Outside my Window...the sky is blue, the sun is shining, there is a slight breeze coming in the window to my left. A perfect Pacific Northwest summer day!
I am thinking...of how a very large chapter of my life is ending. It has been in the process of ending for nearly 2 years now and in less than a month i think it will finally be over. Even though i took steps to bring this end about, it is not one that i wanted or ever expected to experience. But i know that God knows and that brings much comfort.
From the learning rooms...i am learning that i can do many things that i have never done before. One of those things is to clear our around the base of some trees in my yard. It doesn't sound like much but it took me about 15 hours to do it and brought about several piles of underbrush ~ branches, old blackberry vines, trash and some cut stove wood. i also have 2 arms scratched from blackberry vines but i am very pleased with the outcome.
I am thankful for...my family's safe homecoming after a month of travel.
From the kitchen...again, not much is happening in the kitchen. i have been kind of snacking today; too tired from yard work to make a proper meal.
I am wearing...denim skirt, peach-colored top, barefoot.
I am reading...i am still working through Les Miserables. i am currently on page 469 which means i am almost 1/3 of the way through. i took a break a while ago and read a murder mystery by Ted Dekker and i am currently taking another break from it and reading a delightful book that my daughter brought home from her travels (thanks to my brother for sending it). It is called The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. i have only just begun but so far it is a wonderful read and i heartily recommend it.
I am hoping....to find a single bed with trundle to set up in the guest room for company. (Still looking!)
I am creating... things for Rowan's birthday. So far i have made 2 pair of shorts, a little stuffed animal (i think it's a bunny) and i am going to start making a quiet book this evening.
Around the house...i am thinking of some upcoming projects to be started next month. In bringing an end to a very long chapter in my life several things will be leaving my house and i am thinking of how to rearrange things in their absence.
One of my favorite things...the quiet. i love a quiet house and a quiet life. "...and make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and to attend to your own business and work with your hands..." I Thessalonians 4:11
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...tomorrow being Saturday means i will be selling soap at the local Farmer's Market. Since my daughter is home she will be going with me. Yay! Then Sunday is Sunday School and church. VBS starts on Monday but i'm not sure if i am going to be involved this year.
i am praying... for a deeper walk with the Lord. The current events of the past few months have been very upsetting but i know He is in control and will take care of everything.
i am hoping... for the next few weeks to pass quickly!
i am sharing a picture of my recent yard work: The first picture doesn't show the trees very well, but the trees to the far right in the picture plus 2 more that weren't included in the shot are the trees i cleaned up around.
The next 2 pictures show how they look now. There actually was more stuff to be cleared away than shows in the first pic which was taken 2 years ago.
How strange... I left a comment and it disappeared. The trees look great, very cleaned up and tidy. I didn't think the "before" picture looked bad, but the "after" pictures are better... it does look like a LOT of hard work though!
ReplyDeleteHi Jackie :)
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful yard. I love all the trees.
Thank you so much for your sweet comment and I hope things are going well for you :)
xo
ReplyDeleteAbide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide;
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see—
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
I need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;
Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
It's an old song; one that keeps returning to my mind. Today as I read your post, I couldn't help thinking about it again. Especially when I read about the "changes" you might be undergoing...Your comment on my short post brought me here. I leave with a prayer this morning for your peace and encouragement. ♥