Miss Bell

Miss Bell is 80-something and jack thinks she is grand =) we used to live next to her on lumpkin ave, now we go back to visit most weeks. even in the brief time since jack has been born, miss bell has aged considerably. she is quite alone though never seems to be lonely as the saying goes. she never married and has one surviving house-bound sister in her family. we consider it an honor to be her adopted family and covet her prayers as she tells us that is her gift to us. i pray that jack will grow up with a true compassion for the elderly...i think these 2 bring joy into eachother's lives quite beautifully =)

Plaster in the cob pumphouse!

yipppee skipee!!!
it is finally coming together! i have plastered the inside of the cob pumphouse....lots of different plasters...more of a trial to figure out which we'll like in the house. this one is made from sand i scooped up off the side of the road, lime some red clay and water!

Yersinia

Little Jack pushed this cart up and down the hospital halls the moment he started feeling better. After much testing and figuring, it was determined that Jack had yersinia which is of the same genus as the plague!!! Just goes to show that we should never underestimate little old Crawford, Georgia......there are some rare finds here! =)
Just kidding, he could just as likely have gotten it from California lettuce as Georgia creek water. The lessons learned from seeing him sick, and learning to trust God on a whole new level were beautiful but hard. Recently, I listened to a sermon about the glory of God and that truly all things work for His glory...even the hard stuff that doesn't turn out like we want it too....very good to hear but sobering too. We are just grateful for his health and fun...