Wow - time moves

so quickly around here! I last posted in April - May and June flew by. I guess the new job AND the new business have taken a lot of time up. That, and moving my mother up to the mountains to live here permanently. Many challenges.
We have been here a little over a year. What a year! There were some difficulties and it was not always fun, but God has cared for us throughout. The good news - both DH and I have jobs and incomes. We have health-care benefits. We are basically healthy. The house is still a work in progress, and the work is mostly the little stuff. We survived a snowy winter and look forward to another this year, we hope. We have put in a lovely garden, and await our first big "harvest" God willing. Our kids are all healthy and doing fine. We have made friends and are enjoying living here, in our mountains.
We lost two parents - my father and Jeff's mother. We don't have as much time as we would like, to visit the fun and beautiful spots around here. Still, we can look forward to some adventures in the future. No time for whining!
Our little business is open and we are busy trying to build some momentum. The goal is to spread the Gospel and encourage others to include their faith in their art-work. It is challenging and can be fun. Mostly, we pray it will be a way of spreading God's Word to others and for generations to come.
On the homestead front, we have lush greens in so many shades at this time of the year. The trees block out most of my view of the mountains, but we get to watch deer and groundhogs, turtles and rabbits. We also have a plethora of spiders and other bugs, but the most beautiful and welcome of them all are the lightening bugs, which we call "fairy lights". They flit and dance through our woods and are fun to watch. They are a delight to watch.
It is peaceful here - busy - but still so much more serene and peaceful. Our lives have transitioned - our lifestyle changed dramatically - but there is not doubt - we are home.