March 2024

March 2024
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


Thursday, July 30, 2015

7-30-15 Weekend

Friday afternoon ASK took the kids to Dave’s pond to see the new sand that was dumped on the beach.

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Neighbors brought straw that evening.

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Friday night was beautiful for a fire, pancakes and all.

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Drill + whisk = fun.

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Pancakes didn’t turn out so well, so we had a few marshmallows for snack instead.

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Saturday morning sweet corn time!

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Barn painter and Corey added to the action.

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Glad for Erika’s help in cutting. And cutting. And cutting. My requested 5 bushels turned out 73 quarts. Hmm. That’s funny math.

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But no complaints here! It was beautiful corn (to the kids’ disappointment, only one worm in all those ears). Sweet & delicious. Many many thanks, U. Randy!

The young group hosted a very blessed Invite-A-Friend weekend, so we had a houseful of young people Saturday night. Sunday morning, by special request, the kids sang a song after breakfast.

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l-r: Grant A, Todd A, Nathan M, Trevor H, Jesse, Josh S, Erika S, Jordan S, Levi, Sarah, Jacob, Ben, Tori, Jewel, Candice S, Josh, Kate. Made for a wonderful singing around the piano!! Oh my these young people can sing, and I’m so thankful they do. Good thing the roof was raised, because if it wasn’t it would’ve been. What an encouragement to praise God with heart and voice and to see the youth of our church value and embrace this precious heritage they’ve been given.

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After a blessed day of worship at church, which included more wonderfully inspiring singing, the young people sang for the residents at Chestnut Place; they finished up their weekend with a meal at the fellowship hall.

Back home again, the music continued.

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My favorite Smile

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That’s it.

 

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

Psalm 92:1-3

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