Twelve days until the wedding!
Then Anna will be Mrs. Seth Girard!
John and Susan were here for two weeks this summer.
The three of us had some fun times together...visiting dad in Ludington, sight seeing in Pentwater, grilling out at the cottage, stopping at the Garden Market and lots more...
John and Susan went swimming every day
and John was able to reconnect with old friends---
Susan has a way with flower arranging..these are flowers from the gardens at the Cottage.
When George and Henry got home to Illinois Henry was surprised with a guinea pig for his birthday!
I think he likes it.
The Miracle of the Guinea Pig
(or, a story of God's providence demonstrated to a little boy) by Christy Truitt
Henry
had been wanting a new pet for quite some time. First, a puppy. Then,
a kitten. Then, he decided on his own that the best choice would be a
guinea pig or hamster.
So, on Friday, we agreed to go to two pet stores in Wheaton to look at the guinea pigs and to pick one out as his own pet.
We planned to go to PetCo first, but found ourselves closer to PetsMart, so decided we might as well peek in.
At the small pet area, we told a clerk we were shopping for a guinea pig, and asked to hold one.
But while the clerk was opening the cage, God did something amazing:
A fellow shopper motioned me over several aisles away.
She had overheard us ask about the guinea pigs - and she offered to
give us their 2-year-old guinea pig, Theodore (cage and all)! Her
daughter, who was now in high school and preparing for college, was
ready to give him away to a good home. And, we found they lived in Glen
Ellyn, not far from us.
What were the chances that she was there at the same
time that we walked up, in a place we had not intended to be? It was a
meeting orchestrated by God :)
So, the next day, with excitement, we drove to their home and met "Teddy" - a handsome and calm, brown and white guinea pig.
He now resides in his spacious cage on top of
Henry's dresser, and enjoys celery and peppers and other veggies that
Henry and George enjoy feeding him.
He has met Pippin and they are friendly acquaintances.
We
have found that, just like Pippin, he is more curious than other guinea
pigs, and loves to explore the rooms in which he finds himself.
On his first night, Henry enjoyed giving him a bedtime bath in the sink.
So,
a new adventure begins, and a little boy sees that God cares for his
cares, and orchestrates even everyday events in our lives!
Theodore Truitt
Meanwhile Ezra and Samuel continue to grow and have lots of fun in their new home!
That's an amber teething necklace he is wearing...seems to really help. We did not have such things back in "the day"..
Mom (Lena) also liked to wash her bike when she was little and when she got help from her older brothers!!!
Ezzie
Samuel
