Wednesday, December 23, 2009
~Merry Christmas and Happy New Year~
I am wishing you and your family a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Christ-filled New Year! So many things have happened in this past year. Some were wonderful, while others were tragic. We who are serving Jesus are not to live in fear of or dread the future; It is my goal more than ever to live with Heaven in mind and ready to make my flight at any time. I want to spend more time with Jesus and my wonderful family in 2010! See you next year! =)
Friday, December 18, 2009
~Idaho, old friends, and Glacier Nat. Park~
~We had a nice time with our dear friends the Darwin Edwards who used to attend the church that Phillip pastored in AZ. They are now living in Idaho. We enjoyed having them into our motor home for Sunday dinner. ~
Jonathan and Stephanie Phillips were such a gracious host to us. Years ago Jonthan and I would have attended the same youth camp, and we went to GBS with Stephanie. We had a service at their church in ID. They served us a delicious snack and we had a great time with them and with Dixie and Andy too.~
~As you can see from the pics below we enjoyed seeing some of God's GORGEOUS scenery while traveling out west!~
~We stopped for the night having no idea that when we awoke the next morning this is the view that we would see out our window!~
~We held a service in Libby, MT with the Rasmussens and the Ron Millers. We had a good service and time of fellowship with them. Here is Elijah and his new friend Anthony R.~
~After leaving Libby, MT we got to drive and see parts of Glacier National park. We spent the night in the park.~
~The next morning we went out to take some pictures and it was BITTER cold with a wind that nearly knocked us over!~
Jonathan and Stephanie Phillips were such a gracious host to us. Years ago Jonthan and I would have attended the same youth camp, and we went to GBS with Stephanie. We had a service at their church in ID. They served us a delicious snack and we had a great time with them and with Dixie and Andy too.~
~As you can see from the pics below we enjoyed seeing some of God's GORGEOUS scenery while traveling out west!~
~We stopped for the night having no idea that when we awoke the next morning this is the view that we would see out our window!~
~We held a service in Libby, MT with the Rasmussens and the Ron Millers. We had a good service and time of fellowship with them. Here is Elijah and his new friend Anthony R.~
~After leaving Libby, MT we got to drive and see parts of Glacier National park. We spent the night in the park.~
~The next morning we went out to take some pictures and it was BITTER cold with a wind that nearly knocked us over!~
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
~Leaving AZ and heading to ID.~
I will try to post the rest of our deputation pictures. Obviously we have TONS of pictures so I will just post some of them, hoping to post at least one from every church/location we visited.
~Our dear friend Janet took the kids hiking in AZ with she and her dog Jake. Thanks, Janet, the kids had a blast!~
~The Lord helped us to get a nice Dickinson family picture the last day we were together...in spite of the fact that 5 of us had the flu.~
~Grandma and Grandpa and their GRAND kids!~
~Mom D. wanted me to make some cinnamon rolls for her before I left AZ. We LOVED our days that we got to spend with Dad and Mom D. and Michael and Beth and family! It was hard telling Dad and Mom D. goodbye...not knowing when we will get to see them next!~
~Elijah and Noah with Uncle Mark's old car.~
~Kimberly and Sarah saying those HARD goodbyes to their dog Bridget. Grandpa and Grandma are keeping Bridget for them while we are serving Jesus in another country. Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma you'll NEVER know how much it means to our kids' hearts to know Bridget is in your good hands!~
~We held a service in Cottonwood, AZ. Early the next morning the Peaks made us a delicious breakfast. As we were heading out of our motor home to go to their home I saw these beautiful mountains and wanted to take a picture. My dear man stuck his head in the picture and crossed his eyes wanting to show you that none of us were ready to be up that early in the morning (after such a late night.) He's crazy!~
~It was neat to get to meet the Thomas Peaks who are the new pastor and wife of the church in Cottonwood, AZ. They were missionaries to Peru for many years, so we had a lot in common with them. We had a great visit together!~
~It was nice to see the Smiths from the Cottonwood, AZ church, as well as Mrs. Clifton, and Mrs. Harrington.~
~We stopped at Jazminne's house and she fed us a DELICIOUS mexican meal.~
~It was so neat to see our good friends Jazminne and Christine again.~
~Our dear friend Janet took the kids hiking in AZ with she and her dog Jake. Thanks, Janet, the kids had a blast!~
~The Lord helped us to get a nice Dickinson family picture the last day we were together...in spite of the fact that 5 of us had the flu.~
~Grandma and Grandpa and their GRAND kids!~
~Mom D. wanted me to make some cinnamon rolls for her before I left AZ. We LOVED our days that we got to spend with Dad and Mom D. and Michael and Beth and family! It was hard telling Dad and Mom D. goodbye...not knowing when we will get to see them next!~
~Elijah and Noah with Uncle Mark's old car.~
~Kimberly and Sarah saying those HARD goodbyes to their dog Bridget. Grandpa and Grandma are keeping Bridget for them while we are serving Jesus in another country. Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma you'll NEVER know how much it means to our kids' hearts to know Bridget is in your good hands!~
~We held a service in Cottonwood, AZ. Early the next morning the Peaks made us a delicious breakfast. As we were heading out of our motor home to go to their home I saw these beautiful mountains and wanted to take a picture. My dear man stuck his head in the picture and crossed his eyes wanting to show you that none of us were ready to be up that early in the morning (after such a late night.) He's crazy!~
~It was neat to get to meet the Thomas Peaks who are the new pastor and wife of the church in Cottonwood, AZ. They were missionaries to Peru for many years, so we had a lot in common with them. We had a great visit together!~
~It was nice to see the Smiths from the Cottonwood, AZ church, as well as Mrs. Clifton, and Mrs. Harrington.~
~We stopped at Jazminne's house and she fed us a DELICIOUS mexican meal.~
~It was so neat to see our good friends Jazminne and Christine again.~
Monday, December 14, 2009
~Deputation Memories~
Hello, Hello, Hello! I have not fallen off of the end of the earth, but I'm trying to re-coup and re-group after traveling thousands of miles for 4 months, meeting and greeting many precious people, homeschooling 2 girls, and keeping up with Noah and Elijah. =) Now, I'm sitting here by the lights of our tree after enjoying a cup of yummy hot coffee with eggnog creamer hoping to catch up on my blog and with y'all! A dear friend is letting our family use her home for Dec./Jan. and it is being a HUGE blessing to us! One thing that has been healing to my heart is that this year I have gotten to set up my Christmas tree and use my Christmas china again for the first time since 2004! We are taking a few days to rest up before we go back to Colombia at the end of Jan., Lord willing. I have lots of pictures to post from the rest of our deputation, just don't know if I'll get to post them all. But, for now, I'll leave you with a song that the kids and I wrote, sung to the tune of:
"These are a few of my Favorite things."
