All The Days Ordained For Me

 Psalm 139:16 - Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

Thank you for praying for my precious friend Amy.

It was a horrific miscarriage - we nearly lost her.  We did lose her baby boy Noah John.  

God's ways are higher than ours and sometimes to us mysterious, because we don't understand.  However, sometimes He shows us glimpses of His hand at work.

Amy was lobbying her family for the name Ezra, if the baby was a boy.  They all shot her down - they wanted the name Amy's husband suggested, which was Noah.  

Yesterday we had a glimpse of God's 'behind the scenes' work.  Noah mean "God comforts, God gives rest," and John means "grace."  More than a month ago they chose a name that God would use to minister to them in a way they never imagined.  God is giving comfort and rest in the midst of their pain, and He graciously spared Amy's life.

There were other things that He did, showing Himself in amazing ways, and though we see the graces of it, we grieve, and that's okay.  

Emma and I had the privilege of caring for the kids.  She goes a couple of times a month and helps out with their family.  Amy's husband Tony is a doctor - finishing up his first year of residency.  The first year is tough, and with a family it is like being a single parent.  Emma has helped ease Amy's load a bit and the kids adore her.

It's a beautiful thing to see your children grow.  Emma is an amazing young woman.  She is steady in crisis - willingly does hard things....

I'm proud of her.

Pray for Amy.  She's grieving.  

It is a privilege to walk along side her and be her friend.

 

Prayer Request

My precious friend, Amy, suffered a miscarriage today.  Would you please pray for her to heal well physically and emotionally as well?

Thank you friends.  

Home Keeping

One of the things I've struggled with in owning our business is the time it takes away from me being able to home keep.

For me the ability to rearrange furniture, clean the wood furniture, sew, bake bread etc, are a vital part of keeping home.  One that I miss very much.

Today I got to do it.  I made bread, and I made muffins for breakfast on Saturday morning.  The recipe is here. 

It was all delicious and a way to meet the needs of my family!

 

This and That

I am in the mood for a nice chat today.  I am drinking a nice glass of iced tea, and watching my granddaughter Kamryn this morning.

 I love this little girlie and I don't get to spend much one on one time with her - there are usually lots of aunties and an uncle who she loves to play with.

They are not here this morning because they are helping my Dad place flags on the graves of veterans in preparation for Memorial Day.

We have finished our required days for school and are finish our science book and doing a bit of math, and of course we are always reading.

Emma is now the proud owner of a Honda Civic.  It is a very nice used car, and she, of course is loving it!

  I am very proud of all my kids.  I am a very blessed woman.

I have been researching and plotting out my trip to England and Scotland.  I am thrilled to have the chance to go.

I must get my passport!  It's so great that my first stamps in it will be from Britain.  

I'm already getting good advice on how to get around.  I am looking into a rail pass for England and Scotland.  
 

Of course we want to see this....

 

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  And this...

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And a stop here...

  

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 For those of you who don't recognize this - it's Bath.  We are definitely making a stop here and visiting the Jane Austen Centre!


We'll be making a trip to Edinburgh to see this!
 

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I could get all caught up in this but I need to get back to reality.  The kids are home from their morning project and I need to make some lunch.

I also have bread rising...yum.

 

May Post Card Party

Today, I am late to the party.


I am enjoying our long cool spring.  I am hopeful that the rain will bring beautiful cottage flowers in the summer.

Meanwhile I'll enjoy the photos of last years garden.  

Link up if you want to share some photos that you think would make nice notecards.

A Haven For Vee

 

Homemade Gifts

Over the last several years, I have enjoyed making gifts.  I've made rag quilts, knit shawls, did stitchery, sewed aprons, made baby blankets, made beeswax glow pots.

It is wonderful to sit and create something that will bring pleasure to another person.

We are in the midst of a small baby boom at our church, and I am so happy about it.  I just love growing families and getting to snuggle a wee baby is delightful.

We've had three gals due very close together and we have one due in late October.  Of the three due close, 2 babies have been born and I made baby Owen a quilt using denim from my girls old jeans and new soft flannel.   I can't find a finished photo of the quilt right now but it turned out beautifully and here is what the fabrics looked like

Baby Ben received a red knit blanket with a crocheted edge.  His Momma likes red and I thought it would be a great color for a boy.  I do not have a photo for that.

Last night we had a shower for these moms, including the baby boy Joshua who hasn't been born yet.

This family lives on a little farm and they have chickens.  I found some fabric yesterday and whipped up a simple small quilt.

It turned out so cute!  Just the thing to tuck around baby in his car seat or as he gets bigger to toss on the floor for some tummy time!

Now we just need Joshua to make his appearance!

If you are not a gift maker, can I encourage you to give it a try?  It is so lovely to do and I know that I cherish the gifts that people have made for me.

If you are a gift maker, what kinds of things do you make?

Pinch Me

Seriously.  

As you all know I got fruit trees for my Mother's Day gift.  I love them!

Today I got a few extra gifts.

Emily gave me a lovely tea cup and some tea.

Isn't it beautiful?  The color is gorgeous.

I also got Scottish Breakfast Tea and Shortbread...and a fun letter telling of my life and how I was going to be able to say "I'm going to SCOTLAND!"  What?!!!

My Dad's bucket list has a trip to Edinburgh to see the Tattoo.  He and Lindsay were planning a trip and they would meet up with my nephew Evan, who is going to be there at the same time.

Today I found out that I am going too, and that  we will be going to England first, then to Scotland.  It is not really a Mother's Day gift but a gift for my 50th birthday, which is coming up in October!

Thank you, Tim.  It's an amazing gift.

Ahhhh!

We will see the sights in London, go to Bath....in Scotland we are going to our ancestral sights; Ayrshire, the Isle of Skye and then to Edinburgh.  I also hope to see Stirling Castle. 

 I can't believe it.

Have any of you gone to England or Scotland?  Any hints of things that you think are a must see?