HAPPINESS EQUALS FAMILY TIME

Summer fun in beautiful, family-friendly Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Florida.

Besides the exciting rides, the daring ski shows on sparkling Lake Eloise, and the indescribable flower gardens, Cypress Gardens has a water park with a tubin' lazy river, a kids' water playground, and skyscraper-high (not really :)) water slides.

Every summer, our daughters and four grandchildren take a family vacation together, either at the beach or in Orlando or some other place. This summer, it was in Orlando where we took in various sites and theme parks and also lazed by the resort's pools and grilled out.

Interestingly, yesterday's newspaper had an article entitled "Happiness equals family time, say the youth of America." In "an extensive survey" conducted by The Associated Press and MTV, spending time with family was the top answer to the question, "What makes you happy?"

An old song just surfaced in my mind. "Happiness is to know the Savior, living a life within His favor, having a change in my behavior, happiness is the Lord."

Yes, happiness is knowing the Lord. And after that, it's having wonderful family times.