~These are a few Deputation Memories~
Playing on playgrounds and Thank you notes written,
Seeing our dog Bridget and Sarah's toy kitten.
Bright colored fall leaves on the trees,
These are a few deputation memories.
Grandma and Grandpa and Gram and Gramp
Getting to go to our Comargo camp.
Roast beef dinners, candy, cakes and treats,
And many more yummy things to eat.
When the tire goes flat,
When we catch the flu,
When we're feeling sad,
We simply remember the good times we've had
and then we don't feel so bad.
Bright city lights at night made us smile.
DeMints loaned us a motorhome to travel in "style". =)
Meeting new dear people in God's family,
These are a few deputation memories.
Being out west and enjoying God's creation.
Seeing points of interest- like a mini vacation.
Hugging aunts and uncles and kissing cousins too.
Looking at snow capped mountains-what a view.
When we grow weary,
When we're sick of school,
When we're feeling sad,
We simply give Thanks to God above,
And then we don't feel so bad.
Taking our pictures out in the freezing cold,
Seeing our dear friends both young and old.
Sharing and receiving new recipes.
These are a few deputation memories.
Fall decorations and visitors in our motorhome
Great Christian fellowship where'er we did roam.
Camping by the river in Glacier National park,
And Going out to see the stars in the dark.
When we're tired of singing,
When we need some sleep,
When we're feeling sad,
We simply Thank God for His help so far,
and then we don't feel so bad.
Going horseback riding, hiking in AZ.
Having a cough that drove us crazy.
Getting some gift bags full of special goodies.
These are a few deputation memories.
Getting to see historic Mt. Rushmore,
Riding 4-wheelers, wagons and more.
Seeing Laura Ingalls Wilders home- how neat.
Spending Thanksgiving with family-HOW SWEET!
When we say goodbye,
When we want to cry,
When we are feeling sad.
We simply remember the good times we've had,
And then we don't feel so bad.
~written by Heather 2009~
"These are a few of my Favorite things."
~These are a few Deputation Memories~
Playing on playgrounds and Thank you notes written,
Seeing our dog Bridget and Sarah's toy kitten.
Bright colored fall leaves on the trees,
These are a few deputation memories.
Grandma and Grandpa and Gram and Gramp
Getting to go to our Comargo camp.
Roast beef dinners, candy, cakes and treats,
And many more yummy things to eat.
When the tire goes flat,
When we catch the flu,
When we're feeling sad,
We simply remember the good times we've had
and then we don't feel so bad.
Bright city lights at night made us smile.
DeMints loaned us a motorhome to travel in "style". =)
Meeting new dear people in God's family,
These are a few deputation memories.
Being out west and enjoying God's creation.
Seeing points of interest- like a mini vacation.
Hugging aunts and uncles and kissing cousins too.
Looking at snow capped mountains-what a view.
When we grow weary,
When we're sick of school,
When we're feeling sad,
We simply give Thanks to God above,
And then we don't feel so bad.
Taking our pictures out in the freezing cold,
Seeing our dear friends both young and old.
Sharing and receiving new recipes.
These are a few deputation memories.
Fall decorations and visitors in our motorhome
Great Christian fellowship where'er we did roam.
Camping by the river in Glacier National park,
And Going out to see the stars in the dark.
When we're tired of singing,
When we need some sleep,
When we're feeling sad,
We simply Thank God for His help so far,
and then we don't feel so bad.
Going horseback riding, hiking in AZ.
Having a cough that drove us crazy.
Getting some gift bags full of special goodies.
These are a few deputation memories.
Getting to see historic Mt. Rushmore,
Riding 4-wheelers, wagons and more.
Seeing Laura Ingalls Wilders home- how neat.
Spending Thanksgiving with family-HOW SWEET!
