As I begin this blog I am reminded that change is all around us, sometimes it is very obvious and sometimes it is not.Our family has recently closed a chapter in our lives. The Lesh siblings sold the Hager/Lesh homesite last week. It is the building site of a century farm. The home pictured is the third home located on this site, the prior ones succumbed to fire.
The barn shown was rebuilt after burning many years ago also.
We recently spent an evening walking the place with Sara & her kids and Stephanie. It was an emotional evening for Sara & Gabe in particular, as they lived here for several years before moving a year ago to La Porte City. It was also hard for Shane, as he spent an evening there before leaving for Iraq. In some ways it is just a house, but I know there are other aspects to this location that were hard to leave. The history of this place is evident in farm pictures and the ancestors of Jeff's family that worked this land and lived and died there as well. Jeff & his siblings were the first generation not born in this house, but at Allen Hospital in Waterloo.
This site was the home place for the original farm that was eventually broken into 3 parts and left to three brothers, Jeff's great-uncles, and grandfather.
Our memories are such a blessing. Even though family has past away and life has changed, we still have the privilege of recalling those special people and times and places.
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My heart is full and understanding this thing called change, loss, another chapter or whatever. I have memories there, myself, that are dear to me. What a beautiful place!
When I saw that there was one comment I KNEW it would be my Mother's. Looking at these pictures evokes the memories and love we hold for our family's farm on Shaulis. What precious memories...
What precious times we spent on that farm - mostly with Jack and Florence. How thankful we are to have come to Waterloo and have our lives enriched by those moments spent in that home. Thank you for sharing your story.
Sherrie,
I just discovered your blog since you put the sight on facebook. I love it! I'll keep my eye on it now. This farm has lots of memories to me too. Jack and Florence definitely blessed us so many times by having groups that were interested in missions to come to their home as we shared with them about our work in Asia. I also have memeories of the two families getting together when we were young. Mike passed this house on his schoolbus everyday too and remembers throwing paper airplanes out the windows of the bus with Jeff. Thanks for sharing those photos.
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