Thursday, November 24, 2011

Thankful for God's Light

The Lord has been teaching us much in recent weeks. Two verses have become particularly precious to me:


If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me night,"
Even the darkness is not dark to You;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with You.
Psalm 139:11–12


My God is light.
If it seems dark to me, it is simply because my eyes are closed.


These are some of the precious blessings for which we are thankful from recent weeks ...


Big Helpers ...

A Big Helper in Training ...

A visit from Grandma and Grandpa ...

A fun family outing ...




Family Photos ...

Crayons ...Creativity ...


Snuggle time with our munchkins!!

Daddy!!!


Big Brother ...


Big Sister ...


Ultrasounds ...


We have been looking forward to sharing as one of our Thanksgiving praises that Matthew would be a big brother in 2012. However, this last week, God chose to take our tiniest one Home, and this picture is both our first and last until we meet him or her in Heaven. So, Matthew is a big brother ... but in 2011, and his little brother or sister has already beat him to Heaven. :o)


We appreciate your prayers. There have definitely been many tears and I'm sure there are more to come, but our God is Good. All the time. And we are so thankful to know that even this is part of His perfect plan for us.


Happy Thanksgiving!

Monday, October 31, 2011

October?

Somehow it seems as though I blinked and October disappeared. Much of that, however, has to do with caring for this young man ...

We are so thankful to see his energy returning after his bout with pneumonia.

And we're praying not to see more of this for a very long time ... he was pretty sick there for a while.
However, with the arrival and exodus of October, we have also enjoyed some beautiful fall weather ...

Beautiful colors ...



Growing grass!

Mountain hikes ...


Fun with the tractor ...

Training in cement work ...
And an 18-month birthday ...

Among other things. :o)


Christmas is coming ... which means that Christmas projects must be finished ... which means that I must beg your understanding when blog posts continue few and far between ...


Happy November!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Rejoicing!



We are rejoicing with the angels in Heaven tonight
over God's incredible gift of salvation in the life of one His precious children!


And Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, ...
for to such belongs the kingdom of Heaven."
Matthew 19:14


We PRAISE GOD for HIS work in drawing Peter to Himself!
And we are so thankful for each of you who have prayed
and had a part leading him to our Savior.

If you do not know our Savior, though,
we want you to know that He loves you, too,
and we would love to have the privilege
of introducing you to Him.


For God so loved the world,
that He gave His only Son
that whoever believes in Him
should not perish,
but have eternal life.
John 3:16

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

This Moment #10 ~ Keeping House

Peter–exterior maintenance. Check.


Hannah–interior design. Check.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Monday, October 10, 2011

This Moment #8 ~ First "Project"

Hannah-bug's first ever school "project"!

Sunday, October 9, 2011

This Moment #7 ~ Homemade Applesauce




Incredible flavor, incredibly easy.



The Recipe

  1. Load your crockpot with peeled, sliced apples. (I used Mutzu, Golden Delicious, and a couple Pink Ladies.)

  2. Sprinkle cinnamon liberally over top.

  3. Cook on low, 8–10 hours.

  4. Blend with stick mixer.

  5. Enjoy.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

This Moment #5 ~ Getting "in" to your toys



He was very very quiet.
I was very very glad to find this. :o)

Thursday, October 6, 2011

This Moment #4 ~ Mommy & Crew

Gotta love bathtime clean munchkins, jammies, and a good book!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

This Moment #3 ~ Boys vs. Girls

The difference between boys and girls.
:o)

Tuesday, October 4, 2011