Love

I went out at 6:49am Tuesday and took this photo of the sliver of moon and sunrise.  I also took this wee video. You can see a bunch of maple trees that have been cut down, we'll chop them and use the logs in our fire next winter.  They really need to sit a season to dry, too green and fresh right now.  

Yesterday, I found out that a man we had just met in January died in a car accident.  His name Jonathan.  He and his wife had just moved to this area, from Britain in December.  I met them and their 2 year old at the library story hour.  The woman is due anyday now with her next baby.  The woman and daughter were also in the car at the time of the accident and were taken by helicopter to the hospital.  I heard the helicopter the day before, while we were at home, and wondered what was happening.  Praying for the whole family!

I made brownies + cut out letters for our girls, to send them for Valentine's day.  I love baking and decorating.  I am using these all natural sprinkles.  We're avoiding red 40, yellow 6, blue 1 etc.  Can you believe i just threw out a bag of marshmallows?  They had blue coloring added!  There are ones without, usually less expensive, even.  Isn't that crazy?

Our Amish neighbors came over yesterday to help us clean the bigger house (so much sawdust), + move in the dining room table, chairs, a cabinet and our 2 couches. The small 800 square foot house we've been in has been lovely, but we'll have more room + separate space for our bedrooms now.  We have lived with our queen sized bed, bunkbeds, table and kitchen all in one area.  I wake and start heating a tea kettle because it's right there!

Saturday, our other Amish neighbors called my husband about 6:30pm, saying the expectant mother was having contractions 5 minutes apart.  He drove them to the midwife.  They had a 9 pound baby boy 10 minutes after arriving there.  All is well. I walked over to meet their boy, named Loren.  He was asleep laying on a blanket in the stream of sun coming in the window, as he'd been jaundice. What a sweet baby!  

There's always life coming and leaving this earthly life.  This particular week has given me much to think over and pray.