Woosh! ~ Day 2 and 3

The library/chapel/guest room is painted now!

It looks so beautiful!

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My Dad painted the master bedroom as well...

we are so glad to have these colours...

the woodlawn blue is really beautiful!

My Dad paints the corners first and then rolls paint on after this.

It is really really lovely and peaceful!

Today my Dad also painted all the doors... you can see

that the doors were needing a fresh bright coat of white!

After tons of uncertainty about moving our 

library before the rest,

the move happened this morning at 7 AM and they were done,

moved to our new home and the bookshelves

set in the right place by 9 AM!

These four men worked so hard! 

Some of them had 4 boxes of books wrapped and 

strapped to their back, most likely 200 lbs!

Whew.

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My husband and my Dad worked on re-anchoring all the bookcases

today and we cleaned them after that.

They look great in there!

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We are doing lots of cleaning at the new place

and hope to do a home depot run sometime soon.

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Tomorrow God willing a packer is coming to

pack up our kitchen and dining room;

we have moved much ourselves also as we need stuff

to use at our new home.

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Everyone in our new neighbourhood is so friendly!

(Sadly we have not had this where we've been living)...

Our new neighbours seem really good

and we are really hopeful.

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I hope to pack the rest of our stuff other than the

kitchen/dining area so that on this coming DV 

long holiday weekend Mr. Husband and I can

spend some nice time with my parents and 

set up our new library and get rid of the boxes, etc.

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Our final move is in one week.

By then the rest of our new home should be painted and 

hopefully some other things done also.

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I am not able to keep up on blogs as much

right now, FYI, as things are so busy.

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Thanking God for each prayer that you,

my dear friends, have and are saying for us!

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May God have mercy on us all and save us!

Thankful

I am still home in Michigan.

The insomnia has continued to the point that

this morning

I made breakfast and then went back to bed.

Got up again later, ate and soon went back to bed.

What I did not remember is that when I got up in the morning

I had put the kettle on for tea.

A kettle I have never gotten used to,

that would not snap shut like mine

and today I made a significant mistake.

I forgot I put it on all together.

The part that closes over the spout must not of closed properly

and I never heard it boil; my sister and brother-in-law

never heard it either.

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My Dad found it -

thank God for His protection -

the was burner still on (!)

the water (it had been a full kettle)

boiled out,

the porcelain on the kettle actually burnt on

to the oven burner.

This is a mistake I never wanted to make;

not only was it a fire hazard...

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Not my most shining moment.

So why tell you about it?

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Because it impressed me again in what I have seen

in my Father.

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I went to make lunch, thought tea would be nice

and instantly remembered that I was making tea

at 8 this morning

looked over, and there was no kettle, just the burner ring

and crumb tray.

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I immediately put on my jacket, scarf, shoes

and went to my Dad's shop.

(My Dad is a professional painter of houses and

paints the doors, cupboards, and such things

in his shop which is near by to the house.)

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I told him I realized what happened and asked about it.

Not a hint of reproach.

No condemnation.

Yes, the kettle is now in the trash.

The burner has porcelain seared on to it that my Dad

has tried to remove.

I of course confessed to the deed and I am sure

he knew I did it anyway.

When I said I could buy a new one,

he said

"Just worry about getting a job."

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Whenever I have read about St. Silouan's father

and how gentle he was

how slow to reproach

and how quiet in it all,

It has always made me think of my Dad.

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When I see this in my Dad once again

I am so thankful.

I did nothing to deserve such kindness.

(The jeweled Christmas tree was

my Great-Grandma's.)

We have had our extended family Christmas time;

My immediate family are not exchanging gifts

until my birthday,

this Wednesday.

We will celebrate my sister Rebecca's birthday as well,

especially as it was a significant birthday for her

she is now 30.

I am thankful to be able to be home.

The insomnia should subside by the end of the week,

as I am almost done taking the medicine

that is causing it.

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I am hoping that I can regain strength

and courage

that I will need for returning to Ottawa and job searching.

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Meanwhile, I need to live in the present and rest.

Enjoy seeing my family.

Eating my Mother's food;

and taking time to rest from all that has gone before.