Well, the time has come to say goodbye! We will be leaving at 5:00am tomorrow morning! We are all very excited! We appreciate your prayers and hope to be in touch again soon. I'm going to try to keep you all updated, but we'll have to see!
We are so very grateful to Daddy and Mama for giving to us a much better education than the world has to offer! This conference will be a wonderful learing tool! They have truly obeyed the Lord!
Goodbye For Now!
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. (KJV)
Deuteronomy 6:7
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Dinner with the "Incredible Hucks!" (Aunt Rocio and Uncle Dan)
Uncle Dan and Aunt Rocio had us over for dinner on Saturday night. We had a wonderful dinner and time of games and visiting!
Rocio had decided to make "Sloppy Joe's" for dinner and so she taught Mamma, Katie and I how to make them. First, Katie chopped bell pepper and onion and then she and I took turns and sauteed (I hope that is spelled right) it in olive oil. Cio then had me cook up ground beef with the bell pepper and onion and, finally, added stewed tomatoes and plenty of ketchup! It was super easy and really delicious!
While the girls were in the kitchen cooking, the guys were in the living room with Uncle Dan checking out his "Wii" System. They were playing bowling and really enjoyed it! Aunt Rocio called them to dinner and we all agreed that it was delicious!
After dinner Dad, Uncle Dan, Aunt Rocio and Mamma persuaded me to try the "Wii" system playing tennis. I didn't really want to, but after the first game it was actually fun! It was weird to hold a remote in your hand and swing in mid air at nothing, but it was fun! Even Joshua and Natey played with the help of Ry and I. We all had alot of fun and we got to enjoy a delicious watermelon Uncle Dan had picked out that morning from the store.
Rocio had decided to make "Sloppy Joe's" for dinner and so she taught Mamma, Katie and I how to make them. First, Katie chopped bell pepper and onion and then she and I took turns and sauteed (I hope that is spelled right) it in olive oil. Cio then had me cook up ground beef with the bell pepper and onion and, finally, added stewed tomatoes and plenty of ketchup! It was super easy and really delicious!
While the girls were in the kitchen cooking, the guys were in the living room with Uncle Dan checking out his "Wii" System. They were playing bowling and really enjoyed it! Aunt Rocio called them to dinner and we all agreed that it was delicious!
After dinner Dad, Uncle Dan, Aunt Rocio and Mamma persuaded me to try the "Wii" system playing tennis. I didn't really want to, but after the first game it was actually fun! It was weird to hold a remote in your hand and swing in mid air at nothing, but it was fun! Even Joshua and Natey played with the help of Ry and I. We all had alot of fun and we got to enjoy a delicious watermelon Uncle Dan had picked out that morning from the store.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Getting Ready.....
Well, I'm sure most of you are wondering what our family is so busy doing! We are getting ready for the annual ATI (Advances Training Institute) Conference in Sacramento, CA, July 1-4. We attended the conference last year, and we hoped the Lord would have us attend this year again!
Here we are getting ready, and were all very excited! We are planning to leave the 29th, Monday morning, at which I will try to keep you all updated. I believe we will be starting out around 4-6 am in the morning. The trip will take over 7 hours. We'll arrive at our hotel and then I think Dad would like to visit some places there. Tuesday, we will have registration, and I will have a teacher training to attend. I am volunteering to work in the CI, Children's Institute, where I will be working with 4-7 year-olds, teaching verses, songs and different character qualities. I am very excited to see how the Lord uses this year's CI to teach me!
Ryan, Daniel and Isaiah will be attending a program called ALERT CADET. Where they will be taken on a tram to a camp. Here they will be taught many useful and survival skills. they are also going to work on verses and character building skills. Ryan and Daniel went last year and now Isaiah is graduating from CI to ALERT CADET. He's very excited!
Caytlin will attend a girls program called Pre-excel, where she will do almost the same as in a CI, but a more "girl" version; Learning songs, verses and character qualities. She is very excited, as she went last year and had a wonderful time!
Dad and Mom will attend sessions of teaching from godly men and women. Mr. Bill Gothard will be present and will speak, as well as several others. Last year (I missed it because I was teaching in the CI) my family heard from and met Mr. Doug Small.
Nathanael is going to the CI again and he is very excited! He still loves to sing the songs from last year and he will be on my team!
So, we have had alot of shopping and preparing to do! All of us have to wear certain outfits to the different programs. Pray that we will find everything we need!