When we say goodbye,
When we want to cry,
When we are feeling sad.
We simply remember the good times we've had,
And then we don't feel so bad.
~written by Heather 2009~
Friday, November 27, 2009
~Our Thanksgiving day.~
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It was a special day being with family and praising God for alllll He has done for us. Here are some pictures of our day. =)
~Everybody pitched in and helped get ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Here Gramp is cutting up the bread for the homemade dressing while Elijah drags a bear around the kitchen. =)~
~Even Grandma Bryan...102 (plus) helpd to get ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Kimberly was Gram's right hand lady in getting ready for company on Tuesday and the Hausman's arrival on Wednesday...and then Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday.~
~Setting up and playing with Gram's train.~
~A sweet lady from Daddy and Moma's church baked this beautiful choc. cake and brought it in for our Thanksgiving dinner! Thank you, Pam, it was delicious!!~
~It is always a blast to be with the cousins.~
~UNCLE PHILLIP MADE US SMILE! He found these edible wax mustache and lips on sale for a few cents a piece and bought them for our kids to have some fun with.~
~Sarah blowing a kiss.~
~Gramp reading the grandkids a story.~
~The girl cousins enjoyed spending the night together in the motor home.~
~Having fun...giggling and talking late into the night. I came to the motor home and knocked on their window and scared them half to death. It was fun. =D~
~The pretty centerpiece. Sis. Kemp got me these adorable fall candle holders years ago, and I have been letting Moma borrow them.~
~The pretty Thanksgiving table. I was thrilled to get these placemates for 80% off at Hobby Lobby, and so I offered that we could use them for our Thanksgiving table.~
~Natasha, Brittany, and Kimberly playing a game of scrabble~
~Elijah "playing a piano duet" with Aunt Laura. (I think he was asking her what note he should play next. =)~
~How many blessings we have! Our family...getting to with them for Thanksgiving...and serving Jesus, to name a few!~
~Moma and I made the yummy pumpkin pies.~
~Elijah agreed that the pumpkin pie was delicious! He picked up someone's pie that he found and licked the filling out of the crust and then ate the crust. =)~
~Gram bought fun Christmas coloring books for the kids and gave them to them after Thanksgiving dinner.~
~It was special to get to celebrate Thanksgiving with Grandma Bryan who is 102 plus!~
~Darla and Sarah, Bryan and Noah did a little program for us.~
~Gram and Gramp listening to the little program.~
~I trust that y'all had a very Happy Thanksgiving as well!~
~Everybody pitched in and helped get ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Here Gramp is cutting up the bread for the homemade dressing while Elijah drags a bear around the kitchen. =)~
~Even Grandma Bryan...102 (plus) helpd to get ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Kimberly was Gram's right hand lady in getting ready for company on Tuesday and the Hausman's arrival on Wednesday...and then Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday.~
~Setting up and playing with Gram's train.~
~A sweet lady from Daddy and Moma's church baked this beautiful choc. cake and brought it in for our Thanksgiving dinner! Thank you, Pam, it was delicious!!~
~It is always a blast to be with the cousins.~
~UNCLE PHILLIP MADE US SMILE! He found these edible wax mustache and lips on sale for a few cents a piece and bought them for our kids to have some fun with.~
~Sarah blowing a kiss.~
~Gramp reading the grandkids a story.~
~The girl cousins enjoyed spending the night together in the motor home.~
~Having fun...giggling and talking late into the night. I came to the motor home and knocked on their window and scared them half to death. It was fun. =D~
~The pretty centerpiece. Sis. Kemp got me these adorable fall candle holders years ago, and I have been letting Moma borrow them.~
~The pretty Thanksgiving table. I was thrilled to get these placemates for 80% off at Hobby Lobby, and so I offered that we could use them for our Thanksgiving table.~
~Natasha, Brittany, and Kimberly playing a game of scrabble~
~Elijah "playing a piano duet" with Aunt Laura. (I think he was asking her what note he should play next. =)~
~How many blessings we have! Our family...getting to with them for Thanksgiving...and serving Jesus, to name a few!~
~Moma and I made the yummy pumpkin pies.~
~Elijah agreed that the pumpkin pie was delicious! He picked up someone's pie that he found and licked the filling out of the crust and then ate the crust. =)~
~Gram bought fun Christmas coloring books for the kids and gave them to them after Thanksgiving dinner.~
~It was special to get to celebrate Thanksgiving with Grandma Bryan who is 102 plus!~
~Darla and Sarah, Bryan and Noah did a little program for us.~
~Gram and Gramp listening to the little program.~
~I trust that y'all had a very Happy Thanksgiving as well!~
Thursday, November 26, 2009
~We packed a lot into our short visit together.~
Could you please pray for Rigoberto and Ilce...serving Jesus in Cartagena, Colombia? Thank you!
More of our trip with Dad and Mom, Michael and Beth and family.
We surely enjoyed getting to see the beautiful mountains, cactus, and western landscape in AZ again.
~Then Phillip and Michael came back and took Beth and I (and Elijah) to see the neat desert.~
~The shells that Noah picked up in the desert.~
~While in AZ we were happy to eat a neat treat again called a "Big Hunk". Here's my Big hunk--Phillip-- holding a "Big Hunk". =D
More of our trip with Dad and Mom, Michael and Beth and family.
