I’ve been reading through the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes, and the first verse of Chapter 3 may be the most well known passage, “For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.” Everything – all of life translates to seasons. From the beauty found in the four seasons of a year to the way the seasons of our lives change. Everything. To everything there is a season.
Autumn may be my favorite season on the calendar, but I look forward to Winter and the joy the Christmas season brings, then there is the anticipation of a new year in just four weeks. I really love gardening in the Spring and Summer too. Each season brings its own beauty and joy. I want to savor some family memories here on Gran Jan’s Joy, so I’m going to post some pictures from our lives for the past several months…seasons and times for which I am so thankful.
Summer Family Breakfast with Four Generations at the Table!
Zeke and Madie in the cornfield across the road from our farm.
Sweet Emery in a dress I made for her…
A trip to the Farmers Market with the bounty of summer fruits and vegetables…
Gran Jan’s JOY – all five of them!
Riding backroads…Georgia Red Clay
My oldest son and his family enjoying time at our pond…
My youngest son and his son fishing…
Grandyounguns…there is nothing sweeter! I love that they are all so close in age.
Moonflowers from my summer garden…it was dark by the time the bloom unfurled.
Sweet peach ice cream on a hot summer evening…
Summer storms and rain puddles for grandsons to jump!
Homemade Fig Preserves…
Front Porch Swings on Summer Saturday Mornings…
My dad and my youngest grandson Abe…I love this picture so much.
Zeke’s First Day of Kindergarten…that season came too soon!
Sitting by the pond and the firepit my husband built for me on a cool summer evening…
Sweetest (and best) little soccer player…Jackson Morton!
A ride with my parents and this…the house my Dad lived in when he was 15…a true memory lane trip.
A painting party with some sweet friends…girlfriend therapy…
Baby quilts I made for new grandchildren born to two special friends, Pat Boutwell & Joan Falldine…
Emery’s Minnie Mouse 2nd Birthday Party…Delightful! (I made her shirt, made me so happy!)
My youngest son ordained as a deacon at our church…no words to describe my joy.
1 & 2 Thessalonians Bible Study, “For not all have faith, but the LORD is faithful.”
A trip to the beach in October with my sweetie…it was so special!
While at the beach we attended Sunrise City Church – a highlight of the Fall Season for us.
Meeting Eric Metaxas at Covenant Care’s fundraiser and getting my book signed…
A text with grandgirl Miss Madie sporting a GranJan creation…day made!
White violas in a strawberry jar…one of my Fall traditions…
Coming home to find love notes from my husband all over the house…what a blessed woman I am!
Fall cotton fields…I love living in the country…
Christmas dresses for my grandgirls, made at a weekend sew-in with my BFF Lanie!
Babysitting our youngest grandchild, little Abe, two weekends in a row this past month!
These pictures cover lots of time from this past Summer and Fall and each one is a sweet memory for me. I’m so thankful for my family and the JOY they bring to me. I’m also thankful for this season of my life…grandmothering these young ones. I can truly say I’ve loved and learned in every season of my life and I pray that continues to hold true for me as long as God leaves me here. He is so faithful.
What wonderful pictures! I loved them all, especially the ones of the grandkids. They are all so adorable. I must confess that I am a teeny bit jealous of your autographed ‘Bonhoeffer’ book. It was such a great book, and to be able to meet Metaxas…well, that’s just plain cool.