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Dear Friends,
Last year in April my sister Elsie and I were on the phone when she said, "By the way,... Jalise" (her daughter) "would like to have the desk" the one Elsie had given me when she was moving to BC in 1996.
I turned around and looked at the handsome 4 piece desk suite that she had a carpenter build custom-made for her when she was about to start a business in Nipawin.
Then she took a career test and found she'd make a good health inspector - but she had to move to Burnaby, BC to take the course.
(She couldn't load the desk in her van, so Dad borrowed a truck and went to get it. It was in my parents' living room until both of them had died (Mom in 1996; Dad in 2007), the house was sold, and my church friends helped me move into this tiny house in Saskatoon, and graciously brought along Elsie's desk. I got to use it of course, but it really crowded the largest room in the house, but I've managed to work around it....
Anyway, Jalise and her husband are now in Edmonton, and now she wanted to start a book-keeping business. (Her husband teaches computers in a college). But, they couldn't afford to come get it.
I'd tried to organize the rental of a U-haul and find a driver to take it to Edmonton for me... BUT it had NOT happened.
Not UNTIL this past weekend!
My brother Ernie and his wife came to Saskatoon from Winnipeg on Saturday. He picked up the U-Haul truck he had rented by phone, Dorie would follow him in their car,
(Oh and Jalise and Chris arrived Sunday morning to help load the desk units.)
I haven't heard yet, but I assume it is now sitting in their home.
Ernie and Dori timed this trip so they could also attend his grandson, Aiden's graduation from high school. (The ceremony is today, the Grad Dinner is tomorrow).
Now I'm just wondering if Ernie/Dori will stop here on their way back to Winnipeg and have enough time to bring up my desk from my basement, the desk that my pastor and his brother had built for me when I was caring for my parents. (with no salary; living totally by faith!)
If they don't have time for this wee project, I'll see about calling some church friends to see if they may be willing to do that for me.
The parts of my desk are not nearly as heavy duty as Elsie's desk is - but I know I don't have the strength to bring up the parts of it.
It is 8 feet long and has 3 work stations along it, but it will fit along one wall, and leave space to spare in the middle of the room! (This little house is only 160 sq. ft in total). (It is also 100 years old this year, 2026).
So YES! I have a lot to be thankful for. Patient faith pays off! Eventually.
YES! Once I learn how to transfer the photos from my iPhone to my desktop, I'll be glad to add photos to an up-coming issue in the future.
P.S. I could include photos from my garden too!
Blessings & Prayers,
Ruth Friesen!
