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Wordless July Wednesday

Love ya, Laina. Hugs, MomBee

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Wonderful Week

We just had the most wonderful week with my cousin and his wife. Adrian & Laura were such fun to have around.

And his wife, Laura, is equally delightful

They are DeAngelis (my maiden name) “of angels” – apropos!!

They visited Great Falls, MT on their way from CA to us and now…

They are spending a week in Yellowstone

We enjoyed the Ennis Rodeo and fabulous July 4 parade

We were privileged to watch the parade from dear friends, Roy & Barbara Washburn’s lovely place. Such gracious, generous people!

After the parade downtown we had our own kiddie parade in our neighborhood.

Adorable children & great neighborhood fun!

Before Adrian & Laura left for Yellowstone, they prepared our last night’s dinner (homemade pasta and bolognese sauce. Delicious!) and we had the neighbors join us.

It was a marvelous culmination to a beautiful week together.

Wish you coulda joined us!

Hugs,

JanBeek

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In my devotional, “When God Thinks of You, He Smiles,” the message fit perfectly for us today. I was invited to “Think of a time when God rescued you.” Yesterday I mourned the loss of one of our beautiful big evergreen trees. It blew over in a 50 mph wind storm. God heard my unspoken pleas. Obviously Bob & I needed help cutting up and removing that fallen spruce. We didn’t have time to think about that task before three different friends reached out and offered to come and help us. It was certainly something they (and for sure God) knew we could not do ourselves. Our bodies just lack that capability at the ripe age of 87!

So, that tree that once stood at least 20 feet tall snapped off right at its base… and lay there Sunday pathetically waiting to be removed… and dear friends came Monday to cut it up. A big job for two men with chain saws, a pick up and a borrowed trailer. Took three trips to the dump to get most of it removed. Tomorrow the rest will go and the trailer will be returned to the generous owner. We are so blessed to have such caring, capable friends!

The devotional this morning began with, “God’s love leads Him to do more for us than we can envision.” Certainly the Godly servants of the Lord that He sent our way did more than I could envision.

The message went on to say, “No matter how often you need Him, He will always be there. Trust in Him, for He is faithful and true.”

Thank You, God, for rescuing us. I do trust in You. Thank You for sending Your beloved followers to help us. We delight in You.

My devotional says, “When God thinks of you, He smiles.” Well, guess what, when I think of God, I smile.

Do you?

Love,
JanBeek

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blessings, Faith, Gratitude, kindness, Living in Christ's Family, Love, relationships, Serving One Another, trees

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Hospitality

The gift of hospitality

Cannot be taken for granted

It’s a gift to be treasured

A gift that cannot be measured

and…

… her husband, Bill, is generous beyond measure

Yesterday he barbecued steaks, chicken, veggies, etc. and created a meal fit for royalty!

Of course, Jodie was responsible for all the prep work. No small feat!

In this home, tucked among the trees, love grows.

And they treated us to a night out on the town, too. A wonderful banjo event!

My maternal grandpa played the banjo, so this took on extra nostalgic meaning for me.

Could you hear me singing along? I loved it!🥰

Tonight we’re headed to a Pittsburgh baseball game. So, stay tuned! I’ll be back!

Love, JanBeek

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Flowers Flowers Flowers

Here I am… ready to tour this beautiful exhibit.

Gorgeous displays

Some glass art still on display from the Chuhuly (sp?)
exhibit

Thanks to my niece, Jodie, for her gracious hospitality!

Wish you could have seen these in person with us!

Thanks for traveling with me vicariously!

Love, JanBeek

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art, Family, flowers, Gratitude, Love

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Mothers

M others

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T hink of

H elping

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S ituation

Hope your day was beautiful and you had (have) that kind of helpful mother (I did!)

And I am blessed with this very loving helpful son and…

… these two very sweet, helpful, loving daughters.

I am sure a lucky mama!

I hope your Mothers’ Day has been blessed, too.

Love, JanBeek

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Help!

We live in a beautiful place with a beautiful view and wonderful neighbors.

Our property has about 4 acres and in the center of those is where our house sits surrounded by 13 evergreen trees.

The lawn and trees require a lot of care to keep the trees healthy year round and the sprinkler system working in the spring, summer and fall.

This is the time of year when turning the sprinklers back on and repairing broken ones and adjusting the direction of the water’s flow has to happen.

We couldn’t possibly do all this by ourselves.

Thank God for the helpful guys in our “hood” who volunteer their services annually because without their help, I’m sure we would find it very difficult to live here!

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April Snow Continues

Gorgeous! But after my last post of April flowers, this is surprising, isn’t it?

It’s Ennis, Montana… and yes, friends, it can snow here on July 4th! So, this April snow should not be a surprise. In fact, after a relatively dry January through March, we are grateful for the moisture in April! It snowed all last night… and then more today. With no wind to blow it off the branches, ain’t it gorgeous?

I am up in my sanctuary, looking out at the magnificent snow covered trees and thanking God for them.