Within a few weeks we were moving in and then realized why they accepted our low offer. There was tons of work here!
Archive for October, 2009
Our Old Home
Posted in Life at Home, tagged home, home projects, old house, restoring old home on October 31, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Lessons Learned
Posted in Life at Home, tagged Faith, grace on October 28, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Sometimes we make our plans and God has another plan. I seemed to jump right into that this week as I went for what I thought, was a visit to see my brother and his new baby. My mother who is 82, ended up in crisis. I’ll spare you the drama story, but she is [...]
Our Little Miracle is Here!
Posted in Sacred Life Sunday, tagged Hope, infertility, pregnancy on October 22, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Back in March I wrote to you about my brother and his wife being surprised by pregnancy after years of infertility. My sister-in-law never gave up hope or prayers, so she was not that surprised when she became pregnant. Of course the rest of us were! Yesterday she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. [...]
A Favorite Author
Posted in Good Read, tagged books, country living, Good Read on October 11, 2009 | 14 Comments »
“As October ends, the air begins to smell of windfalls that have been frosted. The leaves drift down, and most of the branches are bare. We see more sky. Night shuts down early. I miss the long summer twilight’s, when day seems to linger indefinitely. But the mornings have a sparkle, and I love to [...]
A New Blog!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 7, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Like many bloggers, I look at the numbers of people viewing my blog almost daily. I look at what search engine they use, who refers them, and what they are interested in. I wish all my regular readers would leave a comment, but alas…there are just a few faithful people who comment. (Thank you, thank [...]
Sunday Walk
Posted in Sacred Life Sunday, Sweet Simple Things, tagged exercise, Faith, life, Sacred Life Sunday, spirituality, walk on October 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Sunday afternoon…the sky is blue, the air crisp, the sun is shining. I head out alone for a walk on an old railroad track that has been turned into a walking trail. Just a few leaves are starting to turn, but when a gust of wind blows, the leaves swirl down reminding me that fall [...]
Welcoming Fall
Posted in Adventures, Garden, tagged autumn, fall, Family, life, nature on October 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Summer seemed to linger this year in the northwest. For most of September the days were sunny and warm, the leaves remaining green. This last week, autumn officially arrived with cooler temperatures, blustery days, snow in the mountains, and the opening of the local pumpkin patches! Washington is a leading producer of pumpkins and one [...]
