September 2025

September 2025
Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11


Wednesday, December 29, 2010

12-28-10 Beautiful

These pictures hardly do the morning justice – it was GORGEOUS, and the sun was out all day, and it was even more gorgeous, just a beautiful beautiful day.  I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again – God is a magnificent artist.

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O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. Psalm 96:9

Routine otherwise, except our favorite Aunt Joyce came out to read and play games with the kids.  Love that!  Levi had the opportunity to work a late shift for Precision, so he was in for a quick supper after milking, then right back out again. The rest of the kids, A. Joyce, and I ate an early supper so we could be ready to leave right when Dad got home from work. A. Joyce left, we raced around doing k.p. and getting ready to go, and we were almost ready when Dad got home and grabbed a quick sandwich for supper (fresh bbq pork on fresh baked homemade whole wheat buns. Mmmmm!!!) before we raced out the door. We had a wonderful evening helping Aunt Shirley celebrate her 70th birthday (a few weeks early, but she & Uncle Dan will be in FL then) and catching up with extended family. It was such a great evening getting to talk to so many – kind of a miniature Steiner Reunion, but without the heat and humidity.  The kids had fun with all the toys in the basement at Chestnut Place, and of course the birthday cake, ice cream, and cookies were a hit with everyone too.  I am SO THANKFUL that I was well again and didn’t have to miss it…and glad we are on school break so children can sleep in tomorrow. Thanks, Diane and helpers, for your hospitality in hosting us all – we loved it!

1 comment:

  1. Okay yours are great too in a different way. Love the close up of the branches. But.....well....Laynee's hee hees.

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