Weekend

 Here we are in the last week of summer. I go by the meteorological seasons, so September, October, November are autumn, and that means we are almost to autumn. 

I used to hate summer, the heat, the bugs, the humidity but over the years I've learned to savor each season. The summer is full of time in the pool, a flowering garden, sweet corn, peaches, and watermelon. Fresh tomatoes! Blue skies, white puffy clouds, and sitting out at night under the stars.

I'm an autumn souled person, and so I feel as if I am coming into the season where I feel I am at my best. This cottage has an autumn soul, too. It shows off this time of year!

As I get my living room put back together, I'm thinking of how it can be the coziest for the autumn and winter seasons. It's almost time to get the throw blankets out!

This weekend we got our new interior door knobs put on the doors.

 After 23 years with the ones we got at a construction auction, I am so pleased! And yes, doors and jams need some work, but all in good time. These things are great winter work. 

We had our annual baptismal service at one of our church members' properties. They have a spring feed pond. We had a meal after the service.

I don't go down to the pond because the hill is steep and it hard on my back. So I sat in the shade, and waited. The testimonies are given during the service, so when they are at the pond, it's just the profession of faith, the declaration of baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and the going under the water! I'm always so moved to hear about how God pursues people and they are in such need of Him, as we all are!

Here is a photo of the empty chairs of everyone down at the pond.

Because we are on a hilly property it's hard to show you a big group photo. We had a meal afterward.  I got to hold babies, talk with friends, and later we headed home and took naps, and then watched a movie in the evening, 

It was a good, good day. 

On Saturday, Tim and I took our niece and her husband Emmanuel and their sweet baby Joy (our great niece) to lunch. Emma's Maman died this past week in Burkina Faso, and he is leaving to go to be with his family for a month. It is customary for people to visit those who've lost loved ones, so we went to condole with them, and treated them to a meal. We are thankful that his Maman knew the Lord as her savior, and that she is with him.

I'm so thankful that the family of God is so big and wide and full of people from every Tribe, Tongue and Nation!

I hope your weekend was good as well!