From Our Family To Yours...

Matthew

Happy 17th Birthday

Matthew!
December 10th

Matthew with his new stilts!

Bird hunting is a favorite for him!

Always enjoys helping out some friends on their farm!

Uncle Matthew showing Braxton something outside.

Fun and games with friends

A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.

Proverbs 16:9

Emily

Happy 10th Birthday

Emily!
November 23rd

Sledding with friends!

Ice skating was a favorite pastime!

Helping in the garden.

Time at the zoo with cousins.

First airplane ride!!

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 1:1-2

Josiah

Happy 12th Birthday

Josiah!
November 14th

Goofing off with friends :-)

Josiah and Mark's favorite pastime; catching snakes!!

Bowling, a favorite activity this past year.

Getting ready for his first airplane ride!

Uncle Josiah

Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

Psalm 95:1

Heritage Fire Sprinkler Becomes a Reality!!!!

      I'm not quite sure where to start with this post, but as probably most of you are aware Brent quit his job of 10  years and began Heritage Fire Sprinkler, Inc.  The family owned business he enjoyed working for was bought out by a huge corporation, and the changes were too numerous to stay.  It was like the Lord saying, "Just take the jump and trust Me!"  With the whole family's 100% backing we took the jump on Sept. 17, and the Lord has blessed beyond our imaginations.  This has been a family endeavor, and it has been neat to see how the Lord has used each of the older children in this journey.

      Hopefully, we can share more in the future or you can give us a call; we have many stories of how the Lord has provided beyond what we deserve.  Thanks to all of you who have been praying for us in this endeavor!

      We've attached the flyer that one of the older kids designed to give you all an idea of what Brent is now doing. The web site that is mentioned is the bare essentials, but we hope in the near future to have that updated with more information for our customers.

          

September Randoms

Trevor switching out an engine from one car to another.

I guess this is what you do when you can't quite reach where you need to! :-)

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For Dad's 50th birthday, we surprised him with a family bowling night.

Dad

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We always enjoy the precious fellowship with our church family.

Holding some of our friend's Aussie puppies (just 2 weeks old and eyes still closed)... adorable!

Of course there's always volleyball ;-)

Jonathan K. & Matthew

Dad doing a serve :-)

Ashley & Traci B.

Angie B, Bethany, Susanna K, Kara & Katelyn S.

Playing 'Spoons'

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Loading hay-bales for one of Trevor's customer's

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We turned 9 bushels of apples into applesauce - making 108 quarts.  It took us a whole day....a very LONG day; but it was well worth it!  Now we can enjoy our apples all through the winter. ;-d

Everyone (even John) pitched in to help. As the saying goes, "Many hands make light work"!

Washing......cutting......cooking.....processing......canning

...and yes some taste-testing too. ;-)

Nothing beats fresh, warm applesauce!

These apples were nice and juicy so we got several gallons of fresh apple-juice....delicious!

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One week-end, our church did a father/son camp-out. 

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The next post will reveal why our posts are getting farther and farther behind; no we haven't fallen off the face of the earth!!

Graduation Celebration

Congratulations Trevor!

Trevor reached a new milestone in his life this summer - he finished high school!!! All he wanted was a "party" - nothin' fancy - to celebrate. So, on September 19th, we had an open house. The Lord gave us gorgeous weather, and we had a very special time reflecting and celebrating with family and friends.

The young people (and young at heart;-) enjoyed some volleyball.

Visiting with friends

Visiting with the grandparents

We had a special time of music and sharing.

Kara, Trevor, Jesse B, Ben B, Matthew K, & Jonathan K.

"But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned...
from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able
to make thee wise unto salvation through faith
which is in Christ Jesus."

~2 Timothy 3:14,15~