My baby

Here is precious baby Sarah Joy who will be 10 months on the 8th of September. Have you ever seen a more pitiful face? She definately has the poochy lip thing down pat. I told her daddy to start immuning himself to it now or he is going to have some hard days ahead of him! All of us grown 'little girls' know what I am talking about don't we?? *giggle*

She is showing off her 3 new teeth, which makes 4 teeth on top! These made for some long nights the past couple of days! We are thankful they finally made it!

On a side note, please do not pay too close attention to her snotty nose! That comes along with the territory of teething! YUCK!
There is that pretty girl's smile!
Yes, she is standing all by herself! Can you believe it? She has taken up to 3 steps by herself, then she will "yay" for herself. It is so cute! Sorry the picture is blurry. I was taking the picture by myself while trying to get her to stand up.
All dressed up and ready to go to church! Go VOLS!

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee,
when my heart is overwhelmed:
lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For thou hast been a shelter for me,
and a strong tower from the enemy.
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever:
I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Psalm 61:2-4

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FAMILY

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Are you aware that if you died tomorrow,

the company that you’re working for

could easily replace you in a matter of days?

But the family you left behind

will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

That will surely make you stop and think, huh?

I have read this little poem before, but I just ran across it again

and thought I would share it on my blog.
~~~~
I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
“Oh excuse me please” was my reply.

He said, “Please excuse me too;
I wasn’t watching for you.”

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said good-bye.

But at home a different story is told.
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal
My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn’t realize how harshly I’d spoken.

While I lay awake in bed
God’s still small voice came to me and said,

“While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor
You’ll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.”

By this time, I felt very small
And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed
“Wake up, little one, wake up,” I said.

“Are these the flowers you picked for me?”
He smiled, “I found ‘em, out by the tree.

I picked ‘em because they’re pretty like you.
I knew you’d like ‘em, especially the blue.”

I said, “Son, I’m very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn’t have yelled at you that way.”

He said, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay.
I love you anyway.”

I said, “Son, I love you too
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.”

~~~
We had lots of fun this weekend, after a long first week of school. On Saturday, the cubscouts had a family picnic at Mt. Moriah. The boys were able to go on the huge waterslide! This is Caleb waiting for the whistle.

Here is Austin going down...

down.....
splash!
That was fun!!
This one is for you, Angela. This is Ringo and Noah enjoying their hot dog lunch! Noah informed me today that Evan takes big bites. I guess he learned that from Ringo on Saturday! *wink*
On Friday night, Alana was invited to a Bounce house. All the kids had loads of fun!

They have a special area that is only for kids under 3 years of age, so Sarah Joy enjoyed herself. She learned quickly how to get in and out of the ball pool. Here she is showing you how big she is by getting out all by herself. First, you lean forward as far as you can....

...then you put your hands down to the ground....
..then, ooooops! *Ahem* Now, for my next trick! *sheepish grin*
Ok, so I am not sure what happened on this picture, but it's kinda neat looking! This is Bethany.

Here is Caleb playing with an air hockey game. Those hoses blow out air and you use that to move the puck around. It was a neat game!

Go Bethany!!!

Wooo hoooo!

Wild girl Bethany just getting off of the big slide.
Noah sliding too.
Austin and Alana sliding....... well, Alana slid down. What is Austin doing?
Austin?
Can you see it in his eyes?

Look carefully!!!!
Hhhhmmmm, he says......
AUSTIN WAYNE!!! NO SIR!!
What did I do?So, is this a game or a way to cool off?? hehehehe!

Always take time to enjoy your family and friends.

Your housework will still be there tomorrow, but your family might not be!

Psalms 5:11
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice:

let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them:

let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

FAMILY = (F)ather (A)nd (M)other (I) (L)ove (Y)ou!

It's that time again!

Wow! I can't believe it is that time again! It is time for school to start. We had our orientation Friday night and school will officially start on Tuesday, the 14th. Caleb will be starting middle school as he is entering 6th grade, which means different teachers! They are preparing him for next year when he will actually be changing classes! He is in for alot of new stuff this year. His mom can't believe she is the mother of a middleschooler! Where has time gone? Austin is in 4th grade. He will be able to compete in more competitions this year, which is exciting.

Austin's teacher is Miss Qualls. She was also Caleb's 4th grade teacher. I asked her if she remembered Caleb as her student (ya know, how he was? We know she knows him!) to which she replied that she did. We warned her that Caleb and Austin are nothing alike! Caleb is a book worm and learns independently. Austin likes the hands on stuff and he needs lots of reminders. Both boys are extremely smart (not just a mom talking here!), they just learn differently.

Alana is in 3rd grade. She will be playing basketball and volleyball this year with the intramural leagues that starts in 3rd grade.Alana's has a new teacher but not one she isn't familiar with. She was a student teacher in Alana's 1st grade class, although she was known as Miss Booth back then. She is now Mrs. Ruwersma (sorry if I didn't spell it right! Poor kids! hehehe!).

Bethany is a big kindergartner, which means she will be staying at school all day this year!

Bethany's kindergarten class has 41 enrolled, so they had to split up the classes. Mrs. D has one class and Mrs. Ewing has the other. Mrs. Ewing has the privilege of having Bethany in her class. Or should I say, we have the privilege of having Mrs. Ewing as a teacher? It's true either way if you ask me!

So, they are all having some changes this year. We are very excited about a new year!

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Torments of Hell

"Is Hell real?" you may ask. Absolutely! Hell is not a figment of our imagination, where we live now or the grave, as many people sadly say. Hell is real my friend! Hell is a place of torment.

A couple of posts ago, I posted on Heaven, and how I knew that I was going there. If you do not accept Jesus as your personal Saviour, then your destination is Hell. God is a God of love, but he is also a righteous God who does not allow sin into Heaven. One must be cleansed by the precious blood of Jesus in order to get into Heaven. There is no other way.

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:

no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Bro. Fred Adams preached at our church last night. He is the pastor of a church in Ohio. He is also deaf! He is able to talk, although his speech is not always crystal clear. Last night, he preached and signed at the same time. His message was so powerful as he preached about the Torments of Hell. We have many family and friends who are on their way to Hell because they have not trusted in Jesus Christ alone for their salvation. We pray for you every day. We have wept many tears on your behalf. We are begging you not to go to Hell!!!

I put a link on this post for any of you who will take the time to watch and listen to Bro. Adams preach/sign. The video is only 30 minutes long. 30 minutes isn't very long in contrast to eternity!!! Before clicking on the link below, scroll back up to the sonific song that is playing and click pause.

Click here to watch: "Torments of Hell"