Friday, July 23, 2010

Good-bye Germany, hello Colorado!

It's been awhile - I think you know why! We said good-bye to Germany on Tuesday of this week. We flew out of Basel on a beautiful sunny morning and were able to see the Alps and the beautiful Swiss and German countryside one last time from the air. This was a wonderful gift from the Lord to have such a clear day. I cried! We will miss what has been our home for so many years.




Downtown Chicago.

Former BFA staff and dear friends, Sam and Jane, warmly welcomed two very weary travelers (Tim and I) late Tuesday evening and hosted us in their beautiful home for two nights before we moved into our new home in Colorado Springs. They also helped to set up our home with a few essentials, so that we could move in while waiting for our container to arrive in mid August.
They had this banner made for us which was very humbling to see when we walked into our place.

They bought this beautiful pot of roses for us and did so much more to make us feel at home!

This is where we now call home! It is a beautiful townhouse that we are renting. It is close to Tim's workplace which is only 2-1/2 miles away.

Our car. The townhouses in the background are just like the one where we live.

The view we get to enjoy every time we leave our house.

Pikes Peak on the left side of the picture. Here in Colorado Springs the weather is amazing - sun most every day we're told. The clouds are also spectacular!

Regular visitors to Sam and Jane's house. We watched them from the balcony - they came right up to where we were standing!



Hummingbirds are also regular visitors at Sam and Jane's. Tim and I are planning to buy a hummingbird feeder, because we have been assured that they will come if we have the right feeder and colored water.


Here we are with Sam and Jane.

Another view from our street. We are blessed!

2 comments:

Jesse and Doris Frank said...

Looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing these with us!

Debbie Lamp said...

I'm trying to figure out where your condo is, but am not sure. It sure looks beautiful! Does Tim have some time to get settled before he starts his job? Do you have some time to visit with us? We'd love to be other friendly faces and welcome you to Colorado Springs! Give me a call at 375-8561 or write to dlamp@barnabas.org.