A friend of mine, Ruth, Ruthie, Ruth Ann
, (I've known her since she was a little girl!) is considering having a sun room added to her house. She made the mistake of writing about it on her blog! I wrote a comment telling her how much we enjoy our sun room. She has now written a comment to me asking to see a picture of ours. So here it is. Now, mind you, with a log home it's quite a bit different than one on a regular house. We have a small deck between the sun room and the back of the garage. We love our sun room. In winter we watch the snow fall on all three sides and in summer we open the windows and enjoy the fresh air, watching the birds, deer, etc. without mosquitoes and other insects! Since we're retired and have down sized our sunroom is smaller than some I've seen but it's just right for us! We love it! I'll see if I can find a picture showing the inside. Okay, I've added a picture of Bella, granddaughter, watching tv. Heavenly Father, thank You for Your blessings to us. Thank you for our sun room. Thank you for our home. Thank you for our grandchildren. Thank you for Bella! Thank you for Ruth! Guide her and help her as she makes decisions on her own.
Come on over. Recognize these chairs? They're from The Crackerbarrel. It's so beautiful today. I raked this morning until my back ached. I think Tyler will help me next week. He needs money for his mission trip to Honduras and he says he'll do anything! So how about helping me rake our yard? It's too much for one person and Jerry just can't rake any more. Dear Lord, thank you for lovely spring days, for relaxing times, for working times, for grandsons who can help out.
of $25.00 and all proceeds are going toward the adoption of Elmise and Armon, the two siblings in Haiti being adopted by Rob & Jessica. Most of the material has been donated, Jerry has made about 75 wooden buttons! Photo #1 is Joanne, #2 Shari, #3 is Mary, #4 is Bobbi, #5 is Mary holding up a bag that I made! There's a shop downtown selling them, Athelia's, plus orders are coming in. If you'd like to order one or would just like to help out the cause, let me know! It costs between 10,000 and 15,000 dollars to adopt from out of the country! Thank you, Lord, for the privilege of helping with this most worthy project. Please keep Your Hand upon Elmise and Armon while they wait to join their family here in the USA.
This Baby Grand Piano was given to Vel way back years before Great Aunt Helen died in 1986. The problem was that Bill & Vel didn't always have room for a Grand Piano...not even a Baby Grand. But now that they have a new house, they have plenty of room. It was stored for years and now has been moved in and tuned. Vel played it for us and it sounds wonderful! It is good to praise the Lord, and make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning, and your faithfulness at night. Psalm 92:1 & 2
My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Psalm 62:1
Our son, Ted, lives across the state from us so it's a good place to take a break. We stopped and ate supper with them and then came on home. Here are Isabella and Sydney all smiles! Bella got her hair cut, it's really cute and will be much easier to take care of. Sydney said she might get her's cut like it. They're coming here this weekend so we'll see if Syd's hair is also cut. It's quite long now so it'll be a big change. We'll be celebrating Bella's 6th birthday! Oh my, I can hardly believe it! Thank you, Lord, for Syd and Bella! What precious granddaughters! Actually all of our grandchildren are precious! Please keep Your Hand upon them. Guide them as they grow up. Help them to learn to love You and trust You.
I have some planted but I'll put more in this fall. It's so good to be back home to see spring waking up. We were welcomed home the first morning by at least six deer in our back yard! That was great! Thank You, Heavenly Father, for flowers, deer, rabbits, birds...all nature. You are the Creator.
. #1 shows their beautiful Rag Doll Cat. She's very loving and playful! Her name is Snickerdoodle!They also have beautiful grandchildren. #2 photo is of twins: Braden and Courtney, 4 years old. #3 is Kimberlyn, 6 years; Heidi, the mom and daughter of Richard and Cookie; and Jenna, not quite 2 years. Thank you, Father, for these beautiful children. Please keep your hand of protection upon them as they grow up. Thank you for Richard and Cookie and for Heidi and Scott. Have Your Way in their lives. 
#1 is Lisa, Justin, and Doug. They live about six miles from Bill and Vel. Lisa is their daughter. #2 is Chris, son of Bill & Vel. We went to see the new house of Doug & Lisa one evening and to meet their two dogs, Duke and Duchess. #3 is Duke. #4 is Duchess, Lisa, and Duke's head. The dogs are as opposite in size as is possible. Duke is a Great Dane, and as gentle and friendly and loving as can be! I forget what Duchess is but she is so tiny, it's just cute to see them together. They get along fine and even play together. We had a nice visit and about 9:00 I said we'd better be going. Little did we know that as soon as we left they jumped in their car and went to the air port to pick up Chris, Lisa's brother. He stayed with them. The next morning Lisa came over, we were visiting and she mentioned a strange man out wondering in the neighborhood. We didn't worry about it but then the door bell rang. Vel and Lisa went to the door and there was the strange man with his back to the door! Vel asked if she could help him with something. He slowly turned around and...it was Chris! Chris is the son that is a pastor in Alaska! He was in Calif. for a special service when he heard about my mom's heart attack so he changed his ticket and came to Colorado before going back home to Alaska. What a surprise!
Scroll down to read what a wonderful special time we had with him. #5 is Justin and his drums. Once again, Lord, thank you for family! Thank You for pets. Thank you for wonderful surprises.
over the years. In the first picture we're at Ruby Tuesday Rest. #2 is Gizmo looking up at Jerry.
I treasure these antique clothes. The dress is 94 years old; the coat is more than 100 years old; and the bunting is close to 70 years old!
The quilt under the dolls was made by my great grandmother well over 150 years ago. Look at the tiny quilt blocks and all sewn by hand! Heavenly Father, thank you for the heritage I have from my parents and grandparents.
. In the first picture on top of the cabinet are three Haitian dolls and one Hmong doll. The Hmong doll (Laos) was given to me by some Hmong friends. The costume clothes were made by my friend, Pa. The picture showing the inside on the top shelf starts out with a doll from Belgium, then one from The Netherlands. The two dolls with large sombrero's are, of course, from Mexico. The black doll in the middle is from Brazil. Tip her over and she becomes a brown doll! There are small Oriental dolls, a Native American doll and skier from Finland. The bottom shelf starts out with a little boy and girl from Norway given to me by my mother. She is full blooded Norwegian and has been there to visit. Hopefully, I'll go there some day too. Next is a doll from Egypt; an Indian doll, Haitian, Japanese, Haitian; Indian (?); Chinese; and Tibetian. There are three in front made from corn husks from Paraguay. I have been to Thailand but somehow the dolls I bought there have all been given away! I love to give to little girls that I know will take special care of them! I have a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman but he must be hiding! I can't see him in the picture. It's hard to see that this is a corner cupboard in the hallway next to the bathroom and guest bed room.
Jesus loves the little children! All the children of the world; red or yellow, black or white; they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world!
