The first blog was from an email I sent everyone when we first arrived in September. I am just now getting around to making a blog so some things have changed.
CHANGING WEATHER
We've been through a gorgeous autumn. Our trees were all different colors and blanketed the lawn with God's confetti. What a change from Florida! Now it's cold and we've been hearing rumors of snow to come for days --with no results. But we keep hoping.
CHANGING VISITS
We've had lots of fun visitors since moving here. Willie & Lori, Rick & Debbie, Mare & Frank, Priscilla, Aaron & Stacy, Micah & Alissa with Jak & Annikka, Keturah, Rachel with Alanis, Trinity & Connith, our friends, the Welshes from Florida, and all my kids and their extended families. We're expecting Jess & Mary Lou soon and we're loving having room for everyone! If I left anyone out it was not intentional so don't be hurt just come again.
CHANGING JOB
I was able to work for Willie and Lori only a couple of weeks. It takes the FBI several months to process a state to state clearance for child care so I had to get a full time job at the local nursing home. Turns out it was just the right fit. Close to home, manageable work schedule with BSF, my Hebrew class and a $1500 sign-on bonus!
CHANGING FINANCES
We sold our mobile home, which helped with Christmas for so many and in the new year Joel plans to begin putting in a more accessible bathroom for Mama.
CHANGING CHURCH
We joined Hilltop Bible church last Sunday and Julie, Paul and Michael have also been attending regularly. We miss Circle Community Church, and all our old friends, but have renewed old friendships and we're making new ones.
CHANGING PET
We are still very happy here and Bobby the cat is growing like a weed. Not quite as afraid of us, but still easily spooked by others.
UNCHANGING GOD
He is so gracious and His plans are so --just the right fit!
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UNEXPECTED PLEASURES IN UNEXPECTED PLACES
Daddy catches a boy!
SERNDIPITY ON THE HILL
Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely. The word derives from an old Persian fairy tale and was coined by Horace Walpole on 28 January 1754 in a letter he wrote to his friend Horace Mann (not the same man as the famed American educator), an Englishman then living in Florence. The letter read,
"It was once when I read a silly fairy tale, called The Three Princes of Serendip: as their highnesses travelled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of: for instance, one of them discovered that a mule blind of the right eye had travelled the same road lately, because the grass was eaten only on the left side, where it was worse than on the right—now do you understand serendipity? One of the most remarkable instances of this accidental sagacity (for you must observe that no discovery of a thing you are looking for, comes under this description) was of my Lord Shaftsbury, who happening to dine at Lord Chancellor Clarendon's, found out the marriage of the Duke of York and Mrs. Hyde, by the respect with which her mother treated her at table." Wikipedia
"It was once when I read a silly fairy tale, called The Three Princes of Serendip: as their highnesses travelled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of: for instance, one of them discovered that a mule blind of the right eye had travelled the same road lately, because the grass was eaten only on the left side, where it was worse than on the right—now do you understand serendipity? One of the most remarkable instances of this accidental sagacity (for you must observe that no discovery of a thing you are looking for, comes under this description) was of my Lord Shaftsbury, who happening to dine at Lord Chancellor Clarendon's, found out the marriage of the Duke of York and Mrs. Hyde, by the respect with which her mother treated her at table." Wikipedia
My Bluestocking
- Christ the Lord by Anne Rice
- Safely Home by Randy Alcorn
- Heaven by Randy Alcorn
- Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory
- The Next Level by David Gregory
- The Shack by William P Young
- A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken
- The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller
I'm grateful for:
- power naps
- staying in my pajamas all day
- an unplanned day off from work
- unexpected visitors at the door
- fresh flowers from my own yard
- new fallen snow
- the smell of fresh coffee
- walking in the woods
- front porch light on
- my kids just dropping in
- the view out my front window
- classic italian subs
- straw purses
- telephone calls from my siblings
- 3 day weekends
- the book Heaven
- St Augustine, Florida
- turtleneck shirts
- Narnia
- warm showers
- finishing med pass
- changing seasons
- tatamis and shojis
- worshipping God
- reading my kids poetry
- being on the road again
- teaching kids the Bible
- learning Hebrew
- Whoppers Malted Milk Balls
- the smell of Vanilla
- Blue Grass Music
- Sleep
- Rocking Chairs
- the sound of Grandchildren
- Ice Cream
- Yellow
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- My grandaughter, Alyssa, wtching TV in the kid's r...
- This beautiful ivy on the trellis was blown down b...
- Our front porch before and after the snows of March.
- There's a very large walk in closet, I am using fo...
- My bedroom cum office, soon to be repainted and re...
- These built in shelves are at the entrance to my b...
- Here they are having a tea party there! Imagine! ...
- Left to right, Madagan, Kiara, and Konner.
- I love this special room for the kids, with a plac...
- From the "sitting room" the view of the bedroom an...
- Watching Fox News Channel, reading, writing or doz...
- "One can never have too many books." she says freq...
- From Mama's bedroom with the bookshelves into her ...
- When Mama and I saw pictures of these bookshelves,...
- Here's our backyard where the kids play when they ...
- The left door is the laundry room and the right e...
- Where we spend much of oour mornings looking out o...
- This is the hutch from England that cost Daddy abo...
- This is Mama's china cabinet. It fits perfectly in...
- The old German Grandfather clock in the corner cam...
- I love to see Jesus preside over the stockings. W...
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Edith and Marie (GiGi and Grammarie)
1 comment:
Hi, Marie!
What a JOY to hear from you and to see all of these wonderful pictures! I LOVE Serendipity! It just says HOME from the inside out!! You and your mom both look as beautiful as ever! I am so happy for you! To be around family and friends is the best!! I am loving watching my now 8 month old grandbaby, Gabby. I have off on Tuesdays so I can go to BSF which is wonderful. I try to help out as much as possible with the kids program and connect with my old friends. I do miss you and think of you always when I open my bible which still has the beautiful bookmark from you! I am so blessed to have taught with you and to learn from your wisdom. If you are ever in Orlando, please come for lunch. Please keep in touch! And 2 more things..I loved the tea party with your great grandkids and I can tell you are staying up way too late...still! :)
Love,
Pat
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