We surely enjoyed getting to see the beautiful mountains, cactus, and western landscape in AZ again.
~Then Phillip and Michael came back and took Beth and I (and Elijah) to see the neat desert.~
~The shells that Noah picked up in the desert.~
~While in AZ we were happy to eat a neat treat again called a "Big Hunk". Here's my Big hunk--Phillip-- holding a "Big Hunk". =D
Monday, November 23, 2009
~Catching the Gratitude Attitude~
I want to wish each of you a Happy Thanksgiving! While the world thinks of this day as nothing but "Turkey day", football, and another day off of work, we Christians love this Holiday for it reminds us to catch the Gratitude Attitude! To stop and count our blessings and name them one by one!
God has been VERY good to me! God could have saved us and sancitified us and then said that that was all He was going to do for us for there is NO WAY that we could ever repay Him for those! But...He didn't do that...He cares for every one of our needs (and even some of our wants.=) I Thank Him for ALLLLLLL He has done for Me. Below are pictures of my 3 main praises. (I THANK GOD for my family as well, but I don't have any recent pictures of them! =(
~One of the main blessings I have is my WONDERFUL man that Jesus gave me. He's the best husband in the world!!!! (I'm glad if you don't agree...for I WANT you to think that yours is the best!! =) I Thank the Lord for Phillip!~
~And when I married Phillip I got the best in-laws that a lady could ever get! I love Dad and Mom D. and Michael and Beth (and family) Tons!~
~Then I am extremely GRATEFUL that God "loaned" us 4 precious children to love and raise for Him.~
~Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!~
God has been VERY good to me! God could have saved us and sancitified us and then said that that was all He was going to do for us for there is NO WAY that we could ever repay Him for those! But...He didn't do that...He cares for every one of our needs (and even some of our wants.=) I Thank Him for ALLLLLLL He has done for Me. Below are pictures of my 3 main praises. (I THANK GOD for my family as well, but I don't have any recent pictures of them! =(
~One of the main blessings I have is my WONDERFUL man that Jesus gave me. He's the best husband in the world!!!! (I'm glad if you don't agree...for I WANT you to think that yours is the best!! =) I Thank the Lord for Phillip!~
~And when I married Phillip I got the best in-laws that a lady could ever get! I love Dad and Mom D. and Michael and Beth (and family) Tons!~
~Then I am extremely GRATEFUL that God "loaned" us 4 precious children to love and raise for Him.~
~Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!~
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
~Even more AZ pics~
~Since we all were together for a week, we decided to take a trip in the motor home and go see family we hadn't seen in years. Dad and Mom, and Michael, Beth, and family loved the motor home that the Demint's have loaned us.
~Little Elijah in the dessert.~
~On the way we had a blowout in the motorhome. But God helped us and it happened near a town that had a nice tire shop that changed it for us.~
~Trying to take pictures of the neat Western mountains while going down the road. =)~
~Dad and Mom wanted to show us this neat train in Kingman, AZ.~
~Our family at the train.~
~Michael and Beth and kids with the train. Michael LOVES being goofy in pictures....so if you look closely you will notice his eyes crossed.~
~Grandpa and Grandma and their 6 GRANDkids. =)~
~Little Elijah in the dessert.~
~On the way we had a blowout in the motorhome. But God helped us and it happened near a town that had a nice tire shop that changed it for us.~
~Trying to take pictures of the neat Western mountains while going down the road. =)~
~Dad and Mom wanted to show us this neat train in Kingman, AZ.~
~Our family at the train.~
~Michael and Beth and kids with the train. Michael LOVES being goofy in pictures....so if you look closely you will notice his eyes crossed.~
~Grandpa and Grandma and their 6 GRANDkids. =)~
Saturday, November 14, 2009
~More pics with family and friends from AZ~
A woman never stands taller than when she is on her knees.
