Dan's the Man

Back on my January 5th post I mentioned our friend, Dan (and his sister, Denise). Now I'll give the details (and not because I just sent him a link to this blog). This takes a bit of history though. Before we moved here we lived in a remote community. To get there you need to drive a long way then take a train and then take a boat in the summer, ice-road in the winter or helicopter in between. We were fortunate when we moved there because my husband's employer provided furnished housing for us. What that meant, though, was that when we left, we had very little furniture. we had a couple of desks, chairs, bookcases and a sideboard. So to the rescue comes our friend Dan.

It just happened that Dan's sister was needing to find new homes for some furniture that belonged to their grandmother. Since nobody else in their family was interested, she thought that we might be able to use them. My response was an enthusiastic, "Of course!" We now have a wonderful dining room table with matching chairs and a china cabinet, two dressers and a make-up table and an old singer sewing machine. Dan also brought a tv stand and has a sewing table that he'll be bringing/sending later on. Dan has also given a lot of his time unloading the boxcar and packing the storage unit in October and then loading the moving truck a couple weeks ago. We have been so blessed with his generosity.

And speaking of generosity, we are so grateful for the bunk-beds/mattresses that my sister gave us (and for storing them for the past year till we moved). They fit perfectly in the girls' room. It was such a relief to not have to worry about getting a bunch of beds for everyone. Which reminds me of how grateful we are that my parents lent us their camp cots and air mattresses for when we first arrived.

I also cannot forget our friend's Steve and Heather. When we bought this house the bathroom sink was in a closet. The owners had taken the old one out but hadn't yet installed the new one. Steve worked his magic and installed it for us which was not as straightforward as we had hoped. And we love the faucet that Heather picked. They have also helped us in many ways while we were settling in and have given us many things to help us get our home set up - yay for them remodeling their kitchen and getting rid of cupboards.

It feels so good to be living here. We have been richly blessed, not just with the material possessions that make life easier, but with good friendship. Our neighbours are friendly and the people at church were ecstatic to see us. Life is good.