Here we are and it’s June!
I want to update the journal here before I sign off for the summer. I’ll join you again in August when the release day for The Mistress of Tall Acre draws near. For now we are finalizing the big move and getting ready to go.
Here’s the road leading up to the cabin, taken last fall when I saw it for the first time. I’ll be sure and post a summer foliage picture soon. It’s quite lush this time of year. Since the cabin is situated on its own little hill, you can see the sun rise and set from the front porch. My first purchase will be a porch swing:) Can’t wait to get my fill of sweet tea and lightning bugs, neither of which exist in the Pacific Northwest.
We need and appreciate your prayers as we begin this big adventure. Praying you have a blessed summer and we can catch up when I return!
Psalm 121: 7~8
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Happy trails, Laura and family! Prayers ascending. Sweet tea and lightning bugs – oh, what joyful memories.
So well said – joyful memories indeed. I imagine there are things I’ve forgotten all about that will come rushing back to me which I’ll share with you. Only a few more days now and we leave. Every mile of that 2500 will be heavenly to me. Finally I am going home. It’s the next best thing to heaven:)
Wow, guess we can expect pictures & news any day now. My comment, sent June 3, posts as Sept 7! Summer sure flew. 🙂
You make me smile, Mary Kay ~ these comments are twilight zone material, for sure! By September I will have TMoTA in hand and be prepping for that LifeWay event:) Wishing we were closer instead of further apart. But the door to the cabin is always, always welcome to you. And I DO mean that!!
Prayers for safe travels and long battery life on whatever objects your wee toddlers use along the way.
Lol, Jennifer. My wee men are BIG on their devices. I anticipate lots of deafening music going down the road though both of them are now driving and can help with that. Maybe I’ll curl up in the backseat and nap:)
What a beautiful view and drive to take you to your home. Porch swing and sweet tea…honestly, is there anything better? Praying all will go well with your move, and it will be a smooth transition for you and your family. Welcome back to the South, y’all.
Love that ‘welcome back, y’all’, Amy:) I really have missed lightning bugs but must confess I now find sweet tea too sweet! Mostly I’ve missed the heat, Cracker Barrel, fried catfish, big ripe tomatoes, and sitting on the porch swing. BLISS. I’m all the closer to you. It’s on my bucket list to meet:) Bless you for being here and sending me off so joyfully!
Oh, Dear Laura, I am just SO excited and happy for you! I can’t wait for more pics to come. You know you and your family have been in my prayers! I can’t imagine how you must be feeling in all of this. Very blessed I imagine, huh?
<3 🙂
God bless,
Georgianne
Dear Georgianne ~ I feel your prayers! Despite it being a whirlwind lately, writing and editing, packing, traveling on business back and forth and getting ready to co-host a graduation party/dinner for 250 people, I am so calm! More than anything, I am SO HAPPY. You said it best, I just feel very blessed. After a valley experience the last couple of years this time is especially sweet. And you make it moreso. What a gift you are to me, always. Prayers with you, too!
Ahhh, Laura, your sweet, kind words always bless my heart so much. Maybe one of these days we can share ‘valley’ experiences. I so understand. We never understand what we are going through until we stop, look back, and see where He has brought us. What a journey!
And, oh, you do have a lot on your plate right now! Double prayers coming your way, LOL!!
I’d love to share valley experiences with you someday, too. They are always sweeter in retrospect, once you are on a bit of a hill:) Hugs and love and thanks to you!!
It sounds so very lovely Laura. Enjoy making the house a home! Soooo looking forward to your new release. God bless your new journey!
Rachael, You make it all the sweeter with your enthusiasm and joyful spirit:) It will be so fun settling in. I lay in bed at night and decorate it in my dreams long distance! I feel inspired to do a blog post that showcases KY once the boxes are cleared and the dust settles. Hope you and your lovely daughter (and real life hero) have a blessed summer!
Will miss you and your journal entries this summer. Lord bless every step of your move and getting settled in your new home. Our own “journey” has been a tough one the last year. We believe God is up to something in our lives and praying we don’t miss it! Thanks for taking time to post this peaceful and inviting picture.
Mary, I’m so glad you’re here. And I’m glad you told me about this stage of your own journey. I promise to pray about that. You’ve been such a faithful support to me and I so appreciate your steadfastness. I’m learning that there are seasons of our lives and some are quite challenging. Love your expectant, God-honoring attitude. That ministers to me more than I can say. Looking forward to taking you on a little tour of the cabin soon:)
Laura, that little road is SO beautiful! I can only imagine what it looks like when it’s all green and colorful flowers abound. And how quiet it must be, except for the multitude of birds and little frogs singing throughout the day and night. I’ll miss you while you’re away from the blog, but excited for you and your new adventure. Can’t wait to see photos and am thoroughly ready to read MOTA! See you in August, my friend!
There hasn’t been one day these last five years I haven’t thanked God for bringing us to these mountains. I can feel your excitement. Enjoy your trip. Your cabin awaits…
Beautifully said, Cindy. You understand my heart so well <3. Thank you.
What a beautiful road to your new homestead! May you and you family be blessed! ❤️
Dear Carla, I keep reliving my delight when I happened upon your new place ~ it is truly extraordinary, too. And very true to your love of history and your books! This cabin is that way for me, too. Thanks for your send-off, so lovely and appreciated!! Hugs to your sweet mom!
My prayers are with you as you make your journey, Laura! And I will miss you while you take your summer break. I finished Love’s Fortune and it was a lovely read. This was the first romantic book I have read since falling in love! It puts a whole new perspective on it. You have such a gift with words, my dear friend! I am looking forward to August so I can meet Miss Menzies!
Emma! It wouldn’t be the same without your sendoff here! And I’m thrilled you and Wren have a love affair going 🙂 Nothing like a little godly romance…
I cannot wait to meet your namesake, so to speak:) I hope you enjoy her world very much. Not too much longer now. I keep forgetting about TMoTA amidst all the moving bliss. But I’m so excited to have her out there at last as this is truly a book of my heart!!