~It was nice to meet Mrs. Helen from England.~
~Our girls and I enjoyed going out for a "wee cup of tea" with my good friend Juliana .~
~I doned this hat for Juliana to snap a fun pic of the girls and I at the tea room.~
~ We had our missions service at Gospel Center on a Friday night so that other area churches could come in. It was so nice getting to see a lot of our friends that we made when we lived here. After the service we had cookies and coffee. It was fun visiting with Roseanna, Janet, and Angie at my table. I cracked up when I noticed that the man behind us evidently did NOT want his face in our picture. =)~
~We were so happy to get to eat yummy Mexican food at Carolinas again.~
~ D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!~
~Grandpa took our kids on a motorcycle rides with his motorcycle.~
~We got to attend Gospel Center church for several services while we were in AZ. They had dinner in the dorm on Sunday and so we got a pic with Janet, my sis-i-law Beth, and I. We were soooo HAPPY that Michael and Beth and kids got to come out from Ohio to be with Dad and Mom and our family while we were in AZ.~
~Happy cousins playing with hairbrushes. Elijah and Sofia (Michael and Beth's youngest.)~
~Elijah playing in the water fountain at church.~
~Another fun pic of Janet and I after church one Sunday night.~
~My sweetheart and I.~
~Grandma and the kids at Gospel Center church grounds.~
~It was nice to meet Mrs. Helen from England.~
~Our girls and I enjoyed going out for a "wee cup of tea" with my good friend Juliana .~
~I doned this hat for Juliana to snap a fun pic of the girls and I at the tea room.~
~ We had our missions service at Gospel Center on a Friday night so that other area churches could come in. It was so nice getting to see a lot of our friends that we made when we lived here. After the service we had cookies and coffee. It was fun visiting with Roseanna, Janet, and Angie at my table. I cracked up when I noticed that the man behind us evidently did NOT want his face in our picture. =)~
~We were so happy to get to eat yummy Mexican food at Carolinas again.~
~ D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!~
~Grandpa took our kids on a motorcycle rides with his motorcycle.~
~We got to attend Gospel Center church for several services while we were in AZ. They had dinner in the dorm on Sunday and so we got a pic with Janet, my sis-i-law Beth, and I. We were soooo HAPPY that Michael and Beth and kids got to come out from Ohio to be with Dad and Mom and our family while we were in AZ.~
~Happy cousins playing with hairbrushes. Elijah and Sofia (Michael and Beth's youngest.)~
~Elijah playing in the water fountain at church.~
~Another fun pic of Janet and I after church one Sunday night.~
~My sweetheart and I.~
~Grandma and the kids at Gospel Center church grounds.~
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
~Heading to spend time with our parents in AZ~
Thank you for all the nice birthday wishes and comments. I had a special day with my family traveling around Kansas. =)
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Before Jesus called us to be missionaries to South America, Phillip pastored in Phoenix, AZ for 5 years, so we have LOTS of wonderful memories from our years there. We were very happy that it worked out that we got to go to AZ to spend some days with our precious family and dear church friends in AZ.
~Heading from LA to AZ. Phillip wanted me to have the experience of driving the motor home for a few minutes...so here's proof that I actually drove it. =)
~Coming into Phoenix, AZ.~
~Trying to get a picture of "Camelback" mountain. A mountain that sort of looks like a camel lying down.~
~Grandpa and the boys.~
~Grandma and the girls. The girls were fixin' to jump into Grandma and Grandpa's pool. They were praying that the weather would stay hot enough for them to get to swim. The last time we visited them was Jan. 2007 and it was TOOOOO COLD to swim.~
~Enjoying the pool.~
~Elijah and Bridget. Our kids loved getting to see their dog Bridget again.~
~Grandpa saved a bunch of dimes for Noah, and a bunch of quarters for our girls.~
~Grandpa, Elijah and Daddy inside Gospel Center Church, Phx, AZ.~
~Our kids and Pastor Ted and Mrs. Jennifer's kids. Our kids were happy to be back "home" to Phoenix, AZ.
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Before Jesus called us to be missionaries to South America, Phillip pastored in Phoenix, AZ for 5 years, so we have LOTS of wonderful memories from our years there. We were very happy that it worked out that we got to go to AZ to spend some days with our precious family and dear church friends in AZ.
~Heading from LA to AZ. Phillip wanted me to have the experience of driving the motor home for a few minutes...so here's proof that I actually drove it. =)
~Coming into Phoenix, AZ.~
~Trying to get a picture of "Camelback" mountain. A mountain that sort of looks like a camel lying down.~
~Grandpa and the boys.~
~Grandma and the girls. The girls were fixin' to jump into Grandma and Grandpa's pool. They were praying that the weather would stay hot enough for them to get to swim. The last time we visited them was Jan. 2007 and it was TOOOOO COLD to swim.~
~Enjoying the pool.~
~Elijah and Bridget. Our kids loved getting to see their dog Bridget again.~
~Grandpa saved a bunch of dimes for Noah, and a bunch of quarters for our girls.~
~Grandpa, Elijah and Daddy inside Gospel Center Church, Phx, AZ.~
~Our kids and Pastor Ted and Mrs. Jennifer's kids. Our kids were happy to be back "home" to Phoenix, AZ.
~ Grandma and our boys.~
~ My good friend Janet, our girls and I went out to some thrift stores and then out to eat. We had a lovely ladies night out.~
~ Dear Janet gave me lots of nice shoes (in the bag) and some clothes too. I had Kimberly snap a picture of me with some of my goodies from Janet. Thanks, Janet!! =)~
~ Uncle John and Elijah.~
~ Elijah crawled up into Grandma's bathroom sink and was playing with all of our toothbrushes.~
Friday, November 6, 2009
~Happy 36th birthday to Me~
Today is my birthday and we are celebrating it in Kansas. God is giving us dear friends along the way that are treating us very special. One of those dear families is the Reilender family. (I'll post pics of them at a later date. =)
~Phillip snapped this birthday picture of me while staying at the Reilenders house in KS.~
Once upon a time in our deputation travels we were shopping at Goodwill and they were having 50% off everything. (Don't you love those days?! =) I was looking for other things when my eyes fell on this ADORABLE tea set and I nearly squealed out-loud with glee! Per my request Phillip bought it for me for my birthday gift. The original price tags that were on the bottom of each piece added up to be around $213.50!! So...I was thrilled that I got the whole set for $10.00. =) Thank you, Sweetheart, you made a happy me! =)
P.S. A few days later I found a plate that went to that same set. =)
~Jody took this fun night picture of Phillip and I~
~Phillip snapped this birthday picture of me while staying at the Reilenders house in KS.~
Once upon a time in our deputation travels we were shopping at Goodwill and they were having 50% off everything. (Don't you love those days?! =) I was looking for other things when my eyes fell on this ADORABLE tea set and I nearly squealed out-loud with glee! Per my request Phillip bought it for me for my birthday gift. The original price tags that were on the bottom of each piece added up to be around $213.50!! So...I was thrilled that I got the whole set for $10.00. =) Thank you, Sweetheart, you made a happy me! =)
P.S. A few days later I found a plate that went to that same set. =)
~Jody took this fun night picture of Phillip and I~
Monday, November 2, 2009
~Some fun pics that Mrs. Earline took~
While in LA my dear friend Mrs. Earline (along with Rebekah and little Jody) let our kids ride some of their horses, and our kids really enjoyed it. Mrs. Earline took some fun pics of the kids riding the horses and some neat shots of our family. Thank you, Mrs.Earline!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
~Getting to go back to my home in LA!~
While riding down the road together and singing Christmas songs, Kimberly said that she wished that there was a Fall song to sing...because she wanted to enjoy Fall while it was here. So, we made up this song to the tune of Jingle Bells.
