My internet was restored yesterday morning with just a couple of hours offline (in time for the Church Service actually although I was nearly late as I did set the service up but was busy doing a couple of items and already the entrance of the clergy and small choir was in place when I finally sat down to watch). I had watched the Church Service in England on the phone. Both services had lovely music although we are into summer time now without choirs here although the soloist was excellent at Christ Church Cathedral. Internet is such a wonderful addition to our world as it allows for one to visit around the world without actually going anywhere. I have traveled enough to last a lifetime for sure and it was fun. My husband Edward and I very much enjoyed our many trips to the United States hunting out his colonial ancestors and visiting with his many many cousins there; attending many many conferences and he presented at some. Being part of many many family reunions particularly in the Rathbun and Williams family (his latest American ancestor to come to Canada in the 1820s) and his family mentioned that he had an "itchy foot." Although he came with his wife and family to Canada he didn't bring the stories of his family with him which turned out to be amazing including the Reverend Valentine Wightman, the Reverend Jonathan Holmes, the Reverend Obadiah Holmes, Reverend Joshua Rathbun, Roger Williams, John Sayles, Hannah Feake, John Bowne and the list goes on and on back into the very early days of the American Colonies. Although his Kipp family arrived in October 1800 in Canada there too the knowledge of his Kip family of New York also not passed down in very great detail. So it was, for Edward, a wonderful journey into the past as he learned more and more about his American ancestry mostly patriot actually although he also had Loyalist ancestry - but I found it intriguing that two very obvious Loyalist and Patriot lines married here in southwestern Ontario! Life makes many changes in families. The Internet has certainly made it possible to not only track them but also to meet descendants and enjoy swapping stories that had been passed down.
Another beautiful day and thank you God for the sun and the wind, the rain and the blue sky. Another day under the beautiful sun which God created. Yesterday we walked at Mer Bleu and it was a lovely outing in the woods. Not really busy but busy enough that the woods will be maintained for use for all having a pleasant walk on a Sunday afternoon. There were some bikers as well so perhaps we will take our bicycles another time.
I spent some time collecting material to work on the cross over points for the five siblings as I move forward towards the goal of all this collecting of information in the Living DNA site. I have not yet completed the fourth siblings' page 8 and will work on that today and perhaps tomorrow begin the fifth sibling. So an even shorter time than predicted to reach this point which is rather nice. Generally July is a hot month and rather dry but a couple of good rains has given us a good start into the new month to begin tomorrow on Canada Day. July 1 1867 the Dominion of Canada became official. I had meant to buy a big flag to put on the Garage Door but did not get that done but do have a Canadian flag on the front door.
Today is cleaning day and it is the top floor. Soon time to begin that but first breakfast and before that drinking my tea which is in the process and doing my solitaire puzzles.
May peace be more than a futile wish and may the peoples of the world find a path that brings us to that uplifted plain of peace and good works which will lead to a wonderful future for the grandchildren and great grandchildren of the world. Thank you God for another beautiful day in our world.
The Bible Reading for today did speak to me I must say (Psalm 85):
A Prayer for Peace
Our Lord, you have blessed
your land
and made all go well
for Jacob's descendants.
You have forgiven the sin
and taken away the guilt
of your people.
Your fierce anger is no longer
aimed at us.
Our Lord and our God,
you save us!
Please bring us back home
and don't be angry.
Will you always be angry
with us and our families?
Won't you give us fresh life
and let your people be glad
because of you?
Show us your love
and save us!
I will listen to you, Lord God,
because you promise peace
to those who are faithful
and no longer foolish.
You are ready to rescue
everyone who worships you,
so that you will live with us
in all your glory.
Love and loyalty
will come together;
goodness and peace
will unite.
Loyalty will sprout
from the ground;
justice will look down
from the sky above.
Our Lord, you will bless us;
our land will produce
wonderful crops.
Justice will march in front,
making a path
for you to follow.