Greetings from Pella! In just two short weeks Thanksgiving will be
here, and we are really looking forward to seeing our families and
celebrating the many things we are thankful for. This year we are
thankful for many things: jobs, our garden, friends (old and new), our
family (near and far), marriage, church, good food, cars (with windows
that work and tires that are intact) and most of all for the assurance
of salvation through Christ.
We have had plenty of things going on lately, but we have not felt overwhelmed with busyness, which is such a blessing. Our culture teaches us to be continually productive and always busy doing something, and I know that there are busy seasons of life, but we are enjoying this time when are lives are not packed with work and other activities from sun up to sun down. Not only does busyness tempt me to think more highly of myself (I always feel more accomplished and self-sufficient when I get lots of things done), but it often distracts me from the important things in life like focused prayer, face-to-face conversation with Dan, visiting a sick friend in the hospital, or writing a thank-you note to someone who made my day at work. When the super-busy season does come in our lives (which I know it will) I'm hoping to always strive for an inner peace that does not get caught up in things of this passing life.
I must apologize that I've gotten a little behind in our blog. So I put some EXTRA pictures in this one to make up for it... some are old and some are new :)
Blessings to each of you! May God fill your life with the peace that transcends your busy schedules.
With love,
Leah
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| Painting the desk where my sewing machine now sits. I was looking specifically for a left-handed desk so that my quilt can hang of the edge while I'm sewing, and so I can have other supplies sitting to my left on the desk. |
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| Dan working diligently on his foam cut-outs to keep his tools organized. |
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| We LOVED having a visit from my parents this summer, even though they got a flat tire on the way. |
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| John showing Dan some things in the shop. I think this is the engine of the old Ford John's working on. |
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| Freezing green beans! |
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| My dear friend, Sonya, made the trip to Pella for a visit. What a treat! |
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| Snow! |
