Abigail Adams: Letters

These have been busy weeks again. More on that later. 

But for now, the extra activity and extra enjoyment have caught up with our bodies.

That means it's time to sit and knit again. This project will end up restocking the "C" pillow cover for our nautical signal-flag line at The Nautical Nordic.

Meanwhile, audio books are a must.

At over 40 hours in duration, this audio book should get us through many days "on the couch." Abigail Adams wrote fascinating, thoughtful, witty, insightful and personal letters to her family and friends. Even a brief perusal shows how fit she was to be the wife of the second president of the United States (as well as the mother of the sixth!) We don't have her rich command of English language at the tip of our pens any longer... more's the pity. 

As the sun set over our peaceful flower beds and prairie trees last night, we were transported to the dangerous environs of 1774 Boston with Abigail and her young children waiting weeks for news of the safety of their beloved husband and "Par." They would willingly sacrifice much more than those times of stable family life for John Adams to participate in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia - and for the ultimate freedom of their countrymen.

How encouraging to hear Abigail frequently find comfort in God's word and share applicable Bible verses with her husband!