Catching a few rain drops as we’re headed “home” to Selah Acres near Guffey, Co. Its been so long since we left our little cabin – doesn’t seem real that we are headed into the mountains to arrive at home! We are so looking forward to being somewhat settled for the summer. Can’t wait!
The views; Pikes Peak, Sunrises, Sunsets, Big Sky, green meadows…so overwhelmed ! We’ve named this place “Selah Acres” it is such a blessing to us – knowing that at this time in our lives God provided this for us to live, enjoy, and share! We always dreamed this dream – never thinking it would ever be a reality….but here we are!
“SELAH” …to pause , ponder, meditate, relax, consider. Also: an exclamation…”FOREVER!” Also “to connect two subjects/thoughts” Next time you read the Psalms…you’ll appreciate the word “Selah” with these definitions interspersed throughout the text.
Oh…the wildlife; Colorado Blue Birds nesting in our bird house -and having babies! – deer wandering through the yard, bunnies, chipmunks, humming birds, blue jays, woodpeckers,(and our neighbors horses) were amazing! It seemed that every day we would see something new. We stand amazed at God’s creativity in making all of these curious creatures. For our good and His glory!
What!?! ….even though it’s the middle of May, we get to enjoy ice/snow at 8,700 feet! It was a shock, but not a surprise. We had to deal with and embrace the “coldish” weather. It was all good, melted and warmed up fast. Gotta get used to mountain weather apparently!
In 7 weeks -company is coming! Gotta get things ready!
OUR TO-DO LIST! We have only 7 weeks before our upcoming family reunion (July 3-6). We are beyond excited and ready to get things done to host a memorable time with each other!
So this was our “list” but in addition – we had many weekend/daily adventures with the fam; Nick & Carl families coming for a visit, helping Nick with his new porch, celebrating Valerie and Josh’s graduations, keeping in touch with the rest of our family including Faith, our newest grandchild!, back to Mom’s to install the sliding glass door to finish that project, and more!! “Lord, help us get these things done!”
Lets start with the bunk house. Previous owners had some sort of “housing” for animals, or simply a play house for kids – not sure. We needed to remove all the interior structures to make an open space for our bunk beds. Think we can get 4 bunks (8 beds) in here?
In the mean time … Dennis created a storage room in the south end of the shed and installed a shelf above the stove for our microwave. It fit perfect!
Nick and Carl’s famillies came up for a visit the first weekend we were back…we had some great conversations! We learned what the kid’s were up to and also what they were anticipating for the reunion, It was fun to dream together! Anya, Kaylee, and Isacc were full of energy and life – so much fun!
Whenever we have to go to “town” we’re always keeping an eye out for bargans. We knew we needed to pick up some furniture for the cabin as we didn’t have much to sit on since we downsized last year. These pieces really helped!
Another great thing about coming home is attending our home church in Canon City. It’s a joy to reunite with our friends and participate in the life of our church family. We met our new pastor, Steve Vanwinkle and enjoyed his message from God’s word. Pastor David Almanzar is now living in Kentucky, retired but ‘m sure still finding places to preach.
It’s Finished! 3 weeks later (mingled with numerous other events and travels) we could call the bunk house completed. We really enjoyed working together for the vision of our grandkids enjoying this space! – Now, we just need some electricity for the lights and hairdryers!
We found a perfect 20 amp circuit that we could tie into for the run to the shed. Dennis hand trenched (through the rocks) the buried cable, and Lorree covered it up. We installed outlets, lights, and wiring from the cabin to the shed. This replaced the overhead extension cord that the previous owners used! LOL!
We were able to go to Rocky Ford and attend Josh’s graduation June 5.
Josh had the celebration in his backyard along with a classmate. It was well attended with lots of fun and food! We enjoyed helping get things set up and then visiting with many “old” friends from when we lived nearby. It was a great day!
And…Valerie had her graduation (in Kansas) as well! We’ll be sure to give her a special hug and congradualtions when she comes to Colorado for our reunion! These kids have really grown into beautiful yong adults – so proud of all of our grandkids! Number 20 is on the way!
Coming home this year was such a joy – we learned to take advantage of every opportunity to be with family and share life together. (We also met some of our neighbors and got official libray cards from the Park County Guffy Library!) There is so much more to do – so looking forward to our next adventures at Selah Acres!