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Kevin & Beth’s Wedding

Saturday, October 23

I know some of you are anxious to see pictures of Kevin and Beth (Clapper) Lynne’s wedding, so I am posting a few today – several hours after the wedding.

These are some of my favorite.

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But first, a bit of a back ground. Beth’s first husband, Dave Clapper, was a missionary pilot who died in a plane crash (see this post from August 2008 here). Kevin is a missionary pilot from the same area of Indonesia. He has never been married.

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In this photo Kevin is honoring Dave and his parents (seated left) as he pledges to carry on Dave’s legacy in helping Beth with their five children.

The kiss

These two are so “twitterpated.”

The dress she wore was the one Kevin’s mother wore on her wedding day. Kevin’s parents are both deceased. His dad was also a missionary pilot who died in a plane crash.

The wedding party – Beth’s five children and Kevin’s brother.

The reception

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It will be several weeks before I post the remaining pictures, because I have lots of pictures to catch up on from things we have done and places we have been since early October.

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Kevin & Beth’s Wedding

Saturday, October 23

I know some of you are anxious to see pictures of Kevin and Beth (Clapper) Lynne’s wedding, so I am posting a few today – several hours after the wedding.

These are some of my favorite.

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But first, a bit of a back ground. Beth’s first husband, Dave Clapper, was a missionary pilot who died in a plane crash (see this post from August 2008 here). Kevin is a missionary pilot from the same area of Indonesia. He has never been married.

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In this photo Kevin is honoring Dave and his parents (seated left) as he pledges to carry on Dave’s legacy in helping Beth with their five children.

The kiss

These two are so “twitterpated.”

The dress she wore was the one Kevin’s mother wore on her wedding day. Kevin’s parents are both deceased. His dad was also a missionary pilot who died in a plane crash.

The wedding party – Beth’s five children and Kevin’s brother.

The reception

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It will be several weeks before I post the remaining pictures, because I have lots of pictures to catch up on from things we have done and places we have been since early October.

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Breakfast and The Rittenhouse Orchard

Sunday, October 3

On Sunday morning – following the truck show/pig roast/gospel concert – we enjoyed breakfast at Sam and Alice Rittenhouse’s house. Sam is known for his delicious buckwheat/cranberry/pecan pancakes.

Left to right: Sam, his sister Betty, his nephew Dale (where we stayed overnight), and Cerwin.

Chaplain Allan Graham stayed with Sam and Alice, and is seated on the right.

Most of this fruit is from Sam’s orchard or garden.

It is the end of the season so the trees are almost bare of fruit.

I did find a few apples

However, most are in baskets, have been sold, or were made into delicious apple cider.

Sam told me these are crabapples.

Calamondin Orange flowers

His hanging strawberries are still producing…

…as are the hanging tomatoes.

Plum tomatoes

The fig tree is almost bare of fruit, but I found one that looked ready to pick. Sam said he sold between 1,100 and 1,200 figs this summer.

He stores and sells them in egg cartons.

I wanted to get a picture of the fish in Dale’s fish pond, but they all hid under these water plants. Dale and his wife, Kristin, live next door to Sam and Alice. Kristin was in China visiting their daughter.

I love looking for fruit and beautiful flowers in Sam’s orchard.

Breakfast and The Rittenhouse Orchard

Sunday, October 3

On Sunday morning – following the truck show/pig roast/gospel concert – we enjoyed breakfast at Sam and Alice Rittenhouse’s house. Sam is known for his delicious buckwheat/cranberry/pecan pancakes.

Left to right: Sam, his sister Betty, his nephew Dale (where we stayed overnight), and Cerwin.

Chaplain Allan Graham stayed with Sam and Alice, and is seated on the right.

Most of this fruit is from Sam’s orchard or garden.

It is the end of the season so the trees are almost bare of fruit.

I did find a few apples

However, most are in baskets, have been sold, or were made into delicious apple cider.

Sam told me these are crabapples.

Calamondin Orange flowers

His hanging strawberries are still producing…

…as are the hanging tomatoes.

Plum tomatoes

The fig tree is almost bare of fruit, but I found one that looked ready to pick. Sam said he sold between 1,100 and 1,200 figs this summer.

He stores and sells them in egg cartons.

I wanted to get a picture of the fish in Dale’s fish pond, but they all hid under these water plants. Dale and his wife, Kristin, live next door to Sam and Alice. Kristin was in China visiting their daughter.

I love looking for fruit and beautiful flowers in Sam’s orchard.

Fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

Romans 12:2 (The Message)

Fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

Romans 12:2 (The Message)

And now back to my regular programming!

Truck Show ~ Pig Roast ~ Gospel Concert

Saturday, October 2

Part 2 of 2

Family Worship Center, Lansdale, PA

The fellowship hall/gym was beautifully decorated for the pig roast meal.

I missed getting a photo of Eunice Landis as she put the flowers on the tables.

Notice the people lining up for the meal under the carport behind the chapel.

A carver preparing to serve pork.

Members of the Bucks-Montgomery Chapter helped serve the other food.

The food was delicious.

They served between 250 and 300 people.

Following the meal we enjoyed a concert by the Paul Fehr Family.

March Forth closed the evening program. The two in the middle are also children of Paul and Marjorie Fehr.

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Great job, Bucks-Montgomery Chapter!

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And now back to my regular programming!

Truck Show ~ Pig Roast ~ Gospel Concert

Saturday, October 2

Part 2 of 2

Family Worship Center, Lansdale, PA

The fellowship hall/gym was beautifully decorated for the pig roast meal.

I missed getting a photo of Eunice Landis as she put the flowers on the tables.

Notice the people lining up for the meal under the carport behind the chapel.

A carver preparing to serve pork.

Members of the Bucks-Montgomery Chapter helped serve the other food.

The food was delicious.

They served between 250 and 300 people.

Following the meal we enjoyed a concert by the Paul Fehr Family.

March Forth closed the evening program. The two in the middle are also children of Paul and Marjorie Fehr.

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Great job, Bucks-Montgomery Chapter!

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Another Successful Hunter

Friday, October 22

Our granddaughter Diana just shot her first deer!

She was pleased to harvest a doe early this evening – and at 200 yards. This was her second day of hunting – using the gun she received for her birthday gift in August – see here.

So our junior and senior hunters were both successful during the senior and junior hunt today. 

A Successful Hunt!

Friday morning, October 22

Cerwin just came home from a successful morning hunt.

It is rifle hunting season for seniors and juniors – so he could only shoot a doe. He is now off to the butcher shop where we will get backstrap steaks (the best meat) and the rest will be made into sausage and sweet bologna. Yum!

He was hunting on a farm in the area. When he showed it to the farmer’s son, he said, “Great, that’s one less deer eating our crops.”