THIS is my Father’s world…

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And He has transplanted us into the heart or its grandeur.

We came on Monday to survey this our new hometown–

and to find a place in it to park our bike and bake our bread…IMG_20160330_133543781

While Jim was at work today earning our keep I ventured out to see the lay of the land and BEHOLD…

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It is grand; we feel so blessed.

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And incredibly, on a hillside overlooking the grandeur, God had preserved a sweet suite just for us.

Sweet Suitethe view from our window

A place to park our bike and be at home, in our Father’s world.

It’s official. We have moved!

–LS
[Let me know if you’d like our new address…]

The mountains melt like wax before the LORD of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all the peoples see his glory…

Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy name! Ps.97:5,6,12

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Good-bye Powell River

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Today is moving day.  The van is loaded. We’re on our way.

Ironically, this was the paper that came to our doorstep this week:

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Our baby flew North this morning to spend some time with her Grandma in Alaska!

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And we packed up with the help of friends and hit the road.

Good-bye Powell River……..

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Good-bye friends…

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Good-bye family home…

 

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…with the personal touches…

 

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Good-bye to the coast…

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And Thank-you God for so many years in such a paradise!

–LS

Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Ps.37:4

We came here as a family…

 

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We came here as a family; we’re leaving as a two-some.

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I’ve been busy packing away memories this week in hopes of sharing them with the next generation…

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Packing away the Dickens’ household only took part of an afternoon.

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One box per room.

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Oh that it were so simple  packing away the Skelton household!P1170291

Interjected in the packing, for sanity’s sake, are tandem rides and quick meals out, shared in picturesque places…

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By next week this time we will be officially homeless, with all our worldly goods boarding the ferry one last time…

It’s good to be in this thing together.

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–LS

“Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.” Ps.90:1