Raising Arrows

Ahhh the last month of 2020! I think we were all ready to begin a new year - yet I also believe December may have been one of our best months of the year. We got a new home, were reunited with our puppy dog, began settling, and celebrated our first holiday in England! Again we have many to thank for the help of moving and getting us settled. And a huge thank you to our new friend Elspeth for taking such wonderful care of our sweet puppy while we sorted our housing out. We tried to establish some normals in our routine again - game night, Friday movie and pizza (and fish) night, and school. It really helped get our souls settled in and in a rhythm. Christmas was very different this year as we were missing a lot of our things - but we were amazed at the care and provision of those around us.  God is good!  First Game Night in England  N got to play Mary in her girls brigade meeting (via zoom)  Tim getting a lesson on driving the English way :)  KEYS!!! we have a h...

 Well this is frustrating... for some reason the blog has posted these pics backwards. I can't seem to get them reversed, so I guess just scroll down to the bottom and read upwards! ;) Sorry. I blame it on 2020.   complete with a zipline! This kids totally approves.  finding the nearby playground ... and enjoying it very much ! happy to be together and happy to be out Just gorgoeous Taking a walking tour around the Stockton bridges  Seeing our new home!!!! :)  Our first day out of isolation after landing. And boy did it feel good!  We kicked it off by meeting our new friend Elspeth and our pup at the nearby park.  Ahhhhh fresh air and conversation!  Happy Thanksgiving! and it was a memorable one indeed!  We had turkey breasts, mashed potatoes, and corn. Also enjoyed was ketchup.  playdoh for the win!  These two enjoyed their handwriting and storytime  School looked different. But we tried to keep learning every day  t...