A little time at the big Lake

One of the doctors I work with has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She asked those of us who work in the office to come join her and her family at her cottage Sunday afternoon for a celebration of hope and a short prayer service to commemorate her completion of the first round of chemo.
Her cottage is about an hour south of our house, on Lake Michigan.
We drove down with another nurse and her husband.  It was a nice drive, but the skies were looking a bit dark.

This is her cottage; built in 1928.  She said it was built as a model by a businessman from Chicago.  He bought a lot of property and was going to build a bunch of houses, but then the depression hit and no more were built.

This tiny little building is next to her cottage.  It is 1 bedroom with a full bath.  She says her elderly dad stays here when the family all comes.  This way he has a nice quiet place to stay.

Here are a few photos of Lake Michigan.  The cottage is on a high bluff, overlooking the lake.

The lake was quiet, this was the only boat we saw all afternoon.

This little group was playing some beautiful music.
It started raining quite hard during our prayer time.  We huddled under umbrellas and then had a light supper before driving home.
It was a very nice time and our doctor was very thankful that we all came, and so were we.