Who am I? A wife for almost 40 years. A mom for over 36 years. A sister and a friend, of course. Each of these help describe me. But, even more, I have been a Christian since accepting Him as my Savior when I was 12 years old and, this truth defines each area of my life. I have enjoyed some mountain top experiences but have been through some very deep valleys as well. Valleys of incredible grief and even pits of depression. However, most of my days are ordinary, routine kind of days. But in every one of my days, God has been faithful. He has walked with me whatever the day. He strengthens, comforts, encourages and blesses me with life "most abundant."

A favorite life verse: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10

Why do I write? Though not quite as private as my dad, I am definitely my father's daughter. I find it difficult to share. And to let others in. But I do love to write. I love to put words into sentences and sentences in paragraphs that help express my thoughts. I hope my words help me share my heart. Share the life that God has given me and all that He has done for me and through me. I write with the hope of giving Him at least a bit of the glory He is due.

A verse to guide my writing: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. I Peter 1:7

Our New England & Canada Cruise – September 2026

Posted on By jennifer

Hi friends!    I hope you had a good weekend.  It was a nice one here.  I especially enjoyed getting back into Junior Church with my favorite kiddos yesterday morning.  They are in the middle of a fun project.  I missed the beginning stages while I was away on vacation but had a great time jumping right in, and getting caught up, with them yesterday.  Sunday mornings make my heart smile!

Today, as promised, I wanted to share some pictures from our vacation.  As I scrolled through our photos, I noticed there are several lighthouses, quite a few photos of the ship, lots of beautiful landscapes and seashores….and, well, the pictures all start looking alike.  I think I have them in order but that really would only benefit me.  (Not even sure how that benefits me!?)  I had thought I would tag each one (etc etc) but that was much too much of a chore.  Instead, here are some favorites from each port we visited.

Just for reference, we visited Portland, Maine (and Kennebunkport) in the states and then headed to Canada.  In Canada, we were in St. John, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown/Prince Edward Island, Saquenay and ended in Quebec.  The two houses you see were on our Anne of Green Gables tour in Charlottetown.  Homes that Lucy Maude Montgomery spent a lot of time visiting and/or were inspriational in her writings for the books.  I am just noticing that I did not include a photo from Quebec.  Hmm.  The cruise was “officially” over but we stayed over one extra night.  We had lunch in a cute bistro but the rest of day was uneventful.  It also started to rain.  That was the only day the weather impacted our trip.  We had a shower during one tour but it was very brief and the day finished our beautifully.  The trip was (technically) a fall-foliage trip; however, not a single leaf had turned color because the weather was unseasonably warm – and delightful!!  I’ll take the lovely temperatures and brilliant sunshine any day:)

I did include the one obligatory photo of me and my sweetie:)  We celebrated our 41st anniversary on the trip!  (We had hoped to go last yesterday – for the 40th (which some how makes more sense – lol!) – but our friends and travel partners had a health emergency last year.)  I am so grateful for this trip.  For my husband.  Another anniversary.  And lots of great memories created.  Without further ado/babbling…here are some photos….

 

And, the end…..

Memory Lane

Comments (12)

  1. What wonderful pictures, Jennifer! It all looks so lovely. Of all the places you went to, I’ve only been to Portland, Maine and I recognize the lighthouse there. Very nice! I’d take wonderful weather over fall foliage as well. Nice picture of you and your husband. Congrats on 41 years!

  2. Jennifer these are beautiful and gorgeous pics …
    What a dreamy anniversary trip …
    Congratulations 🎈🎉 to you and John on your 41 st
    That’s amazing !!!😊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  3. Happy anniversary! Your photos are wonderful and full of happy memories for you!! Thanks for sharing and welcome home!! xo

  4. I’m so happy you were able to celebrate your 41st anniversary this way and make some beautiful memories. I love the pics!

  5. I love the pictures. We have good friends who live on PEI and we’ve visited them twice. I loved it there-so much wonderful seafood and Anne is still a favorite of mine. I’m glad you had nice weather and happy anniversary to you both!

  6. Looks like you had a wonderful time. I was thinking that just maybe a couple from my church went on that cruise. They went in September but now I am not remembering the exact date, but those are the places they went. They go on cruises all the time!!!! I mean all the time.
    Anywho, glad you had a good time.

  7. Sounds like you had a wonderful trip. Happy anniversary! Such lovely photos, you will just have to go back another time to see the autumn colours!

  9. What a wonderful assortment of pictures from your trip, Jennifer! It looks like you all had a fantastic time. Wishing you a very blessed and happy anniversary!

  10. Thank you for sharing. Your photos are amazing. I have always wanted to visit this area of the world.
    Wishing you a Happy Anniversary.

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