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


Tuesday, October 29, 2013

10-29-13 TFW Part 2: Saturday Afternoon

The afternoon was partly cloudy, partly sunny, which made for cool times and hot times, but no one complained. The girls started out with a walk around Lake Richard.

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Josh just blew off steam!

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And the boys joined the jam for a good while.

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A walk to the creek rewarded us with a view of this beaver dam. Pretty neat.

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Littles had a great time on the playground set.

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The sun came out ever so occasionally while the kids played volleyball. L-R: Mary, Kate, Hannah?, Jayla, Tori, Susan, Sarah?, Jackie, Mindy, Esther, Rachel.

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Mike showed the girls how to do it right!

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Abby and Karen joined in.

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Mary Katherine and Velda found they had a lot in common.

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And the music went on and on…

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and it was good.

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Spark.

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A few boys joined the game – Jacob, Craig, Levi, and

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Huck Finn.

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Jewel and Rachel.

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Esther, Bethany, Amber, Rhoda, and Jessica.

(I think!)

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Emily, Tanya, Sarah.

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Jonas.

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Shane, Reuben, Luc, Jackson, and Jesse.

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Sitting L-R: Jesse, Galen, Fritz, Mike, Jodi. Baby Letty.

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Standing L-R: Chris, Craig, Jesse, Trent, Javan.

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And the afternoon ended when suppertime was called.

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