Our Servant Summer Continues

This has really shaped up to be a servant summer for our family. We have been so busy helping various family members with odd jobs. It seems as though our calendar is always full! And now we are just days away from August. Where has the summer gone?

Last weekend, we helped our oldest son, Luke, move out of his Ann Arbor apartment. He had lived there for two years, and it was a nice, safe place for Luke. He recently started a new management job that will take him just over the border into Ohio. We are excited for the new opportunities this company will give him. For now, he had to put all of his belongings in storage until his new apartment will be ready in the middle of August.

Doesn't Sam looked thrilled to be helping? I tried to bribe him with donuts.

Luke had some friends from Bible study to help move the heavy things, and I was so thankful for that! I could concentrate on what I do best...packing up kitchens and cleaning everything!

Sam and I worked on another mulching and weeding job this week. We spread ten bags of mulch on my Mom's gardens, and we can probably use eight more bags to finish the job in the back. For now, it looks so much better! The weeds kept growing and growing, and I knew the only way to keep them at bay was a good coat of mulch. This should do the job.

I know Mom really appreciated it. She told me she was so surprised at how strong Sam is, and how fast we work together. We are like a landscaping crew now!

Next weekend, we will go to Indiana and help our son, John, move from his apartment into his first house. Exciting stuff! After that, we will go back to the Dayton area to do some more garden projects for Shirley Ann and my Father-in-Law. As a little work incentive, we have promised Sam a side trip to Pittsburgh, where he can visit his old friends. I'm looking forward to seeing the 'Burgh again. It's been way too long!

Our New Testament reading was from Colossians 2:

"Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving."

We are so thankful to be living close enough to family where we can serve them regularly. And they serve us, too, in so many ways, blessing us so that we can be a blessing to others.

Abounding in thanksgiving!