Merry Christmas

A very white Christmas, with more snow this morning! Liz, Jason and Hazel made it over the pass yesterday, and we all had roast beef at Anne & Nate's apartment. So fun to be together again! This morning Hazel helped cook breakfast :)Praise God for family, abundance in our lives, and yes, even snow.

A Great Weekend to Move

This is the forecast for the weekend from NOAA. "

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS ON TAP THIS WEEKEND.
 HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
THE COAST ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
SPREAD INTO THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN
 WASHINGTON EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THE KITSAP
 PENINSULA...ALONG HOOD CANAL...
AND FROM OLYMPIA AND CHEHALIS WEST TO THE CENTRAL
COAST NEAR OCEAN SHORES. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW
 IS EXPECTED CLOSE TO HOOD CANAL. OTHER LOCATIONS
WITHIN THIS AREA SHOULD GET 5 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOW.

FYI-- our new house is on the Kitsap Peninsula along Hood Canal.  This should be interesting.

The Weather Outside is Frightful

This was last night, after some of the snow from last weekend had melted, and then it started to snow again.This was this morning about 9AM. 3 inches.This was a bit later- the driveway is under there somewhere.













Henry decided to brave it.
Finally! He is camouflaged and could stalk a bird without being seen!

It is now almost noon, it is snowing steadily, and we are up to about 4 inches. I can see the kids next door sledding- our back yard as well as theirs are perfect sledding hills! But this is not a good weekend to be moving since it isn't going to get above freezing until Christmas Eve! So despite the house sale recording today, we have to wait until the 26th to move. Unless someone wants to drive a truck up and down steep hills in snow and ice? Any volunteers?

House Church

We are being reminded often these days that we should be prepared as a church to worship together in homes. Jim and I had to do just that this morning, after an overnight snowfall and freeze- we couldn't get up the Poplar Rd hill- and we were in the 4-wheel drive subaru! After watching one car slide back down through the intersection, and then a truck slide across, we tried the hill, but found ourselves going nowhere fast. Jim managed to get pointed crossways on the road and hill, and then turn around, slide back down to the corner, and S-L-O-W-L-Y drive home, praying we would get back up the hill to our house, and down our driveway without slipping into the garage and wiping out boxes, a washing machine and few other things. So Mark Driscoll's vodcast was our service today.The cats were taken aback by this new experience! Henry tried to play with the snow (it moves!), and Daniel found the quickest route under the deck, shaking each paw as he went. Poor California kitties!

My bok choy and fennel are trying to grow somewhere under here! Even paving stones on the patio take on a wintery look.

To Poulsbo we go!

Yes! It looks like the sale is going through! We hopefully will be able to move before Christmas (so Hazel doesn't have to carry any boxes) We are looking forward to the challenges of redoing another house, but not as extensively as Moncure. Seems like a great neighborhood- we have already met some of the neighbors- including the one next door who raises pheasants (Henry should love that!).
Room for a greenhouse, garden, and nice and sunny! 4 bedrooms, 2 bath-- so plenty of room for guests! We are about 8 minutes from the center of Poulsbo, and about 20 minutes from the ferry to Seattle. Pray for quick close, easy move, and fast settling in!

Thank you Lord for your Bounty

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us!

A Fall Day at the Beach

Whoohoo! We got to see salmon spawning an a creek in Seattle today! There was a cheer from the 6-10 people watching as they cleared each little riffle or log cascade. So cool- now I wonder which one was the clever salmon that thought of swimming upstream, AND taking his girlfriend along so there would be baby salmon the following spring????? No way- God had to have designed all that!

We enjoyed the beach on Puget sound, a bald eagle soaring overhead and American Widgeons (yes- I had to look them up in a bird book). All this 15 minutes from home. Now to purchase the flannel lined jeans on sale at Eddie Bauer, as the temperature was a balmy 45 degrees. But there was sun! This sign is a few miles from our house- at the top of the hill on a busy street. Only in Washington.

New Picture

The new picture is of a 1st century tomb in northern Israel- one of the few with the rolling stone still intact. It was just by the side of a road (the one to the post on the Lebanese border), no marker or other indication of it being anything special.

A Foodie's Tour

I thought that you might enjoy seeing some of the fabulous food we enjoyed on our trip. Israelis must be among the healthiest people- the amount of fruits and vegetables they eat! This is a typical buffet in the hotel- only one table of maybe 3, plus hot dishes!
Eggplant & vegetable salad, HUMMUS (of course), and a dessert selection.















A spice market in the old city of Jerusalem.








































Pomegranate juice stand.

Israel

Just a quick update. We have been here since last Tuesday. What an overwhelming experience- I seem to be getting so much more out of it this 2nd time! To walk around Galilee where Jesus walked- even taking a boat onto the waters where he walked. Having the joy of blessing Israeli soldiers at a base with some clean up and weeding. Although I thought I was done with Bermuda grass when we moved out of California! Seeing the F-16 flights at an air base (memories of Phillip's love of planes) Even seeing the joy and excitement of the Israeli high school boys watching a tank demonstration at a recruiting event. Most of the men in our group, even Jim, would have signed up if they let them. Men don't ever outgrow the love of seeing big, noisy machines firing. Meeting with a member of the Knesset, as well as the former Israeli security head (like the CIA). We also went to an observation post right on the Lebanese border- the UN right below us. The signpost was at the top of a hill overlooking Syria- only 35 miles to Damascus!

So here we are in Jerusalem: the Mt of Olives, City of David, walking though the water shaft that David's troops used to conquer the city. Yet to come: The Garden of Gethsemane and the Empty Tomb. Truly amazing. And of course, all of us concerned for our nation and praying together and trusting the Lord for the future of Israel, the freedom to spread the gospel, and wise government. More later-- SHALOM!

Kayte and Mike's Wedding

My niece, Kathryn (Kayte) married Mike Hansen on Oct 18. Fun evening, and a great get-together with the extended family.


All the Proffitts! My 2 brothers, Lee and Stuart, and my sister Georgia (Da) and me.
Nate and my great-nephew Robin. (17) My nephew Stuart II and his wife Ruth Ellen and son Morgan. Only 5'10" at 12 years old. The short one of the family.
"Uncle" Wes and Hazel