To a more present subject. We are going to have dinner with Aunt Rocio and Uncle Dan tonight at 4:30pm. We are all very excited! We haven't seen them since April.
Well I'm going to have to run! That's all for now!
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose".
Romans 8:28
Here we are getting ready, and were all very excited! We are planning to leave the 29th, Monday morning, at which I will try to keep you all updated. I believe we will be starting out around 4-6 am in the morning. The trip will take over 7 hours. We'll arrive at our hotel and then I think Dad would like to visit some places there. Tuesday, we will have registration, and I will have a teacher training to attend. I am volunteering to work in the CI, Children's Institute, where I will be working with 4-7 year-olds, teaching verses, songs and different character qualities. I am very excited to see how the Lord uses this year's CI to teach me!
Ryan, Daniel and Isaiah will be attending a program called ALERT CADET. Where they will be taken on a tram to a camp. Here they will be taught many useful and survival skills. they are also going to work on verses and character building skills. Ryan and Daniel went last year and now Isaiah is graduating from CI to ALERT CADET. He's very excited!
Caytlin will attend a girls program called Pre-excel, where she will do almost the same as in a CI, but a more "girl" version; Learning songs, verses and character qualities. She is very excited, as she went last year and had a wonderful time!
Dad and Mom will attend sessions of teaching from godly men and women. Mr. Bill Gothard will be present and will speak, as well as several others. Last year (I missed it because I was teaching in the CI) my family heard from and met Mr. Doug Small.
Nathanael is going to the CI again and he is very excited! He still loves to sing the songs from last year and he will be on my team!
So, we have had alot of shopping and preparing to do! All of us have to wear certain outfits to the different programs. Pray that we will find everything we need!
To a more present subject. We are going to have dinner with Aunt Rocio and Uncle Dan tonight at 4:30pm. We are all very excited! We haven't seen them since April.
Well I'm going to have to run! That's all for now!
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose".
Romans 8:28
Friday, June 20, 2008
Happy Father's Day!!!!
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers......Malachi 4:6
We love you Daddy! Thank you for blessing us with your life!
( I'm sorry this is late!)
Busy Days....
Yes, busy, but that is how life usually is and it's always probably better that way!
A few weeks ago I took these pictures with the exception of the last one. Here they are.
I thought this one came out kinda pretty.
I really like the depth of field in this one.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. Isaiah 40:8
Here is the little princess of the family, Ryan took this one.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Always Busy.......
True to the title of this post, we are very busy folk! Its always a challenge to get a decent post on here when I can! Time is always running and I'm never at a loss for things to do! Hours seem to fly by and after only a few chores done, I often think, Where did the day go! Thankfully the Lord gives a chance to update when ever possible!
Sometimes on the spur of the moment, I come up with some strange ideas.............
The other day, I started to dance to a song which is programed to play itself on our digital piano.... the results.......are here.
Sometimes on the spur of the moment, I come up with some strange ideas.............
The other day, I started to dance to a song which is programed to play itself on our digital piano.... the results.......are here.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Showered With Blessings!
This afternoon our family was blessed with a beautiful shower our church threw to honor Little Timothy! Pastor Steve and Mrs. Orman came up with some of the most creative games! The first game: It's Somebody's Name, was very challenging; as we were given 25 phrases which were "hints" of boy names (a beam of sunlight = "ray"), which we had to figure out and write down in a short period of time! Dad actually tied for 1st place (20 correct) with one of the older ladies!!!! Second, we younger girls were given a plastic bag with little sheets of paper on which were the names of the New Testament Books. We were also given a thread and needle, our Job......sew the books in the correct order! Cristin won that game! Post Office was next! We had alot of fun addressing the envelopes to different "biblical cities": depending on what the verse inside said, we would guess what book it was from!
Mama then sat down to open gifts. She was extremely surprised at the many beautiful gifts we were given and at how much time had been put into them!
These cute little trains were on every table. Mrs. Orman had ordered them but they were the wrong color! So she very cleverly turned them inside out and with the help of some ladies, they redecorated them!
Mama then sat down to open gifts. She was extremely surprised at the many beautiful gifts we were given and at how much time had been put into them!
These cute little trains were on every table. Mrs. Orman had ordered them but they were the wrong color! So she very cleverly turned them inside out and with the help of some ladies, they redecorated them!
The People at church all chipped in to buy Mamma a lovely Rocker Recliner .
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. (KJV)
Psalms 127:3
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