Suspension and Profit

On Saturday as we drove to Wolseley we spent time in Souris, Manitoba and walked across Canada's longest suspension bridge. We wondered the downtown in search of the free-range peacocks! It was a beautiful day for a walk. We chatted with a local lady about the new apartment/hotel complex under construction.
Canada's Longest Swinging Bridge, Souris, MB

Free-range Peacocks, Souris, MB
Wolseley's Swinging Bridge, Wolseley, SK

When we arrived in Wolseley it was still a great day for a stroll so we crossed the suspension bridge that crosses the lake in town.

These past 8 days in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have given us the opportunity to meet new people who have blessed us with their hospitality, friendship, encouragement and support. God has been filling our lives with treasures. Thank you to Del & Louise, Roy & Carol, Walt & Carol, and Merrylin for your wonderful hospitality, comfortable beds, great cooking and good conversations!

After sharing at New Life Church in Wolseley, we drove to Simpson to be with Scott's parents on Mother's Day. We were joined by 2 of Scott's sisters. The next day was spent helping his parents go through years and years of stored "treasures" in the garage attic. There were lots of stories to go along with all of the newly discovered things!

We arrived home in time to discover that the Cut Knife community garage sale was coming up this weekend, not next weekend like we thought. So....we got busy sorting through our "treasures" A.K.A. stuff!! We joined two other families today and sold a truck load, literally! We only brought back 6 of our 60 items. We now have gas money for our next few road trips and less stuff to have to pack! It was a profitable day!

Our next two churches are nearby so we get to sleep in our own bed for a few weeks! Tomorrow we are at Lashburn Community Church and next Sunday we will be at Manitou EFC in Neilburg, SK. Next Sunday is a very big day for us. Our son and his family arrives at our house and we get to meet our newest granddaughter, Eve Marilyn Crawford!!! Can you tell we are excited?

Until next time, keep counting your blessings!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Almost ready to go!

Image
We arrived back in the Cut Knife area on Friday and began to get ready for the final preparations before we leave from Edmonton Monday morning. We got the car washed up before we came out to the farm and then did some final cleaning once we got here. We hauled in our six 50 pound bags from the Seacan to do the final touches and to make sure we had what we really needed. The challenge is keeping each suitcase within the 50 pounds, but we did it.  Bags packed and ready to go! On Saturday, the car was ready to go (oil changed) in the Seacan and that gave us a few challenges. We went up metal ramps at first and then with snow on the tires, the car almost slipped off. We were able to back down and then we used some recycled rubber ramps and it still presented a few challenges with the snow, but it is in! Shannon DID NOT want to be behind the wheel of the car at all!  Going up the ramp We did it!! We got the car in, removed the battery and put blocks under the car sho
Read more

A busy week

Image
We have now been in Ukraine for three weeks and this past week has been busy doing a number of different things, some of them rather messy (for Scott). On Monday, Scott spent 2 1/2 hours in the attic putting spray foam insulation in the peak to keep out the snow. He got the sticky stuff all over his gloves, on his clothes and in his hair!! I was able to get some of it out using olive oil, but most of it I had to cut out.  The beginning of the spray foam job Now the snow will not get in, at least not here!        We drove out to the barn to pick up some wood to begin our closet projects. The boards were way to long to go in the van, so Scott had to use a hand saw and cut them down. It was almost dark, so it was interesting! Later in the week we went to Dnipro all by ourselves to do some shopping! Victor met us as Nova Lenia (a big hardware & houseware store) to help us get a discount card. We discovered that they were having a big sale starting th
Read more

Our First Entry!

Image
Last week we went to Langley, BC for our interviews with the International Mission Leadership Team (IMLT). The weather was delightfully warm compared to Saskatchewan! We saw daffodils and crocuses and green grass. Spring will come to Saskatchewan one of these.... weeks! On our walk home from supper one evening, we had our picture taken by a flowering shrub. The meetings went well. We met some new people, ate too much food, and learned a lot about EFCCM. After three days of meetings, we were invited to become apprentice missionaries to Ukraine!! It was a culmination of many months of work and prayer. But there is still much to do before we actually get to Ukraine. Scott's last Sunday as Pastor of Good Shepherd Community Church in Cut Knife, SK is April 1st. Then it is time to hit the road and visit churches as we build our Ministry Partnership T.E.A.M.( T ogether E veryone A ccomplishes M ore). I will list our April speaking commitments and if you are nearby, feel free to sto
Read more