Well, Josiah has found a place to live (thank-you, Lyle family), the piano has found a new home (thank-you, Heather and friend Brenda. And thank-you piano movers that are coming tomorrow AM), and settlement is scheduled for 2PM tomorrow afternoon. In a way it’s a little sad to say a final good-bye to the home where we have lived for the last (almost) 25 years (last 19 months notwithstanding). We have wonderful memories of the growing-up years of our kids and have been very blessed to be able to share our home with friends and family for those years. And yet, it is with joy that we close that wonderful chapter and start the new chapter. This new chapter might not take 25 years to write, but you never know!

Do you ever listen to Michael Card? Here are some of the words from his song, “Things We Leave Behind”

Sometimes God totally surprises me with his Goodness to me. Both Gary and I still pinch ourselves that we are actually on this adventure. We have been blessed over and over again in the people we’ve met, the places we’ve worked and the sights we’ve seen. And once again, when I thought that we’d be having a really good weekend, God surprised me by turning it into a total delight.
Saturday started out early. We wanted to get an early start for our trip into DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival. (Fortunately the other couple on our project used to live and work in DC, so they drove!). We still had to park very far from the center of activities, but it was well worth the walk. DC was absolutely beautiful! We got to see all of the monuments (many for the first time) and the walk through the cherry trees was spectacular. Here are a couple of the shots from the day – so very pretty.

Friday evening I had discovered that one of the churches that was having a women’s retreat at Sandy Cove was Calvary Chapel of Central Bucks. I know several families that worship there, so I was hopeful that I would be able to track down some friends. Saturday after our wonderful day in DC, I headed to the dining hall to find some of those buddies. It was a grand reunion with friends – some I expected to see and some I was totally surprised to see (as were they!). I sat in on the evening’s session (more blessings) and then was able to hang around and visit. It was down right amazing. And a total “God Thing” kind of day!

Sunday was a lovely early spring day and a quiet day of rest – a beautiful Sabbath.

And tomorrow we start the project. New things every day! Gotta love it!

Happy Daylight Savings….and there are a couple more pictures of the Cherry Blossom Beauty here.