Our busyness!!

Emma little Chinese friends at her Chinese dance class. <3 Our happy child, Emma!

5th birthday celebration!

A visit in Sept. with my son, Nathan, and his friend, Tony while they were driving west to begin their lives as Californians. He loves living in SanDiego.

AUGUST 23, 2010

I have finally caught up with the blog. I think it's time for a new look here and perhaps a new name. I'll get back to you on that!

So, it's August and summer is coming to an end. We sure have had a hot one!! In the 90's most of the summer with little rain. The garden did terrible!!!!! Grew fast buy has yielded little. :(

We will have some pumpkins this fall though and I think the kids will enjoy the fact that they came from our garden. Our little rabbits have enjoyed what veggies we have had. It's a good thing I enjoy the furry creatures!!

Emma took the the water this summer like she was born with fins!! Yes, the little mermaid is real!! No longer does she wear water wings, just her own and she dives under and swims the length of the pool across. She is faithful to put her pink goggles on and will swim for ever given permission. She has also begun to jump off the diving board into the deep end which does make both her dad and I a bit anxious since she cannot swim!!! Guess this year we will look into those swimming lessons at the local YMCA.

Nadya is quite content to spend her days sitting in her room, practicing her guitar. She has done well since Christmas teaching herself with the help of a friend and sister, Bekki. She enjoys putting her own writing into music too. This week she began 8th grade as a home schooler and again will take some classes thru PEP. This year she is taking, Logic, Alg. I, Conceptual Physics, Spanish I, and Debate. I'm sure it will be another good year for her.

Bekki is in the process of filling out her application for a long term missions trip thru YWAM, Youth With A MIssion. She will go for 9 months beginning in Jan. 2011. The trip will involve her being in a decipleship training class for the first 3 months. Her location will be aboard a very lard catamarin sailboat off off Belize in Central America. She will also learn to sail and intern with YWAM. The second 3 months she will be doing outreach using her sailing skills as they navigate the ports thru-out the area sharing Christ and meeting the needs of the poor. Upon completion of these 6 months she will then have the opportunity to either do an internship with another missionary anywhere in the world for 3 months or go to a secondary training school for which there is a wonderful one in Belize that has a focus on music worship. So, we would appreciate your prayers and if you see Bekki let her know.

Aimee and Brett have been married for almost 2 months!! Photos to come.

WELL IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I LAST POSTED HERE! HOW QUICKLY TIME GOES THESE DAYS.
HERE IS A RUN DOWN OF OUR PAST YEAR IN WARP TIME! :)
AUGUST 09 SCHOOL BEGAN FOR NADYA AS A FIRST TIME HOME SCHOOLER IN THE 7TH GRADE. SHE TOOK SOME CLASSES AT A LOCAL CHURCH AND PARTICAPATED IN A PROGRAM CALLED PEP. HER CLASSES INCLUDED, GENESIS THOUGHT, PRE-ALGEBRA, GEOGRAPHY, COMPOSITION AND LIT., AND ART AROUND THE WORLD.
SEPTEMBER 09 WAS BUSY WITH US MOVING A CHILDS HOPE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY AND KIDS AGAINST HUNGER TO A NEW LOCATION IN BLUE ASHE, OH. WE WERE MORE THAN BLESSED BY SO MANY! AIMEE BEGAN HER SENIOR YEAR AT UNIV. OF CINCINNATI WITH HER FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. BEKKI CONTINUED TO WORK THE COFFEE SHOPS AS SHE WAS CONSIDERING HER FUTURE. EMMA IS HOME WITH MOM, ENJOYING HER CHINESE DANCE CLASS AND HER GYMNASTICS FOR WHICH SHE IS A NATURAL.
OCTOBER 09 WE COMPLETED OUR MOVE AND BEGAN THE PACKING FOR KAH ONCE AGAIN. LARRY AND I TOOK A MUCH NEEDED 3 DAYS AND DROVE TO GAITLINBURG WITHOUT OUT CHILDREN! WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME RELAXING AND PEOPLE WATCHING.
NOVEMBER 09 I CELEBRATED ANOTHER BIRTHDAY! SORRY AGE IS NOT AVAILABLE. :) WE LOOKED FORWARD TO HAVING OUR FUTURE SON-IN -LOVE COME FOR THANKSGIVING. KAH WAS EXTREMELY BUSY WITH GETTING FOOD PACKED.
DECEMBER 09 HERE WE ARE CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. EVERY YEAR I PROMISE MYSELF TO KEEP IT SIMPLE AND I THINK WE FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT THIS TIME. :) WE HAD SOME FRIENDS FOR DINNER AND JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE. AIMEE FLEW TO CT. TO BE WITH HER FIANCE, BRETT.
JANUARY '10 A NEW YEAR!! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL, HOPE IT HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE. TRAGIC EARTHQUAKE HIT HAITI LEAVING DEVASTATION ALL OVER. LORD WE PRAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY UNTIL YOU RETURN.
FEBRUARY '10 LARRY TOOK A SMALL TEAM TO HAITI TO SEE HOW OUR KAH COULD HELP. DIFFICULT VISIT, NO WATER, NO FOOD, NOTHING!! SADNESS EVERYWHERE, BUT CHIRST WAS STILL LIFTED UP AMONG THE RUBBLE. EMMA HAD HER 5TH BIRTHDAY AND BEKKI HAD HER 19TH BIRTHDAY. :) HOW THE YEARS FLY. BEKKI HAD A FEW FRIENDS COME FROM CT. TO HELP CELEBRATE. :)
MARCH '10 KAH IS BUSY COLLECTING AND PACKING FOOR AND AID FOR HAITI. IT'S A DAILY EFFORT. AIMEE, BEKKI AND I DROVE EAST TO CT FOR A WEDDING SHOWER GIVEN BY SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE AT OUR HOME CHURCH, CALVARY. WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE THEM.
APRIL'10 LARRY AND I CELEBRATED OUR 35TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!! WE WENT TO DINNER AT THE MONTGOMERY INN TO CELEBRATE. EASTER OR RATHER, RESURRECTION SUNDAY IS AMIDST US THIS MONTH. MAY WE BE EVERY MINDFUL OF WHAT HE DID ON THE CROSS FOR US. PRAISE THE LORD!
MAY '10 NADYA COMPLETED HER FIRST YEAR AS A HOME SCHOOLER VERY SUCCESSFULLY...STRAIGHT A STUDENT! :) GETTING READY FOR AIMEE AND BRETT'S WEDDING!
JUNE'10 LEFT OH ON THE 18TH AND DROVE TO CT. AIMEE AND BRETT GOT MARRIED ON THE 25TH OUTSIDE ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY. THE LORD SURELY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER AFTER SO MANY YEARS. WE RENTED A LITTLE COTTAGE FOR THE TIME WE SPENT THERE. LOVED SEEING OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND THE BEACHES. JULY '10 HOME AND LOVING THE SUMMER HERE IN OH. IT'S BEEN SO HOT, BUT WE HAVE CENTRAL AC AND A BEAUTIFUL POOL TO KEEP US COOL AND HAPPY.
PHOTOS COMING IN NEXT POST!