Tuyet is back from Southern California and her dad is on the road to recovery. Time is what it takes for all to heal. I have to recruit help on the babies as they are a handful. Even Ged pitches in to help clean them up after the bottle feeding........drool fest. After the babies are done drinking their milk they commence to suck on each others noses for a while. Aaron, Boo, Buggies, and I went fishing on the Snake River on Sunday, lots of fun but Aaron is scared of heights and wouldn't get near the edge to take the picture (just like his mom). Myles on the other hand would hang from his toe nails over the edge with a huge smile on his face.
8 comments:
Great Pics.
I love to see Myles smile.
Boo, we too have been praying for your family. I am glad things are going well for him.
Take care and have fun feeding the cows.
Cecelia
One Explanation
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
“After I rise from the dead, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Matthew 26:32
Remember [Christ’s] followers’ fear at the crucifixion? They ran. Scared as cats in a dog pound…
But fast-forward forty days. Bankrupt traitors have become a force of life-changing fury. Peter is preaching in the very precinct where Christ was arrested. Followers of Christ defy the enemies of Christ. Whip them and they’ll worship. Lock them up and they’ll launch a jailhouse ministry. As bold after the Resurrection as they were cowardly before it.
Explanation: Greed? They made no money. Power? They gave all the credit to Christ. Popularity? Most were killed for their beliefs.
Only one explanation remains—a resurrected Christ and his Holy Spirit. The courage of these men and women was forged in the fire of the empty tomb
Pictures are awesome. . . . While in the Grand Teton National Park, we went on a float trip on the Snake river. It is beautiful. I can certainly appreciate the heights. Dwayne is just as fearful. We went to the 'Grand Canyon' of the Yellowstone park, and the canyons were very deep, and the drop was definitely dangerous. It didn't bother me, as I went down into them, Dwayne stayed up on a height that was comfortable to him. you live in beautiful country!!! I love your cows, they're beautiful. WHEN i have more property, I'm definitely getting a cow ... or two. I love the black and white holsteins. Just ask anyone! I love them. You all continue to be in my prayers,
Much love,
K8
When Hopes Don’t Happen
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
“In the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion.”
Psalm 27:5 NKJV
What do we do with our disappointments? We could do what Miss Haversham did. Remember her in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations? Jilted by her fiancé just prior to the wedding…she closed all the blinds in the house, stopped every clock, left the wedding cake on the table to gather cobwebs, and wore her wedding dress until it hung in yellow decay around her shrunken form. Her wounded heart consumed her life.
We can follow the same course.
Or we can follow the example of the apostle Paul. His goal was to be a missionary in Spain…however, God sent him to prison. Sitting in a Roman jail, Paul could have made the same choice as Miss Haversham, but he didn’t. Instead he said, “As long as I’m here, I might as well write a few letters.” Hence your Bible has the Epistles to Philemon, the Philippians, the Colossians, and the Ephesians.
Have a GREAT day!
Aunt k8
That is too cute. and looks like a lot of fun! So ya...so myles the 26th was your 13 and one month!! i hnow lame. but i think its fun do say that.!!! So how are you and what is up with ya?
this is short but I luv you!
bye ")
No Strings Attached
Thursday, June 28, 2007
“He is the One who loves us, who made us free from our sins with the blood of his death.”
Revelation 1:5
When we love with expectations, we say, “I love you. But I’ll love you even more if…” Christ’s love had none of this. No strings, no expectations, no hidden agendas, no secrets. His love for us was, and is, up front and clear. “I love you,” he says. “Even if you let me down. I love you in spite of your failures.”
One step behind the expectations of Christ come his forgiveness and tenderness. Tumble off the tightrope of what our Master expects and you land safely in his net of tolerance.
Good morning everyone. It's HOT HOT HOT in VA 96 with 100% humidity . . . that's a VA summer for you. Keep cool, have a great day!
Much love and continued prayers!
Aunt K8
Go First to God
Friday, June 29, 2007
“This is my commitment to my people: removal of their sins.”
Romans 11:27 MSG
God does more than forgive our mistakes; he removes them! We simply have to take them to him.
He not only wants the mistakes we’ve made. He wants the ones we are making! Are you making some? Are you drinking too much? Are you cheating at work or cheating at marriage? Are you mismanaging money? Are you mismanaging your life?
If so, don’t pretend nothing is wrong. Don’t pretend you don’t fall. Don’t try to get back in the game. Go first to God. The first step after a stumble must be in the direction of the cross.
Hey all!
Running in the morning at 6 am with Celia's little man Brian. We're going to run about 6 miles. I told him to be nice to me . . . I'm old and slow. It should be fun. Have a great day! Much love and continued prayers.
Aunt K8
A List of Our Sins
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
“He canceled the record that contained the chargesagainst us. He…destroyed it by nailing it to Christ’s cross.”
Colossians 2:14 NLT
Come with me to the hill of Calvary…Watch as the soldiers shove the Carpenter to the ground and stretch his arms against the beams. One presses a knee against a forearm and a spike against a hand. Jesus turns his face toward the nail just as the soldier lifts the hammer to strike it.
The crowd at the cross concluded that the purpose of the pounding was to skewer the hands of Christ to a beam. But they were only half-right. We can’t fault them for missing the other half. They couldn’t see it…
Between his hand and the wood there was a list. A long list. A list of our mistakes: our lusts and lies, greedy moments and prodigal years. A list of our sins.
The list, however, cannot be read. The words can’t be deciphered. The mistakes are covered. The sins are hidden. Those at the top are hidden by his hand; those down the list are covered by his blood.
to all . .. Happy 4th of July. Hope all is well with all of you. Enjoy the day, and any and all fireworks. We'll have a quiet day at home!
Much love,
K8
It’s Inexplicable
Thursday, July 05, 2007
“The LORD who saves you is the Holy One of Israel.”
Isaiah 49:7
Even after generations of people had spit in his face, he still loved them. After a nation of chosen ones had stripped him naked and ripped his incarnated flesh, he still died for them. And even today, after billions have chosen to prostitute themselves before the pimps of power, fame, and wealth, he still waits for them.
It is inexplicable. It doesn’t have a drop of logic nor a thread of rationality.
And yet, it is that very irrationality that gives the gospel its greatest defense. For only God could love like that…
How absurd to think that such nobility would go to such poverty to share such a treasure with such thankless souls.
But he did.
Hope you all had a great holiday. We enjoyed a quiet cookout with Dwayne's family at our home. Got up early in the morning, drove to a small town in VA, Culpepper. Ran the Freedom 5k (won second place in my age group :o), pretty good for an old woman!) Now, it's back to work! Have a great day, and remember, prayers continue!
K8
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