(Chorus:)
Falling leaves, Pretty Trees, Making Fall Mem'ries
A cup of warm apple cidar helps us not to freeze.
Falling leaves, Pretty Trees, Making Fall Mem'ries
A cup of warm apple cidar helps us not to freeze.
Verse:
Yellow, orange and brown, watch those leaves fall down
All around the town, covering the ground.
Cinnamon and spice, Make the season nice,
Count your blessings TWICE,
And Thank Jesus Christ!
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Please pray for Alberta and Alba and their family ministering in Medellin, Colombia.
~When I was a teenager my Daddy pastored a church in Ponchatoula, La. We were so happy that we got to go back and see our dear friends in this church. Here is a fun pic of Bro. Kendall and Noah with their cowboy boots.~
~My good friend Kimberly and I.~
~Kimberly took this pic of our family in front of their new church building.~
~The Craguns invited us and the Neuenswanders over for a yummy snack.~
~Elijah wearing some funny 2009 sunglasses.~
~The outside of the new beautiful church in LA.~
~Me...in Heaven...eating Mrs. Earline and Mrs. Lois' shrimp gumbo, potato salad and yummy sweet tea. =)~
~Mrs. Earline, Mrs. Lois and I.~<
(Chorus:)
Falling leaves, Pretty Trees, Making Fall Mem'ries
A cup of warm apple cidar helps us not to freeze.
Falling leaves, Pretty Trees, Making Fall Mem'ries
A cup of warm apple cidar helps us not to freeze.
Verse:
Yellow, orange and brown, watch those leaves fall down
All around the town, covering the ground.
Cinnamon and spice, Make the season nice,
Count your blessings TWICE,
And Thank Jesus Christ!
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Please pray for Alberta and Alba and their family ministering in Medellin, Colombia.
~When I was a teenager my Daddy pastored a church in Ponchatoula, La. We were so happy that we got to go back and see our dear friends in this church. Here is a fun pic of Bro. Kendall and Noah with their cowboy boots.~
~My good friend Kimberly and I.~
~Kimberly took this pic of our family in front of their new church building.~
~The Craguns invited us and the Neuenswanders over for a yummy snack.~
~Elijah wearing some funny 2009 sunglasses.~
~The outside of the new beautiful church in LA.~
~Me...in Heaven...eating Mrs. Earline and Mrs. Lois' shrimp gumbo, potato salad and yummy sweet tea. =)~
~Mrs. Earline, Mrs. Lois and I.~<
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
~Our Christian Nation Church Congress.~
~We drove back to Ohio and our dear friends Rob and Deanna had us over for a very yummy meal!! Thanks bunches!!
~The next day we drove up to Marietta, Ohio for our Christian Nation church Congress. The Beckers, Pilmores and Ryans rode in the church van and we drove up in the mission helps van that we had been using. (This was right before the MIRACLE of us getting to use the Demints' nice motorhome. =) On the way, we stopped for a bite of supper. (They really teased us about our tall "Raspberry lemonades" looking like spiked drinks. They weren't, I promise. =)
~Someone paid for our family to stay in a motel room the night before the Congress. Here Kimberly, Susanna, and I are eating the continental breakfast provided by the hotel.~
~I was extremely thrilled to catch this pose of my good friend/"enemy" Rob Ryan riding a horse in front of Kmart. =) Used by permission. =D~
~Our kids singing during the CNC Congress.~
~Our table at the Congress.~
~Bro. Eisenhart and Phillip looking at a neat record book from CNC.~
~Bro. Justice holding Elijah.~
~Our family in front of the Ohio river which is right in front of where the CNC Congress was held.~
~This pic of Elijah cracked me up. Something must have crushed his feelings and so he just crawled up to this little chair and laid his head down and wept. After I snapped this pic I picked him up and comforted him. What a cutie. =)
~The next day we drove up to Marietta, Ohio for our Christian Nation church Congress. The Beckers, Pilmores and Ryans rode in the church van and we drove up in the mission helps van that we had been using. (This was right before the MIRACLE of us getting to use the Demints' nice motorhome. =) On the way, we stopped for a bite of supper. (They really teased us about our tall "Raspberry lemonades" looking like spiked drinks. They weren't, I promise. =)
~Someone paid for our family to stay in a motel room the night before the Congress. Here Kimberly, Susanna, and I are eating the continental breakfast provided by the hotel.~
~I was extremely thrilled to catch this pose of my good friend/"enemy" Rob Ryan riding a horse in front of Kmart. =) Used by permission. =D~
~Our kids singing during the CNC Congress.~
~Our table at the Congress.~
~Bro. Eisenhart and Phillip looking at a neat record book from CNC.~
~Bro. Justice holding Elijah.~
~Our family in front of the Ohio river which is right in front of where the CNC Congress was held.~
~This pic of Elijah cracked me up. Something must have crushed his feelings and so he just crawled up to this little chair and laid his head down and wept. After I snapped this pic I picked him up and comforted him. What a cutie. =)
Friday, October 23, 2009
~Meeting more of the Family of God in PA!~
Please help us remember in prayer Pastor Jimmy, Sis. Farly, Lady and Gaby in Colombia, that God would encourage them in Him today.
