Right now (Saturday) we are back in Doylestown. This afternoon we head to the Memorial Service for Wendy. It will be good to hug her family and celebrate her life. She will be missed by so very many, but our grief is tempered by the knowledge of her wonderful home-going. 
This was the view one morning this past week. We have been blessed with beautiful fall weather – and the fall scenery to boot!
We are only at this project for another week or so, just long enough for Gary to finish up the HVAC stuff he started in the spring. We certainly love New England, so it’s been fun to be back. Plus, we are working with (of course) some great Sower friends! Here are a couple more shots -
It is right for us to weep, but there is no need for us to dispair.
They had pain here. They have no pain there.
They struggled here. They have no struggle there.
You and I might wonder why God took them home.
But they don’t.They are, at this very moment,
at peace in the presence of God.”
Max Lucado
Archive for » October, 2006 «
Ah, the nutrition of a 10 hr. day on the road! We drove north into Fall and have safely arrived at Straight Ahead Ministries in Hubbardston, MA. It was a perfect day, clear and crisp and our journey was uneventful – just the way we like it!
The past two weeks have been family packed wonderfulness! A great visit with my sister Joie (and husband Fitz) was combined with a work weekend at my niece’s old house. It was inspiring to see all that Hannah & Brian had accomplished, and a bit overwhelming to see all that there was yet to do. Since we’ve done the “This Old House” thing, I could really relate to their progress and their “to-do” list. Gary worked on some electrical and plumbing jobs and started the heat pump installation. Joie & I worked on organizing the kid’s bedrooms and then cleaned up the front yard. They’ve done a great job so far, and we certainly wish them the best.
But on to this past weekend – Dwinell Family Reunion 2006! It was full of small cousins playing, big cousins reconnecting and siblings all getting back in touch. The weather was mostly cooperative (I think a light drizzle actually enhances a game of shuffleboard, don’t you?), the accommodations worked great, the food was all delicious (isn’t everything yummy when you eat it with family outside around a fire?) and the fellowship was OUTSTANDING! I have uploaded a bunch of photos – most of us doing what we mostly did – just hanging around. Here are a couple of my favorites – feel free to go here if you’d like to see more!
Here is The Eight and Under Crowd!
What a bunch of cuties!
Many of us walked up for a beautiful sunset – Here is Exley Bookamer honing her photography skills…
And on a more sobering note – while we were hugging our family and sending them on their way Sunday afternoon, our dear friend Wendy Pappas was slipping into her Saviour’s presence. Good News for her, but a sad, sad time for her family and friends. We will be keeping them in our prayers.
