A World Of White...

Dear sweet friends...

Another six inches of snow...

I'm fearing that I may never

be able to use my clothesline again!
♥ smile ♥

On wintery days like these

I am so thankful that 

I have my handiwork to

keep me busy...

For, you see...

It is not only white outside...

But also inside!

My dear sweet soon-to-be

daughter-in-love...

 Has asked me if it would be possible

to "refashion" her mama's wedding dress...

She had found her "dream dress" online...

But several thousand dollars was just

a bit out of her price range!

♥ another smile! ♥

And she so wanted to incorporate

her mama's dress into her wedding dress...

 So...

With my trusty seam ripper in hand...

Off came the sleeves

and the shoulder bows...

Then I removed the skirt 

from the bodice...

We want to incorporate

much of the bodice...

So before doing anything else...

I need to "refasten"

some loose beads..

 

But right now I'm taking a bit

of a sewing break...

And getting some fresh air

with Samuel in the plow truck!

It's always fun to ride "shotgun!" ♥

Took a little spin down to the "port"!

Not many fishing boats going out today!

Boy, that water looks cold!

So thankful for the many blessings...

a toasty home...
a sweet family...
beautiful surroundings...
a loving Saviour...

A World of White...

"though your sins be as scarlet,
 they shall be as white as snow..."
Isaiah 1:18

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