04 November 2011

The big 4+1!!

Nathan had to have lots of dental work yesterday and was 'put-under'. What a trooper! He didn't want to awaken from the anesthesia and when he did, he just popped open his eyes and within two hours was his normal self. What a kid! Not a tear or a groan.

Next morning...

Nathan appears in our bed at 6:30.

Mommy ignores him...knowing exactly why he's up so early!

Nathan starts tapping mommy..."Can I get Logan up?"

"No, it's too early!" says mom.

Thus begins the day when Nathan turns 5!

Daddy took the day off and we opened presents, had coffee with T&E from Michigan, decorated a cake, played outside, had friends over, split a pinata, ate LOTS of candy, enjoyed a baked potato bar, ate cake & ice cream and played lots & lots with our friends. Here's proof!

It was a good day!!










And last but not least...

Sincerely, Nathan.

Four going on five...

Nathan is having lots of fun learning to read and is catching on quickly!

31 October 2011

"You Are My Sunshine"

The kids sang this song to Vern & Rhoda Clark at their reception. Molly has been singing it around the house ever since. I think she blended all three verses into one. But what she lacks in accuracy she makes up for in gusto! :)

What it was supposed to say:

You've been a sunshine, a special sunshine,
You've made us happy in many ways;
You'll never know, dear, how much we love you.
Please just pray for us every day.

She's been a sunshine, a special sunshine,
She's made us happy in many ways;
You'll never know, sir, how much we'll miss her.
Please just tell her you love her each day.

Live in the sunshine, the heavenly sunshine,
You can be happy when skies are grey;
Jesus will show you how much He loves you
If you live in His sunshine each day.

07 March 2010

Sunday School Treat - 2010

Moses Lake - March 7, 2010

Sorry about the sound quality and the occasional shakiness. But hopefully you can understand most of what is said. Thankfully, you don't actually need to hear the kids to be entertained - there are plenty of visuals.

The Younger Class (3-6):

Marina R., Nathan H., Cody H., Katilynn H., Evan H., Andre R., Emma Lee H.

The Older Class (7-10):

Talita R., Madelyn H., Laura N., Christopher N., Sabrina N., Cassidy N., Michael H.

27 February 2010

Vance Havner (1901-1986) - Quotable Quotes


(You can also download some of his sermons here - the few I've tried so far have been heart-warming and well worth the listen. If you've never heard of him, you can read his biography here.)

If you see a Bible that is falling apart, it probably belongs to someone who isn't.

You can't tell it like it is, if you don't believe it like it was.

One should enter the pulpit as though it were the first time, as though it could be the best time, and as though it might be the last time!

Worse than blind leaders of the blind are bland leaders of the bland.

The devil is not fighting religion. He is too smart for that. He is producing a counterfeit Christianity so much like the real one that good Christians are afraid to speak out against it.

Plenty of church members are shaky about what they believe, while not many are shaken by what they believe.

The preacher is to comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.

People get so used to the dark that they think it is growing brighter. It is possible to fraternize with unbelievers until false doctrine becomes less and less objectionable.

If you want to be popular, preach happiness. If you want to be unpopular, preach holiness.

Some preachers ought to put more fire into their sermons or more sermons into the fire.

Most church members live so far below the standard, you would have to backslide to be in fellowship with them.

Too many church services start at eleven sharp and end at twelve dull.

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.

The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself.

Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, "Shake well before using." That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable.

Many people are in a rut and a rut is nothing but a grave - with both ends kicked out.

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.

Doing leads more surely to talking than talking to doing.

Somebody asked a prominent figure of the day, “What do you think of civilization?” He replied, “I think it’s a good idea. Why doesn’t someone start it?”