“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”
~ A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
Wellies by our backdoor in Scotland.
Two of the pairs are mine – John does not wear pink!
Findlay having a wee adventure at Glamis, our local castle and favourite place for a family day out when we lived in Scotland.
*It’s been a rather long time since you’ve heard from me, I know. It’s just that life has been a bit of an adventure recently, and not in the inspiring, tramping across fields in wellies sort of way. Adventures usually includes a few surprises, it’ s true, but this move to America has included just a few too many surprises to make it a nice, comfortable sort of adventure. A few weeks ago our house was burglarized and almost everything of value taken. This included our laptops, of course, which housed my many notes and photos. The whole experience has been a bit traumatic, I must admit, and the loss of our files was devastating. But . . . I have found myself being forced to look at my life a little differently since it happened, which I pray will turn out to be a good thing. I’ll have more to say on the subject, I’m sure, but until then, I give you this small offering–a little quote and some photos in honor of this colourful, wet, puddle-filled season we call autumn . . . or, on this side of the world, fall.
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I saw on facebook about the house break-in Avonlea, and my heart went out to you. I know only too well how it feels (ask me about our first six months in chad some time), and the grief and loss involved, never mind the feeling of violation. I do hope that in the midst of all of this that you are finding ‘treasures in the darkness’ as Isaiah tells us the Lord promises, and that He is giving you simple joys each and every day. Take care!
Thank you, Miriam! Yes, through it all, we are “Tracing the rainbow through the rain, knowing the promise is not vain . . .” I will hopefully get to tell you more soon. It would be lovely if we could meet again one day, on one corner or other of the globe, and swap stories. I would love to hear yours. x