March Merry-ness

This picture was taken just before Sunday evening hymn singing.  

There were several other folks who attend - though it doesn't look that way.

~We had a very nice time.~

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 Our driveway to the road. This was a cold but sunshiny morning. 

We are heading to a meeting at Christian Woman's Connection 

at the Thumper Pond resort  in Ottertail.

A small country cemetery along our road.

 The girls - while stopping for a stop sign.

The speaker showing the 'sconchos' that she makes and sells. 

One of the ladys modeling one of the 'sconchos'.

The lady sharing how she was drawn to Jesus Christ.

Some of the jewels she brings to sell when she speaks.

The 'sconchos'!

The girls by the necklaces.

 

~Back home~

Amy on her Birthday!

 She is a sweetheart of a daughter...who always seems to have an optimistic 

view of life. 

A quote she has in her room reveals

 her thoughts well..

"Its a wonderful life"!

From The Past

This was taken several years ago before we moved to Vermont. It was maybe 16 years ago.

There sure were a lot of smiles.

Happy times!

Time To Do This Life Well

The girls together on Alyssa's birthday, 2011.

“I don’t really want more time;

I just want enough time.

Time to breathe deep & time to see real & time to laugh long, time to give You glory & rest deep & sing joy…

I just want time to do my one life well.

Life at its fullest is this sensitive, detonating sphere —

and it can be carried only in the hands of the unhurried and reverential—

a bubble held in awe.”

~ One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

Yesterday.............

We had a lovely day yesterday celebrating Amy's birthday.  She requested lasagna made with homemade noodles and a side lettuce salad. Alyssa was in charge of the meal and Ana made the dessert/birthday cake: peanut butter pie.  Everything was very tasty!
In the afternoon she asked if we could watch the movie "Amazing Grace" which told of the life of William Wilberforce, an English member of Parliament, regarding the slave trade in England and the world.  The scenes go back and forth in time to tell how he came to have the convictions that he held and stood for. We had some good discussions afterward. One topic was: standing for right-causes will not make 'one' popular nor be easy.  His health was failing and he was letting up on trying to eliminate the slave trade in England. Then he met a lady and married her.  The movie portrayed her as being very influential in helping him regain momentum to get back on track and persevere. She helped him keep going. The ending was very sweet and heart warming.

  I think Amy had a very nice day yesterday.