Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
If you look back on my Good News posts, you will see a number of posts where I talk about our cottage. It was our little slice of heaven. I would usually feel a load off my mind the moment that I pulled into community where the cottage was located. We bought a cottage because … Read More “The Selling of the Cottage” »
I just finished a week’s vacation from my work at Brookfield Baptist Church. Having a week off would be enough for my Good News post. However, the best part was that it ended with a weekend at our cottage. More specifically, a weekend at the cottage with Amanda. Because of her health, Amanda has not … Read More “Good News: Vacation and Cottage Time” »
This is our first summer with a cottage. Unfortunately, due to a wide range of circumstances, we have not been able to use it as much as we would have liked. However, last week I was able to go for three nights with one of my daughters and our dog. It was a great time … Read More “Good News: Quality Cottage Time” »
I’m thankful for quality time, in whatever way that looks. This past weekend can be included in that as I went to the cottage with one of my daughters. Part of the quality time is the drive. It is a two hours drive each way to the cottage, which gives a lot of time for … Read More “Good News: A Good Weekend” »
Back in September, we purchased a cottage here in Nova Scotia. This has long been a dream of ours and something we can only now afford because we live in the church parsonage. At the time, we thought of it as a financial investment, as we wanted to continue to build equity. It has become … Read More “Good News: Rest at the Cottage” »
While we generally think of summer as the season to spend at the cottage, we actually only bought our cottage at the end of summer. It is still very new to us and it is hard to believe that we have such a place to go. Between work and school, it can be difficult to … Read More “Good News: Enjoying the Cottage” »
After a long process of looking at properties, we are extremely close to taking possession of our cottage. We have no waived conditions and we are trying to work out with our lawyer an earlier closing than the original August 30. We did our final walk through today. Why in the world are we buying … Read More “Good News: We Are Almost There” »
