We are at the cottage this weekend.  As much as I love my farm and the rolling hills,  I also love this cottage on the lake.  It's like a different world. 

The atmosphere of "lake life"  is outside the ordinary.  It's as if you don't need a watch, a clock, or even the concept of time.  Our cottage is very old, and this morning while resting on our couch with my little Jacob snuggling in my lap, I was thinking of how this house reminds me of being at my Grandma's house when I was a young girl.  When I was at my Grandma's house in the mountains of New York,  time just felt so slow.  There was nothing  to do but relax and enjoy the people I was with.  And it is the same here.

On the farm, I love to get up early and sit on my porch with my cup of coffee.  On the lake, I want to stay in bed and feel the lake breeze coming in through the windows and hear the sound of the waves.  I feel almost as if I could stay in bed all morning.

Yet, when I come downstairs and sit in our living room, the windows are open and I can still feel the breeze and hear the sound of the waves.  It's so soothing.  Our front door is just steps away from the shore of the lake. The entire living room is encased in windows, almost from the floor to the ceiling.  There is light beaming in from every direction.

My in-laws are here this weekend.  They could not make it last weekend as we had planned, so this is the first time they've been here.  They are staying in the cottage that we lived in last summer, as they can not climb stairs and all the bedrooms in this house are on the second floor.  I had prayed that they would like the cottage (it's so very simple).  My prayer seems to have been answered because they seem to be so thoughougly enjoying themselves.  I had prayed that they would sleep well at night, as sleeping in another place can be quite disturbing.  I was so pleased when I was told that they slept like a rock their first night here.

My in-laws have spent an entire year almost completely house-bound, with the exception of regular visits to the doctors.  This is their first "vacation" in several years.  I am so happy that they were able to come and get out of the house.  My father-in-law, which I totally adore, has always loved water and boating.  He especially seems to be enjoying himself.  The cottage where they are staying is perched on a high hill.  They can drink their coffee in the morning outside, overlooking a wide expanse of the lake.  There is a lot of privacy at that cottage (unlike where our cottage is) and I know they will appreciate that, as they live in the city and often complain of the busy-ness.  My prayer is that they will enjoy themselves so much that they will come and stay the rest of the summer here.  I think it would be so good for them.