Tulips + Windmills + Friends = Fun in Holland!

This weekend we went to Holland with some friends from church. The main reason we went was to visit the Keukenhof Gardens, where thousands of tulips and other flowers bloom each spring and millions of people from around the world come to see them. We had a BEAUTIFUL afternoon in the garden, the sun was out the skies were blue and every color of the rainbow was splashed across the ground. It was amazing and truly a blessing from God because it poured rain all morning and just as we were driving to the gardens the sun came out and the clouds stayed away the rest of the day.

We also went in to Haarlem and visited the home of Corrie ten Boom, a Christian woman who hid Jews from the Nazis during WWII. Later she, along with her father and sister, were betrayed and taken to a concentration camp. Corrie was the only one to survive the camp and was released after the war. The book and movie "The Hiding Place" tell her incredible story of bravery, love for others, and above all else, her love for God.

This was Corrie's room where they build a false wall for hiding those from the Nazis. There was room for 6 people standing up in this little hallway of a room.

We arrived in Haarlem a bit early so before we headed to the ten Boom Museum we hit up the local open market and took in the sights of this quaint old city.

We had the perfect ending to the perfect day. We took a short drive to the beach, where we watched the sun set over the North Sea as we ate dinner on the patio outside.