COTTAGE KITCHEN

In a well-furnished kitchen there are not only crystal goblets and silver platters, but waste cans and compost buckets---some containers used to serve fine meals, others to take out the garbage.
Become the kind of container God can use to present any and every kind of gift to his guests for their blessing.
" You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies." Psalm 23:5

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

BUSY, BUSY BUSY


These are from last Halloween We are not in the new house yet it should close next week so this year there will be no party at Grammy's. We are all going to meet up at Ellie's house and watch the kids go trick or treating. I have begun sorting through stuff and getting rid of more stuff in the hopes this move will go smooth. we will have a couple of days if the closing goes as planned before we head out to Washington on a three week vacation. When we get back we will finishing moving as you can see we were not really planning on buying a house but when God works he really works and we feel he is leading in this direction. Everything has worked out perfectly which is something only God can accomplish. It really feels right. I had hoped to retire in Washington but I can see now this is where I am suppose to be and I am looking forward to this journey. Babysitting Noah is going well and so I don't have a lot of time right now to blog hope everyone can hang in there for a few months while we are transitioning to a new phase. I really enjoy your comments so please leave one. I hope to get lots of pictures while visiting my family and friends and will share them as soon as I get back. 
~~~~~HAPPY HARVEST~~~~~

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

BABYSITTING AGAIN


WELL I HAVE RESTED UP A LITTLE AND IT IS TIME FOR ELLIE'S AND NOAH'S MOMMY TO GO BACK TO WORK. ELLIE WILL BE GOING BACK TO DAYCARE AND NOAH WILL BE COMING TO GRAMMY'S FOR A FEW WEEKS. WE HAVE A TRIP PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER TO GO VISIT MY PARENTS , SISTERS AND BROTHERS SO NOAH WILL TRY DAYCARE AT THAT POINT BUT THE PLAN WILL BE TO HAVE HIM AT GRAMMY'S UNTIL HE GETS A LITTLE OLDER. IT IS A VERY BUSY TIME FOR US. WE BOUGHT A HOUSE CLOSE TO MY SON AND HIS FAMILY (WIFE KARLA DAUGHTER ELEANOR AND SON NOAH) SO WHEN WE GET BACK FROM VACATION WE WILL BE MOVING. DECEMBER IS USUALLY COLD AND SNOWY BUT MAYBE, GOD WILLING. IT WILL BE MILD SO WE CAN GET ALL MOVED IN. 
AFTER THE MOVE MY BLOG WILL CHANGE TO WEST PRAIRIE POINT.BLOGSPOT.COM (A LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE) I WILL NO LONGER BE NEAR THE WOBEGON TRAIL AND THE HOUSE IS REALLY MORE A RANCH STYLE THAN A COTTAGE SO I THOUGHT MAYBE, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR A CHANGE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF THAT IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW. THIS MEANS WE WILL RETIRE HERE IN MINNESOTA BUT WILL HAVE LOTS OF VISITS TO WASHINGTON STATE WHERE I HAVE A DAUGHTER AND 4 GRANDCHILDREN AS WELL THE REST OF MY FAMILY. 
THANK YOU FOR VISITING AND HOPE YOU ENJOY A WALK WITH ME ON THIS NEW JOURNEY. THE ROAD OF LIFE IS FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS AND WITH GODS HELP WE CAN HAVE A PEACEFUL RIDE.