Holland

 “A cheerful look brings joy to the heart,” Proverbs 15:30

My question today is…where has the time gone?  This is a picture taken just after the birth of our second child, Holland Rachel, born May 26th, 2002.  Today she turned 8!  I can’t believe it!  

Happy Birthday Holland…we love you so much words will never do justice to the feelings in our hearts.  We pray that you will grow up to be a woman of Godly character who first loves the Lord her God with all her heart!  That you will find JOY in all circumstances and happiness in knowing the Peace that passes all understanding.  That you will be a witness of the love of our Creator as well as being His hands and feet in everything you do.  We pray for strength, wisdom, and grace in raising you as it is a journey that the Lord has blessed us with and we give you entirely to Him!  Thank you Lord for blessing our family with Holland. 

Enjoy my walk down memory lane…

 

 

 

 

Grillin’ an’ Chillin’

“They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.”  Acts 2:46-47 

 

The weather was beautiful on Saturday!  A perfect day to be grilling with friends….thank you Eric and Natasha for your friendship and hospitality!  We missed Megan and the boys as they were out of town, but were glad that Greg could man the grill:)  Natasha and Eric were kind enough to have us in at the last minute even while her mom was in town!  It turned out to be a beautiful day and this was a great way to finish it off.

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Working Outdoors

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” Colossians 3:23

The past week was a busy one.  Life doesn’t appear to be slowing up any time soon…but for now I thought I’d add a little glimpse into some of the busyness of our lives.  Sydney snapped this picture of one of our many blooming Irises.  We actually had so many that we transplanted them into the garden simply because we didn’t have anywhere else to put them!  Last Thursday the ground had finally dried up enough to get into the garden…which was desperately in need of attention.  So the kids and I ventured out first to our personal garden.  We hoed the majority of the dry areas and planted corn, beans, onions (bigger job than I expected), more tomatoes, pickling cucumbers, and a few extra peppers.  All of the kids helped in this venture, whether planting, weeding, mulching, or for some…digging in the mud:)  After we felt that we had accomplished enough for that day we headed on over to our “community” garden and had to replant some of the plants that we lost due to all of the rain we have been having.  We also were able to finally plant the sweet potatoes.  It seemed like a long day and we were glad to be done that is for sure.  I can honestly say that everyone “pulled their weight”.