~We spent 2 days and 3 nights at Penn View. Their rooms are so nice and comfortable! Our kids enjoyed playing on their playgrounds.~
~We were privileged to speak in chapel at Penn View. Bro. Mowery took this picture of our family after our service.~
~Bro. Mowery and Elijah. We were in Bro. Mowery's office to hear the song "Faces" by Greater Vision. That song made me cry and encouraged me about what we are trying to do for Jesus in Colombia.~
~Wednesday night we had a service in a part of PA that was new to our family. We were glad to meet the nice church people and pastor Brandon Byler. This is Elijah inside the camper that we stayed in that night.~
~We thought that our host and hostess had a beautiful home, so we snapped this picture. Several ladies from this church gave me a gift bag full of nice Creative Memories scrapbooking things. It was very sweet and thoughtful of them!!~
~We spent 2 days and 3 nights at Penn View. Their rooms are so nice and comfortable! Our kids enjoyed playing on their playgrounds.~
~We were privileged to speak in chapel at Penn View. Bro. Mowery took this picture of our family after our service.~
~Bro. Mowery and Elijah. We were in Bro. Mowery's office to hear the song "Faces" by Greater Vision. That song made me cry and encouraged me about what we are trying to do for Jesus in Colombia.~
~Wednesday night we had a service in a part of PA that was new to our family. We were glad to meet the nice church people and pastor Brandon Byler. This is Elijah inside the camper that we stayed in that night.~
~We thought that our host and hostess had a beautiful home, so we snapped this picture. Several ladies from this church gave me a gift bag full of nice Creative Memories scrapbooking things. It was very sweet and thoughtful of them!!~
Monday, October 19, 2009
~Traveling in New York~
~We got to have a service at Pierpont Manor, NY and enjoyed getting to know the Perry Case family! Bro. Case is so funny he had us howling laughing the whole time. Here they were peeling potatoes for Sunday dinner. Since they wouldn't let me help, I took their picture. =)~
~I thought this was a fun pic of Elijah pulling a wagon full of toys.~
~A family picture in front of our missions display.~
~Eating dinner after our service.~
It was fun getting to see my good friend Juanita and her family at our service in Northville, NY.
~It was so nice spending time with the Merle Hock family in Northville, NY. Here the kids were doing homeschooling together on Monday before we left their home.~
~The Hock family and ours having family devotions together.~
~Our kids loved this tire swing.~
~The Hocks took us by to see this lake on our way out of town. We really enjoyed getting to spend time with their family.~
~I thought this was a fun pic of Elijah pulling a wagon full of toys.~
~A family picture in front of our missions display.~
~Eating dinner after our service.~
It was fun getting to see my good friend Juanita and her family at our service in Northville, NY.
~It was so nice spending time with the Merle Hock family in Northville, NY. Here the kids were doing homeschooling together on Monday before we left their home.~
~The Hock family and ours having family devotions together.~
~Our kids loved this tire swing.~
~The Hocks took us by to see this lake on our way out of town. We really enjoyed getting to spend time with their family.~
Thursday, October 15, 2009
~Doing deputation all the way up in Canada.~
Have we taken time to read our Bible and pray today? =)
~Our family was happy to get to go back to Kingston, Ontario Canada for a service and get to see our dear friends there. I didn't get pictures of everyone, but here are a few of the people we got to see.
Bro. and Sis. Holden holding Elijah.~
~Bro. and Sis. Wilson and Sis. Wood and Elijah.~
~We were so happy to get to meet Joseph and Clarissa Krohn. This is when my back was OUT and I was in bed a lot while we were there. (I want to THANK THE LORD again for touching my back!! I didn't know HOW I was going to keep traveling around the world with a bad back. =) The Krohns were so kind to our family. We really enjoyed our stay with them.~
~We then went on up to North Gower and stayed a couple days with our long time friends the Reg Wilsons. We had a service in their home on Friday night. Our kids loved being on their farm and seeing all the animals.~
~Trying to pet the sheep.~
~It was fun riding around on their 4 wheeler too. =) The Wilsons came to our service at Pierpont Manor, NY on Sunday morning, to bring us some things that we had left at their house. =)~
~Our family was happy to get to go back to Kingston, Ontario Canada for a service and get to see our dear friends there. I didn't get pictures of everyone, but here are a few of the people we got to see.
