November 1 2015

Today we spent our time at Crater of Diamonds National Park in Arkansas.  It is the worlds only public diamond mine and was created from volcanic activity.   It was really muddy because it had just rained the day before but they told us that means that nature did the work of uncovering the diamonds for us. We didn’t find any diamonds but we did find pretty rocks. My mom even found a purple gem called an “amethyst”. We  are starting to work out way back home and everyone is ready to sleep in there own beds. We drove another 5ish hours until we got to Memphis. So close but still far away. Here’s a video I made of the day(:

-grace

AND it is a very, very special day here in our RV today!  We are celebrating another teenager in the McCleary Family!  Greta is 13 today!  Greta is a joy and her smile can light up any room.   She is a gem far more valuable than any we could have found in the diamond mine yesterday!   I’m so very thankful God gave her to me!  Happy Birthday, Greta!  Love you forever and always.  – mom