We're back!

Aww... it sure feels good to be back home!

We had a great trip!

I can't wait to see you all!

Take luck! :)

Good News.... and some bad news

Good News

News on Grandpa

• Mom has been up in Roseburg for the last week with Grandpa. Grandpa is 83 and is in the hospital because of several blood clots and bad gang-green in his leg. The hospital was thinking they might have to amputate his leg but his leg is now recovering. He was in the Intensive Care Unit, almost always unconscious from pain medications, and his old body was barely holding up.
  
  But in the last week Grandpa has been healing quickly; not just physically but spiritually too! He had no idea how close to death he was until they were able to reduce his pain meds. His doctor was a Christian and shared how Grandpa had been spared and that Grandpa's wife (grandma) had practically saved his life by constantly caring and watching out for him.
  
  Grandpa really took this heart. He had never surrendered his life to Christ before that, but had always been stubborn and unwilling to submit to God's Word. Then, all of a sudden, he asked to be baptized one morning. Mom asked him a lot of questions to confirm that he had truly accepted Christ and was ready to live for Him. And according to mom, Grandpa, by the power of the Holy Spirit, had truly accepted Christ! She and Grandma are really excited!
  
  Now, Grandpa wants to go to Church, meet the Pastor, and do all these things that he had been too stubborn to do before! God has apparently answered ours prayers for Grandpa. Pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to work through Grandpa and that these signs of salvation will be prove to be genuine.

News From Today

We went on an awesome boating trip with the Deems today! It was perfect weather for wake-boarding and everything! There weren't any sharks this time, either! Thank goodness! ;D

It was truly a blast! I haven't had that much fun in a awhile. However, I nearly lost my china-hat to the ravenous lake. I recovered it though; but you'll never guess how. If you really want to hear the whole story behind the nearly lost china-hat, leave a comment and I'll post about it. :)

Alexa brought her nice camera on the boat and took tons of pictures; so she'll probably post some of those soon. If not, maybe I will.

News about Next Week

We will be leaving on Sunday and be gone till next Saturday. We'll be staying in Roseburg until Wednesday to work on the Grandparents house, then we'll be camping at Silver Falls campground until the OceanNetwork homeschooling conference in Portland. Whew! Then we'll come home just in time to set up for church on Sunday. :D It'll be fun camping for the first time this summer!

Bad News

• I don't know if this is really 'bad news' but it is disappointing news. In one of my earlier posts I had talked about being offered a full-time job. Well, they reconsidered the offer because they want someone who would able to work for them as a living. As in work for them for a long, long time. I would only being working for them for maybe a few years. So, they have someone doing the summer job and they're going to interview some other people who might be willing to work longer term. So, that's a little disappointing. But I know that when God closes a door it usually means he has opened a better door somewhere else. (And I have hunch that that other door might be- pursuing web design as a career. Ya never know! :D Hmm.... that's something else I should post about.)
  

• I've been checking who broke to semis and octas at Nationals. No one from Clarion Club broke. *sniff* How sad.... I'm sure they all feel really disappointed. :(
  
However, the fact that they got there in the first place is something to be proud of.
Way to go guys! Great job making it to Nationals! Now hurry up and come home! :D

Alrighty, I'll see ya'll later!

God bless!

Some Good Movies We've Seen in the Past Month

Bella (PG-13)
This is a great pro-life movie. Excellent acting throughout! There are some disturbing scenes, however.

The Ultimate Gift (PG)
This one is about a young man who grows from a spoiled brat into a selfless man through a series of 'gifts' that his deceased grandfather gives him. Good movie!

WaterHorse (PG)

Good, funny, kids' movie. Great cinematography!

Me: The List-aholic :D

Wowza!

Well, I just got offered a full time job! It would pay well above minimum wage too. WOWZA! FULL-time! .....I dunno if I could do it! :D

Another bonus is I would be able to carpool to work with Nathan and save on gas!

Wowza #2: I'm most likely going to be Nate's Cable Reel Assembler and Supplier guy.... for Sleaddventures. I actually just spent a ton of my savings ordering the equipment required to assemble cable reels. It should be shipped here in the next few days.

Wowza #3: I've got a neighbor who has a bunch of yard work for me to do.... and he's paying me. :D I actually worked through the afternoon for him today... stacking wood, weed-whacking, mowing, etc.

Wowza #4: God is soo good. That's the long and short of it.... God is so good.
There is soo much stuff that has been happening that I wish I could post..... there just isn't enough time. Nevertheless, I'll try to cover the basics of how God has been blessing me.

Well, it seems the topic of money has been coming up a lot lately... other guys I know are looking for ways to make money; in our church discipleship program, we've been discussing how to handle finances and be debt free; Nathan is working away like an ant earning money so he can buy a house; and so on, etc. So it got me thinking about how much money I need to make in order to do all these things such as- buy a car, pay for insurance, build up savings, stay out of debt, pay for a house, raise a family, etc. So I did a little math and found that I'm gonna have to be makin' ALOT of money if I want to be able to buy a house by the time I'm twenty. And then, all of a sudden I've been offered a full-time job and all these money-making opportunities. Wowza! :D
So, in conclusion, God has been good to me. He is good. And He is always going to be good.

Have a blessed day!

Baby Chicks- Day One

Baby Chickens!

Well, we ordered 20 chicks from the Grange Coop a while ago and we got a call today that they've arrived at the store and are ready to pick up! So soon enough we'll be back to the egg laying business with 20 chirping little fuzz-balls!

Can't wait to pick 'em up. We'll have to have all of you over to come and seen them! (and of course hold 'em. :)

More pictures to follow! (I think :)

Take Luck! :D