Bro. and Sis. Holden holding Elijah.~
~Bro. and Sis. Wilson and Sis. Wood and Elijah.~
~We were so happy to get to meet Joseph and Clarissa Krohn. This is when my back was OUT and I was in bed a lot while we were there. (I want to THANK THE LORD again for touching my back!! I didn't know HOW I was going to keep traveling around the world with a bad back. =) The Krohns were so kind to our family. We really enjoyed our stay with them.~
~We then went on up to North Gower and stayed a couple days with our long time friends the Reg Wilsons. We had a service in their home on Friday night. Our kids loved being on their farm and seeing all the animals.~
~Trying to pet the sheep.~
~It was fun riding around on their 4 wheeler too. =) The Wilsons came to our service at Pierpont Manor, NY on Sunday morning, to bring us some things that we had left at their house. =)~
Sunday, October 11, 2009
~Some fun pics of our kids~
Some pics of our kids that I have snapped as we have traveled. God has given us a good deputation so far, and has kept His hand upon us and for that we are very grateful! =)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
~More deputation pics~
~On Sep. 3rd Phillip had a birthday. We celebrated by getting some icecream as a family.~
~Yum..Yum!!~
~The evening of his birthday we had a service at Holiness Gospel Mission, pastored by Erwin Dickinson of Greenville, MI, a cousin of Phillip's Dad.~
~I thought that they had a cute little country church.~
~What our kids do quite often when we are on deputation...sit in church. =)
~We had a wonderful time with the Dennis Johnsons in Greenville, MI.~
~Our kids under the giant water tower in Cedar Springs, MI~
~Enjoying a yummy snack with the Knox Bullocks after our service in Cedar Springs, MI.~
~Fall is in the air in Michigan~
~Uncle Nate and Aunt Alberta let us stay in their home for several days. Thanks bunches!!~
~Having a fun hay ride.~~
~The kids eating smores in Michigan with their cousin Kristin.~
~Yum..Yum!!~
~The evening of his birthday we had a service at Holiness Gospel Mission, pastored by Erwin Dickinson of Greenville, MI, a cousin of Phillip's Dad.~
~I thought that they had a cute little country church.~
~What our kids do quite often when we are on deputation...sit in church. =)
~We had a wonderful time with the Dennis Johnsons in Greenville, MI.~
~Our kids under the giant water tower in Cedar Springs, MI~
~Enjoying a yummy snack with the Knox Bullocks after our service in Cedar Springs, MI.~
~Fall is in the air in Michigan~
~Uncle Nate and Aunt Alberta let us stay in their home for several days. Thanks bunches!!~
~Having a fun hay ride.~~
~The kids eating smores in Michigan with their cousin Kristin.~
Saturday, October 3, 2009
~Some deputation pics~
~Shortly after we got back to the USA, we were thrilled to go to Yummy Skyline Chili with the Eisenharts and the Hausmans.~
~When Phillip got up from the table, we all laughed when we saw that he had an oyster cracker stuck on his shoe. (It had evidently dropped when he was feeding Elijah.)~
~Our first deputation service was with this sweet family...the Mark Schmelzlens in PA. We really enjoyed our visit with them!!~
~Our 2nd service was with the Stutzmans in Goshen, IN.~
~We were privileged to get to have a wonderful snack with the Jonathan Edwards after having a service at their church.~
~We had a service with Bro. Ronald Justice and his sweet wife and their congregation. We appreciated God's sweet presence that met with us.~
~On the way to one of our services we loved getting to go by and spend time at Michael and Beth's house. Phillip and Michael were going to make Cheese crisp. On the left is the one that Phillip made...for he is used to not being able to afford to use much cheese in Colombia. Michael LAUGHED at Phillip's "3 pieces of cheese" and said "This is how you do it" and commenced to throw on some handfuls of cheese on his tortilla. =D~
~Michael grilled us some yummy chicken.~
~The kids when we were still using the van.~
~We enjoyed getting to have a service and visit with the Don Nichols and the Greg Burleys (Which is Phillip's cousin) in Lima, Ohio.~
~When Phillip got up from the table, we all laughed when we saw that he had an oyster cracker stuck on his shoe. (It had evidently dropped when he was feeding Elijah.)~
~Our first deputation service was with this sweet family...the Mark Schmelzlens in PA. We really enjoyed our visit with them!!~
~Our 2nd service was with the Stutzmans in Goshen, IN.~
~We were privileged to get to have a wonderful snack with the Jonathan Edwards after having a service at their church.~
~We had a service with Bro. Ronald Justice and his sweet wife and their congregation. We appreciated God's sweet presence that met with us.~
~On the way to one of our services we loved getting to go by and spend time at Michael and Beth's house. Phillip and Michael were going to make Cheese crisp. On the left is the one that Phillip made...for he is used to not being able to afford to use much cheese in Colombia. Michael LAUGHED at Phillip's "3 pieces of cheese" and said "This is how you do it" and commenced to throw on some handfuls of cheese on his tortilla. =D~
~Michael grilled us some yummy chicken.~
~The kids when we were still using the van.~
~We enjoyed getting to have a service and visit with the Don Nichols and the Greg Burleys (Which is Phillip's cousin) in Lima, Ohio.~
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