Thursday August 27, 2009

 

 

Youth Group Music Program

Sunday Evening, August 23

Director ~ Jon Patches

 

 

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Our church’s youth group presented a fabulous musical program on Sunday evening.

 

Wonderful, Merciful Savior

Sing Alleluia

Purity

A Beautiful Life

He Will Pilot Me

Someone to Thank

 

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Following an offering to benefit youth activities, this group sang several songs.

Many of our youth have fabulous voices.

 

 

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After the octets songs, the youth group returned to the auditorium.

 

 

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When they were in position and the audience was seated, they sang four more songs.

‘Tis Marvelous and Wonderful

My Anchor Holds

I Love You, Lord Jesus

Nothing Can Trouble

 

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I was blessed.

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Thursday August 27, 2009

 

You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, 

all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

Isaiah 26:3 (New Living Translation)

 

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Thursday August 27, 2009

 

 

Happy Birthday!

 

Deb

To Our Favorite Debra

We Love You!

 

 

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Wednesday August 26, 2009

 

 

Having Fun With My Camera

Sunday, August 23

At Our Daughter Deb’s House for Lunch

 

 

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Grilled chicken

 

 

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 Cheesy Potatoes

 

 

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 Green beans with bacon and slivered almonds

 

 

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 As you can see, she wasn’t prepared for a photo.  I told her it looked like a mug shot.

 

 

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 Roy wanted a mug shot too.

 

 

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 Now that’s better

 

 

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 Today I found out why he keeps coming to see her each weekend – she sends food home with him for the week – so that all he has to do to cook dinner is heat it in the microwave. 

Because he is away on business this week – we got some of the food!

 

 

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 This cake was left over from the night before when friends had a party that included her upcoming birthday.  She has a gift and love of raising abandoned squirrels – thus the photo.  Something fell on the cake – the reason for the mark across the squirrel.

 

 

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 Her dog Mickey

 

 

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 Lydia started snapping pictures of us, so we decided to pose.

 

 

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 Roy giving Lydia a goodbye hug – while Cerwin gave her “rabbit ears.”

 

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After leaving Deb’s house, we set the GPS for a church location where we are taking the TFC chapel in a few weeks.  Cerwin wanted to check on the entrance and parking area so he doesn’t get in any trouble with the big rig.

It took us on back roads, through Amish country in southern Lancaster County where neither of us had ever been.  I was one happy lady.  I love country roads, especially in areas where I have never traveled.

 

 

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 A covered bridge

 

 

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 It was a glorious Sunday afternoon drive.

 

 

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Wednesday August 26, 2009

 

Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you.

Matthew 5:48 (The Message)

 

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Tuesday August 25, 2009

 

 

The Pottery is Finished

Friday, August 21

 

 

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Some of you will remember that we had a girls day out a few weeks ago.

 

 

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If you missed my posts on that day, and want to see it, go here.

 

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I found out on Thursday that everything was glazed and fired – and ready for pickup.  Of course the girls wanted to go along.

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Gloria

 

 

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Jana

 

 

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Jenna

 

 

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Lydia

 

 

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On the way home they talked me into stopping at McDonalds for lunch.

 

 

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Our first stop was at Jenna, Diana, and Gloria’s house.  Jenna was anxious to see her moms (Chris) dish.

 

 

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Kristen had been away, so stopped in at our house to pick up her plate.

 

 

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Abigail is back in Maine, so has to wait to see hers.

 

 

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My small platter

 

 

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Our daughter Deb picked up her bowl when getting the pieces she and her friends did several days later.  I got to see it on Sunday when she served green beans in it.

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Painting pottery was a fun memory-making day for us, and everyone seemed pleased with their piece, so I expect it will happen again sometime.

 

 

 

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Tuesday August 25, 2009

 

You give peace of mind to all who love your Law.  Nothing can make them fall.

Psalm 119:165 (Contemporary English Version)

 

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Monday August 24, 2009

 

 

Downpour!

Thursday, August 20

 

 

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On Thursday afternoon we noticed that it looked like rain…

 

 

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…and rain it did!

 

 

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We had two inches in fifteen minutes.

 

 

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The field below us soon became a “lake.”

 

 

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I had to think about Noah’s family, and wonder if the flood began something like this – and what would happen if it continued for forty days and forty nights?

 

 

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Monday August 24, 2009

 

I will sing for joy in God, explode in praise from deep in my soul!
He dressed me up in a suit of salvation, he outfitted me in a robe of righteousness.
 

Isaiah 61:10 (The Message)

 

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Sunday August 23, 2009

 

 

A Birthday Party for Jordan

Wednesday, August 19

Part 2

 

 

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We weren’t there very long before Cerwin and Jordan were checking out some financial records.  They share an interest in following the stock market and mutual funds.

 

 

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Jenna and one of their kittens.

 

 

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 She likes to tease the cat by moving the cursor on the computer.

 

 

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The ice cream is ready!  Nathan likes to clean the paddles.

 

 

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It was delicious!

 

 

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He had received his gifts on his birthday, but his other grandma and we brought him some fun things – like snacks for his lunch.

 

 

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