Spring Rain! It's beautiful and refreshing. Last night as the rain's watered the land I sat on Bill and Bonnie's front porch enjoying the sound of the rain and the clean, fresh smell it brought to everything around me. For those of you asking who are Bill and Bonnie . . . they are dear friends who have shared their love and home with us for the past 7 weeks. Our house sold in March and we needed a place to stay--we thought for only a short time but Todd didn't receive the job he thought he had. Bill and Bonnie live about 20 minutes from town in a beautiful area they call "The Shire." The kids have loved it here. Daily we see deer, turkey and beautiful birds. Our seven weeks here have been quiet and restful. A gift from God! I will miss it when we move on.
As the rains fell we were also enjoying the 15 plus hummingbirds that were darting to and fro between all the feeders that hang in the trees. Hummingbirds are quite amazing and can be a bit on the wild side! Just a few facts about these birds: they can flap their wings 10-80x per second. They can hover. Fly backwards. Their wings make a hum sound and that is how they get their name.
You should google hummingbirds--they are fascinating. One of the hummers would perch himself on the feeder--not partaking of the nectar just guarding it. If another hummer came close he chased him off. Zach said that it reminded him of "dog fights" on the history channel (jet fighter planes). We called him a bully--plenty of nectar to go around but he chased away anyone who was a beak to close.
Our life as sojourners will carry on this week. We will be moving to a temporary duplex that friends own. They have kindly agreed to rent to us on a month to month basis until August 1. We keep saying surely Todd will have a job offer by then and we will be moving to a more permanent location but we will see. Obviously, things have gone a bit different than we had planned.
One final piece of news. Todd submitted his two week notice at work Monday. His last day is May 11. He has been attempting to work full time and finish his thesis--which is like a full time job. He is exhausted and said he couldn't keep going at this pace. He will now give himself full time to just his thesis. I'm relieved and he feels like a weight has been lifted off of him. This will be like the final leg of a marathon--tough but the finish line is just ahead!
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