Happy Friday!

Happy Friday, everyone!

 Learning how to drink out of a cup by herself... 

and learning to like mommy's green drink. :)

 Verity loves to look outside! And it is nice that we have a low enough window in the living room that she can look out from.

 Remember Verity's first tuba visit?! <----- (click to find pictures) Well, James' tuba was home for a day recently (that sounds funny!) and I couldn't resist getting another "tuba" shot. :)

 Yes, she still fits and doesn't mind being in there! And to those of you who are wondering, no, she didn't get stuck. ;)

 My precious gem.

And a thought....

"A loving deed costs very little, but done in the name of Christ it will be eternal" ~ DL Moody.

If only we could grasp the importance of building the eternal; I believe that we who call ourselves 'Christians' would live far differently.

Heavenly minded.

Let's make an effort to build the eternal this weekend. It will cost you very little but in the end, it will be worth the time and effort eternally! Just one small deed....

8 Months

We are 8 months already!!!!

Mud Isn't Just For Boys!

With all of the work that has been going on behind our house and rain from the past few days, there is a glorious MUD puddle/yard that I have been eying! (Rachel and Amy, you know about that!) So the other day when James got home from work, I told him that I wanted to go splash in the puddles.....

Now if you know me and mud, I am not content

to just "splash" around..... watch out!

Be prepared for war! :)

And don't forget to add a little love.....

I was trying to get him in but we BOTH

ended up going down!

It was a bit stinky from sitting there 

but the fun was priceless!

 

You know, marriage has it's mud puddles sometimes,

but it depends on what you do with that "mud" ..... 

choosing to make it grow your relationship and

love each other more makes that mud

worth while and even a blessing!

Building Tomorrow

"Today was yesterdays building project.
Needless to say, today we are

building tomorrow."

Sorry it isn't much but I haven't had a lot to post lately (obviously!) and so I decided just to post a
thought that I have been pondering. 

And here is a recent random picture. :)

 

Four Generations

"....yea, I have a goodly heritage."

Psalm 16:6b

Verity Happenings

{Getting into things}

This is fun... pulling out mommy's games!

Hey look at that nice green one way up there...

Ohh! I can reach it!

(learning to love Dutch Blitz at an early age! ;)

Caught!

{Pulling our self up onto furniture}

{Learning to play the recorder}

Because James' goal is to get her to play the

recorder before she can talk,

I like to leave her little one on the

floor for her to play with...

She likes to bang it on the floor and

on the games she pulls off the shelf...

Sometimes she bangs herself....

And she even likes to suck on it....

In the mean time, I wait to hear some

noise come from her blowing in it. :)

Verity was waiting for mommy to get

her up from nap time and I couldn't help

but snap some of her funny faces. :)

That's all for now!

Leave it to me

Leave it to me, Child, leave it to Me
Dearer thy garden to Me than to thee.
Lift up thy heart, Child lift up thine eyes,
Naught can defeat Me, naught can surprise.

Leave it to Me, Child, leave it to me,
Trust in the wall of fire, look up and see.
Stars in their courses shine through the night
Both are alike to me- darkness and light.

Leave it to Me, Child, leave it to Me,
Let stop the burden too heavy for thee.
That which I will, My hand shall perform.
Fair are the lilies that weather the storm. 

-Amy Carmichael

 

What a beautiful reminder to leave

it all with my Lord!

 

One of these things...

"One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?"

 

 

 

Happy Friday everyone! :)

 

A Bus of Brass

Our church brass band has been asked to play and sing at quite a few places lately. It is a ministry that travels to churches in the area to encourage and strengthen them in the Lord. So this past Sunday we were asked to play at a tiny church in Philly, which is about 2 hours from us. Instead of everyone driving in their own cars and vans, Grandpa graciously said that we could use one of his buses - our favorite way to travel!!! Not only does it make the hours spent driving into fun, games and singing but
the fellowship is always sweet. :)

It was Verity's first bus ride! Many people enjoyed holding her and she liked it just as much -
being able to be out of her seat.

Our bus driver, checking on his 30+ crazy passengers. :)

This is a terrible picture but it was hard to get....

....it is one of the longest tunnels in Pennsylvania and the fun part about long tunnels is seeing who can make it all the way through while holding their breath! Usually it isn't too hard but this time we got stuck behind a slow truck. So you can imagine everyone's eyes glued to the front of the bus, looking for the light at the end of the tunnel! Moans and groans, red faces and seat slapping.... all wanting to make it to the end! Ha! And to think that everyone has a LOT of breath, all being brass players! ;) Finally at the end, everyone was gasping for air,
for those who made it. :) 

Playing at the church....

We didn't get to bed until after 1 that
night but it was worth it!