Lakes, Loons, Mountains and Views

Hello!  It's so good to be back!  I hope you all enjoyed the Summer in the Psalms series as much as I did.  😊  In some respects, I find the Psalms to be the most comforting book of the Bible.  In the Psalter we see constant reminders of the goodness of God - past, present and future, usually wrapped up in one Psalm!  We also see mankind, in moments of weakness and doubt, reviving themselves by remembering what the Lord has done, hoping, once again, in what He will do, and praising Him as if it is already done.

Before resuming regular blogging, I thought I'd give a recap of what turned out to be a vacation filled summer.  😎

In mid-July we went to a lake house on Silver Lake in New Hampshire.  I actually didn't start looking for a lake house until almost a month before we were to take our vacation.  For those of you who are familiar with the lakes region of New Hampshire, the chances of finding a lake house on such short notice is slim to none.  And it was beginning to look that way until I prayed and asked the Lord to bless Michael and I with an affordable lake house.  Well the Lord EXCEEDED my expectations!

Windows galore for viewing the lake and look at that huge deck!

Our own private dock, beach area, lounge chairs and a horseshoe pit!

View from anywhere inside the house basically.  🙌

My husband and I were only the second people to stay in this brand new space.  The owner's summer home is on the property and he converted the garage into this beautiful lake house.  Doug was extremely informative and very nice.

During our stay, we would get up early in the morning and head out in our canoe for a couple of hours on Silver Lake and then rinse and repeat for the sunset hours.  We saw a bald eagle, a baby loon and its momma, and then found ourselves amongst seven loons gathered together!

The bald eagle is toward the top of the tree.

In the mornings, after returning from our canoe trip, we would sit out on the deck and spend time in the Word.

In the afternoons, we would move down to the beach area where it was cooler and the breeze was wonderful off the lake.

One afternoon we took a ride on the Kancamagus Highway just to the highest point where we were greeted with these magnificent views!

We spent a glorious week here and truly felt rested and rejuvenated!

After that vacation, we were home for just ten days and then back on the road again.  This time we were headed to one of our favorite places, Woodstock, Vermont.

We love to walk around Woodstock.  It is so quaint and beautiful.  I instantly feel relaxed when I am there.

We stayed forty-five minutes north of Woodstock at the Killington Resort.

During our stay we also visited the birthplace of President Calvin Coolidge.

We were only there two nights and then we headed on over to New Hampshire to stay at the historic Mt. Washington Hotel.  My husband was attending a conference there and I, of course, tagged along.  It's not every day you get to stay in a magnificent hotel like this!

This was the view from our room!

View of Mt. Washington

While my husband attended the conference sessions, I enjoyed the views from this amazing porch and spent my time reading.  (I read Jane Austen's Emma!)

Our last night at the hotel we were treated with this incredible view of the full moon which we watched rise over the mountain...

After our time at the Mt. Washington Hotel, we headed back home to our other favorite places, our screened in porch where we can enjoy peaceful views like this...

And the park, where we can enjoy sunsets like this...

Even though we had lots of fun activities this summer, (In addition we made a trip to New Jersey for my niece's graduation party and had a visit from my parents a few days before we went to the lake house), it is good to be back home and in a routine.   And although I'm still adjusting to my new normal of not being employed, I am excited to see what the Lord will have me do next.  I have some ideas already, but am seeking the Lord for His direction and confirmation.

I am praising God for how He blessed my husband and I with such a wonderful summer to enjoy His beautiful creation and creatures!  😀

I hope you all had a wonderful summer.  Please let me know in the comments what you did this summer.  I'd love to hear about it!

Please join me next week, for an all new blog post.  (The Lord provided lots of content for me those days I spent on the lake house deck.  😉)

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