Our Annual Collegian Outing

The Collegian group from St. Elmo Presbyterian Church came out to Leahaven the end of September.  That was right before we went to Scotland for 2 weeks so it took me a while to get the pictures posted.  Better late than never!

 The whole gang enjoys a cookout on straw-bale benches under the sycamore tree.  And yes, those boards do act like see-saws if people stand up in the wrong order!

Setting out on a hayride.

Misty jumped off the wagon and tried to keep up.

 We had a beautiful, sunny day.

It's a toss-up which job Herb enjoys most: grilling the meat or driving the tractor for the hay ride.

 Everybody piled off the wagon at the lake and took advantage of the beautiful weather.

 Zephyr barks frantically at the kids in the boat--after all, she's a shepherd!--and Misty grabs her tail to try to haul her back.  After all, she's a guardian!  The poor girls just want to land their canoe!

Our daughter Kara reacts as Herb belly flops into the lake.

The kayaks are perfect for racing or companionable moments.

After dessert, good-byes, and a clean-up of the house, we leave Leahaven ready for the next people who want to enjoy all that God has blessed it with.

Reflections on the Lake

These pictures were taken in September while we were relaxing at the lake after a long, hard work day getting Leahaven ready to welcome our church's collegian group. They make me think of these verses from Isaiah . . .

"This is what the Lord says:
'In the time of my favor I will answer you,

 and in the day of salvation I will help you;

I will keep you and make you to be a covenant for the people,

to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances,

to say to the captives, "Come out," and to those in darkness, "Be free!"

They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill.

 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat upon them.

He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water."

Isaiah 49:8-10