Wednesday, April 30, 2008

• Miscellaneous Musings

  My favorite poem ~                                       

  Out in the Fields

  The little cares which fretted me,
  I lost them yesterday
  Among the fields, above the sea,
  Among the winds at play;
  Among the lowing of the herds,
  The rustling of the trees,
  Among the singing of the birds,
  The humming of the bees.

  The foolish fears of what may come,
  I cast them all away
  Among the clover scented grass,
  Among the new mown hay;
  Among the hushing of the corn,
  Where drowsing poppies nod,
  Ill thoughts can die, and good be born,
  Out in the fields of God.

  (Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1806-1861)

  Matthew 6:28-30 “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you?

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  Casting my care......

  Psalm 41:11 (New Living Translation)

  I know you are pleased with me,
        for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
  

  Well, our van is totalled.  Thank God the girls are doing well and thank God for a good chiropractor! Now we have to look for a new vehicle to seat us all and tow our RV.  We really don't have time to shop for a vehicle right now, but we are going to have to make time.  We need wisdom ~ thank God He gives liberally when we ask!

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  Emily Dawn

  Emily will graduate this weekend!  The ceremony is Saturday morning which has kept us busy.  We are having potentially 75 people over that evening.  Brittany has been working soooo hard cleaning our carpets.  What patience she must have!  It takes a very long time for the steamer to do its thing.  It is a VERY slow process, but maybe she is enjoying the monotony of it!!  Sometimes that can be good ~  I think I'd like a little monotony about now.  Yea...The carpets look NEW!

  There are so many details that go into a Graduation Party.  Especially just after a wreck like  the girls just had and preparing our oldest for a five month mission trip.   To top it off, I'm not really into hosting big parties.    Sorry, but it's true.  I'm doing this for our daughter.  That's the bottom line!  I like small intimate gathering where I can visit each person, or sit around quietly and worship the Lord!  Is that selfish or what???? Pray for me

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  You might want to pass this site along to friends and family.  There is alot going on in the world concerning parents rights (or lack thereof!)................

  www.parentalrights.org

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  This is a picture I took before the A.L.E.R.T. Cadet meeting which is a father/son group. ALERT stands for Air Land Emergency Resource Team.  At this particular meeting, Barry taught the young men how to do interior house painting. Then on Saturday the group painted for a large family that has undertaken a large addition to their house. Their ninth baby is due within a couple of weeks. They had a small house for 8 boys and 1 girl ~ but added a large bedroom for all 8 boys!  Each time the Cadets (ages 8-17) meet, they learn a new skill. The Dad's lead the devotional and there are projects they work on together between meetings....it's pretty neat.....OMGoodness...I promise Barry doesn't wear this shirt all the time!  Just when I take a picture of him I guess!  LOL  

  

  I'm still learning not to tip the camera toooooo much (like this one!)

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  A politician looks forward only to the next election, 

  A statesman looks forward to the next generation.

  

  Stephanie

   

   

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