thankful for these little friends.  They make my own personal journey enriched!