Fellowship, Fun, Family, Fair, Friends and Food!

This past weekend, we were invited by some very thoughtful friends to attend a picnic hosted by a dear family they have known for many, many years.  It was held on their beautiful acreage.

We enjoyed meeting many new families and friends, and were blessed with hearing God's word,

and some great things God has done by an awesome speaker (from Australia!). 

We also loved listening to some great music by many of the families in attendance.

This special family is very gifted with their voices,

and they blessed us in many ways.

This song was a great one, and since they had a request to sing it again later in the day,

we were able to quickly grab the video camera and record most of it!   

Turn up the volume and enjoy!

Evan S. did a great job leading the young folks that were at the picnic in a worshipful song that they had sung together at the spring Christian Heritage conference.

 The next day,

we enjoyed going to our local fair!

 Short . . . tall!!!

  The whole family came out to go to the demolition derby!

Victoria and Caroline's goats did great there!

The guys enjoyed practicing their archery skills . .. 

on each other! ; -) 

At the end of the day, we were pleasantly surprised to see good friends Jonathan and Heather V. as we were leaving the fair.  We were blessed to be able to go to dinner together and then enjoy a visit back at our house afterwards!  We had a lots of laughs and a great time together! 

Then, yesterday, a few of us enjoyed spending the day with Lydia . . .

turning these beauties into . . .

THIS!!!!!

First, comes all the sterilizing of the jars, lids, etc.

Lucy the lab was careful to supervise all the goings on. 

 And make sure Brielle was finishing her snacks.

Lucy and her side-kick Sandy,

both looking for something good to eat in the summer kitchen. 

McKenna, Cassidy, Aunt Kelley, and Meemom were the helpers for the day,

and were a HUGE blessing!!!



We had some great laughs!

I think a good time was had by all!

And some great memories made on the Tevis farm! 

Lucy kept "checking" on Brielle to make sure she was finishing all her food. ;-)

The boys coming back from feeding Rosie's calf. 

The fruit of our labor!!!



Happy Birthday (Almost!), Richie!!!!

We had fun celebrating this super special guy last night!

 God blessed us all real good when he brought Richie into our lives.

We are soooo thankful to the Lord for him!!!

 He is very special in many ways!

He loves the Lord and living for Him,

he loves his lovely wife,

and he loves his family, friends, farm and small-town community.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

He is overflowing with thankfulness for life,

and all the Lord has done for him.

And so are we!!! 

 He always helps us look at the funnier side of life . . . 

 and keeps us laughing!!

 Love these two!

Together, they are one very special bundle of blessings that bring us such joy!!!   

Richie is quite spoiled blessed with all of Lydia's excellent fresh-off-the-farm cooking and baking. 

She blessed us all last night with her fruit pies

and straight-from-Rosie-the-milk-cow homemade ice-cream!   Oh my!

 A few of the party guests . . .;-)

We love you, Richie!!!!!!!!!! 

Praises and Prayers

"Let all that I am praise the LORD;
may I never forget the good things he does for me."
Psalm 103:2

"Don't worry about anything;

instead, pray about everything.

 Tell God what you need,

and thank him for all he has done."

Phil. 4:6

 

We recently enjoyed getting together with Ben and Elisabeth.

We praise the Lord for this young, newly married couple

that are stepping out in faith to start a brand new campus ministry at Bellevue College near Seattle.

Ben and Elisabeth are both recent graduates of Western Washington University.

They sure inspired us with their hearts to serve the Lord,

and willingness to follow the Lord's call into full-time missions.

We know the Lord will use them mightily to speak Truth

and preach the Good News

where it is so desperately needed! And to also come alongside

and encourage the Christian students who attend there.  

We know they would be so grateful for your prayers for them,

as they raise their support and look for the right location to set-up their home.

May our Lord's abundant blessings be upon them!

 As the days wind down with our fun visit with Papa Bob and Meemom,

we praise the Lord for the blessing of our precious family and the special times we've had together.

 

Papa Bob eyeing Joe's freshly made smore!!

Sharaya eyeing Meemom's freshly made smore!! : -)

Roasting some toes by the fire!

We would also be so grateful for your prayers for little Brielle.

Recently, several very painful canker sores have popped up around the tip

and underside of her tongue,

making eating, drinking and even sleeping nearly impossible!!

Needless to say, she is very uncomfortable and really needs quick healing from the Lord to stay hydrated and nourished.  Thank you so much! 

 

 

Summer Fun with Family, Friends, and Furballs ;- )

It's been a fun-filled few days with family and friends! ;-)

We're continuing to enjoy PapaBob and Meemom's visit in many ways.

Saturday, we had lunch here with our awesome neighbors and friends, the Moore's. 

We also were blessed to have Aunt Kelley's friend, Lewis, join us for the day. 

 And we love having McKenna and Cassidy here for the summer,

making everything we do lots of fun! 

Some of us enjoyed playing volleyball together . . .

Go Mrs. Moore!!!

Excellent effort, Timmy!

Nice form, Daddy!

Way to go, Victoria!

Lookin' good, Valerie!



Good job, givin' it your all, Kyle! ;-)

 After Aunt Kelley treated us to a delicious lasagna meal,

some of us enjoyed hiking up the nearby trail to this cross and overlook.  

On Friday night when the men went out to dinner to talk business . . .

 . . . us girls had fun playing Mad Gab.

 We've also been playing lots of Quiddler and Scrabble!

 

One night, we had a Scrabble tournament.

We started with two Srabble boards with four-five people on each board.

These two pictures were at the very end of the tournament. 

It came down to Daddy, Caroline and Victoria!

 

 It was pretty close!

In the end, Caroline won 1st place and Victoria was second!

(Daddy third! ;-)

Checking and double-checking their words! ;-)

 

All the while,

Brielle has been lovin' on all the "dog-dogs" that are around her!

She LOVES them!!!!

 And Benjamin has been enjoying
being a fireman . . .

and a knight-in-shining-armor! ;-)

Beautiful view on Saturday night from PapaBob and Meemom's deck!

Thank you, Lord!