In the DC Area at least, the weather this past week has been divine. Sunny and cool and just the perfect taste of fall. Even the rain we’ve had (and I feel a little sad that we’ve had rain when the folks out West could use it so much more than us) has been fall-like.
It’s been so restorative to my soul.
There’s a lot going on in my life right now – my sister’s cancer is back and stronger than before, so we’ve been thrown into the deep end a little this week with surgery for a chemo port and then starting up chemo and…it’s all a little much.
So I’m grateful the weather, at least, has been good.
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Marry Me for Real, Cowboy (Cavanagh Cowboys Romance 1) by Valerie Comer
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Dancing in the Rain (Heart of Africa) by Marion Ueckermann
In an English Vintage Garden by Marion Ueckermann
In Step with Me (Seaside Chapel 2, expanded re-issue of Step with Me) by Jan Thompson
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Finding Love for the Matchmaker (Matchmaking Moms of Oceanview Church 5) by Laurie Larsen
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Something Borrowed: a Christmas Weddings Collection by Toni Shiloh, Jaycee Weaver, Andrea Boyd, and 2 others
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Elizabeth Maddrey is a semi-reformed computer geek and homeschooling mother of two who lives in the suburbs of Washington D.C. When she isn’t writing, Elizabeth is a voracious consumer of books. She loves to write about Christians who struggle through their lives, dealing with sin and receiving God’s grace on their way to their own romantic happily ever after.
The weather here has been nice the past few days. I am sorry to hear about your sister’s cancer. Praying for you all.
So sorry to hear about your sister’s cancer. Praying for her and for you right now. We’ve been having fall-like weather, too. Chilly this morning!
Thank you! Happy spring! :)
I appreciate it, thank you.
Yay for fall weather!
So sorry to hear about your sister’s cancer. Praying for her and all of you! Send some of that fall like weather to FL, please! We’ve gotten a lot of rain, but it’s still HOT!
Thank you! And ha. Florida is always so hot. I wish I could send some cool your way.
True! We’re to cool off a tad this week, with highs only in the 80’s. I’ll take it!
After nine days of off-the-charts air “quality” from the wildfires south of us in the Pacific NW, this morning I see blue sky and clouds and (wait for it…) mountains!!!! encircling our valley — they’ve been completely shrouded. Still a bit of smoke haze, but quite livable. We were to get rain this weekend and haven’t seen a drop, so I wasn’t counting on the reprieve. Rain later this week… maybe.
Praying for L. Praying for you. Sending hugs.
Father, I pray for Elizabeth and her family as they go through the pain of her sister’s cancer. May they come to see that this has not taken You by surprise nor has it come just to bring pain or punishment but rather to demonstrate Your glory. Please, grant them peace in the midst of the trial. Enable them to be lights to those around them so others may see Christ in them.
Thank You, Father. In Jesus’ precious and mighty name, amen.
Yay for clearer air!
Thank you 💕
Elizabeth, God bless your sister, your family, and those in charge of your sister’s care.
Thank you Judy.
I’m so sorry to hear about your sister, prayers to you all in this difficult time.
It has been absolutely beautiful fall weather here! We have been in the 30s at night and daytime temps in the 60s! This coming week we will be up to the 40s & even a couple of 50s at night and 70s daytime. I LOVE this!! Perfect football weather! Can’t get better than that! 🏈🏈🏈❤
That weather sounds perfect! We haven’t been quite that low at night, but we’ve been hovering in the low 70s during the day and that is so nice after the 90s in the summer.
Lord bless you and bring peace, strength and healing to your sister. We enjoyed fall weather in Kentucky and cleaned out our gardens some. It’s fun to hear about northern Virginia since we moved from there three years ago.
Side note: Amazon is showing “Hope for Freedom” as available in May 2021.
Just a tiny taste of fall. We are moving and it was hot and sweaty work! At least yesterday was cooler when we had to clean the old place.
Yes. It’s going to be 10/27, but I’m waiting to change the date when it’s back from the editor
How fun! I bet you don’t miss it ;)
Oh gosh. Moving is always the worst.
Hi , here in west Texas we also got some rain and yes I understand about what you say about feeling bad when we get rain and other ones need it more. I am so very sorry to hear about your sisters cancer, your sister you and your family will be in my prayers. Have a great week and stay safe. God Bless you and your family.
We’ve had similar weather in the nearby Baltimore suburbs.
Sorry to hear about your sister. Prayers for her. My MIL’s cancer has returned, too. Her surgery is scheduled to happen in another week.
I live on the Oregon coast and it’s nice that our air is finally clearing up. For most of the week I couldn’t open my windows because the air quality was so bad….they said it was the worst in the world! Now it’s fresh air and a bit of sun with nice cool weather. I’ve never been so grateful for good air in my life, sometimes we take the littlest things for granted. We often don’t appreciate things until we no longer have them available to us.
I’m sorry to hear of your sisters cancer return. I will be keeping her and your family in my prayers Elizabeth. God has her in His hands and knows the outcome of her life, I’m glad she has family around to help comfort her and encourage her.
Congrats to this weeks winners! I’ve enjoyed each post, I just love this group :-)
Happy SONday everyone!
Thank you for praying! I always think of anywhere in Texas as needing the rain too :)
I’m so sorry about your MIL. I’ll pray for her this week.
We love having you! I’m glad your air is clearing.
So sorry to hear about your sister.
Thank you ❣️
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers , hope the nice weather continues for you.
Thank you!
We would love some rain in California ☹️
Thank you for the bundle I won. In 65 years I can count on 1 hand things I won. I was gone to my daughter’s house when the package came and opened when I got home last night.
I was with my daughter to help with children, 3 year old grandson and 6 month old granddaughter, her husband was scheduled for open heart surgery. Due to Sally, hurricane that hit south Alabama and Florida, all was postponed. Long story short they are all at our house and he is to have a doctor, that specializes in the mitral valve surgery, do surgery in Birmingham. At this point not sure if he will be a candidate for robotic surgery, minimal invasive, or if he will have to have open heart.
I am sorry to hear about your sister and her battle with cancer. Will add her to my prayer list.