Neither Snow... Nor Sleet...

Can ever keep us from celebrating!!!

About 2 inch layer of ice on our lighthouse...

 Despite the artic temps...

And the threat of another

18 inch snowstorm...

 Nothing could stop us from

celebrating with mom yesterday...

The Birthday Gal!

92 years young...

Still making wishes...

So happy that we would

brave the weather...

She adored the knitted hat I made

and wanted to model it for us!

She loves ice cream cakes...

This was my first attempt at

making a homemade one!

How blessed we are

to have her in our lives...

And how grateful we are

that they are in their "new"

sweet little cottage...

God is so good...

Happy Birthday, Mama!

We love you so!

Plowing Through...

This was our harbor two days ago...

Since then we've had another 8 inch storm...

Who could have ever imagined...

Mid January the ground was bare...

Three weeks and 

two blizzards later...

 

 

Upwards of three feet of snow on the ground...

What an incredible blessing it is

to have a truck with a snow plow...

Unfortunately, right in the middle of

 the first big storm...

the motor on the plow stopped working

for no apparent reason...

I watched in amazement as calmly...

Samuel took it all apart...

And "plowed through" each piece

until he figured out what was wrong...

 

 

 As I watched him work...

I was reminded of how our Lord encourages us

to "plow through" those hard times...

 

 "But you, take courage!

 Do not let your hands be weak, 

for your work shall be rewarded.” 

2 Chronicles 15:7 

 

Remembering that He is always

with us...

 

 

"And let us not grow weary of doing good,

 for in due season we will reap, 

if we do not give up..."

Galatians 6: 9

 

That we should "plow through"

each trial and tribulation

with joy...

 

 

Because there is peace in knowing

that our Lord is always in control...

 

  

"Have I not commanded you?

 Be strong and courageous. 

Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, 

for the Lord your God is with you 

wherever you go.” 

Joshua 1:9