Emily in the trailer :) having fun.
Samuel, doing school work! :) Working hard
My Dear Sweet Hannah... the sparkle of our family!
my sweet baby sister, Leah. She's getting SO BIG!! :(
Rebekah in cutsie pj's. :)

A picture of my beautiful sister, Manda!!!!
A picture of me which Amanda took a few days ago
Sibling picture, minus 3 children. :)




I know I have not been really part of our blog here, and I feel bad, but things get so busy, and time on the computer is so limited, and we are just keeping so busy lately. But I wanted to share a few pictures here that are kind of fun. I pray the LORD may bless you all.

Through Christ Alone,
~Dani

Thanksgiving!

Hello All!

~We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I hope you all had a good one also! What did you all do? We had our family over, and had Thanksgiving dinner, we talked, and just had a wonderful time. I'm including a movie of some "flowers" that Amanda got! :) Enjoy! :)

~Emily~

Thankfulness

I just wanted to share something Mom read to us children this morning that was really good:

Finding the Good in the Bad
"Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;" ~Ephesians 5:20

An eight-year-old, whom we'll call Amy, wrote in her diary:

To day I forgot to brush my hair and my watch almost broke. My brother goes around the house screaming and bothering me. I can't not take anymore. I almost feel like running away, but I can't because I simple have no place to go. Darin is a pain at school. Mr. O'Neil picks Vern all the time. It has been a bad day. I'm glad nothing will be rong in heaven!

We all have bad days; sometimes we have several in a row. Often our bad days are simply full of nuisances like Amy's little brother, or a driver in front of us who is going so slowly we're late for an appointment, or the grocery store running out of the one item we need for dinner. The vacuum breaks, our favorite tee shirt gets lost, our cell phone keeps dropping calls, a neighbor complains about where we put our trash can. It's pouring rain- again- and the kids are stuck in the house all day. Inconveniences and inconsiderate people can make for bad days.
But think for a moment. Is it possible that God is using that slow driver in front of you to protect you from a wreck? When you lose a valued possession, might God be teaching you contentment? When someone in your life is being difficult, could God be giving you an opportunity to pray and see what He will do? Proverbs 16:9 says, "A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps." Are you willing to look for the good that God intends in something that may seem bad?
Matthew Henry was a Puritan preacher in the late 1600s. Like our friend Amy, he once wrote in his diary about something bad that happened to him. One day, while walking home in London, he was robbed by a couple men who jumped him from the shadows of an alley. being robbed is hardly an everyday nuisance-- it's much more unsettling, more of a personal violation that can leave one feeling vulnerable and frightened. Reverend Henry probably felt those things, but what he wrote that night is very instructive: "Let me be thankful, first, because I was never robbed before; second, because although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed and not I who robbed. " What a great perspective on a difficult situation!
Matthew Henry chose to look for the good that was hidden in the bad. And by doing this he showed us how important it is to focus on the positive that God wants us to see in every situation in life. It's always there; we just have to choose to look for it.
When we give thanks, we are saying to God that He is good in all that He orders for our lives. We are filling our minds with the larger truth about our situation and about Him, not just feeling sorry for ourselves that bad things have happened. Thanking God is not a magic wand that makes everything perfect, but it does bring balance to our emotions to keep us from feeling only sad or lonely or unhappy.
~From Growing Together in Gratitude by Barbara Rainey

I thought this was so good! When I think of thankfulness, I often just think about all the good things that we have, or good things that have happened. But, this pointed out to me that I should be thankful for the bad things that happen, because God has an ultimate purpose for them, and He wants us to be thankful in all things. "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thessalonians 5:18

I hope you all have a lovely Thanksgiving! I would love to hear what you all are doing! We will probably post pictures of our Thanksgiving in a few days! May the Lord bless you!

~Amanda

Sound System!

Hello Ladies!

Well, guess what? Since we are going to Arizona (our winter trip), we had to get a sound system! It works great - PRAISE THE LORD!!! We are so excited, and we believe that this is SUCH a blessing! Just wanted to let you girls know that we are doing fine, and that we are practicing like crazy!!! :)

Love ya'll!
~Emily

Please visit!

Hello All! :)

Please visit my blog to see the pictures of the trailer that I uploaded! :)

www.emilys-ponderings.blogspot.com

~Emily

We Were Awarded!

We have been awarded by Jessica Mae from "Life in the Shoes of a Country Girl", and Raquel from "God's Daughter" the "Favorite Blog Award"! Thank you so much, girls! That means a lot to us!!!

The Award Rules are:
1. Do a post about the person who awarded you, and their blog.

2. Give the award to 5 of your favorite blogs, give a reason, and leave a comment telling them they have been awarded. (can I give 6 please? :)

3. Answer the 10 random questions.

4. Have Fun!!!!!

1. I (Amanda) have known Jessica for about a year, and I actually "met" her through Raquel. We have been writing letters and emails, and she is a very special friend! I love you, Jess!! <3 href="http://www.shoesofacg.blogspot.com/">http://www.shoesofacg.blogspot.com/ and http://www.faithforgirls.blogspot.com/
Jessica has lovely blogs, and it is so good at encouraging others through her posts!

2. Raquel at http://www.god-sdaughter.blogspot.com/ She has a lovely blog with a lot of variety and many wonderful articles that we all enjoy!!

3. Irie at http://www.daughters-of-liberty.blogspot.com/
Irie has a very fun, feminine blog! Thank you for all your wonderful posts, Irie!!

4. Tara at http://www.daughtersofvision.com/
What a lovely encouraging blog this has been! Thank you for blessing us with it, Tara!

5. Luci at http://in-hiskingdom.blogspot.com/2009/11/from-bible-tasting-for-yourself.html
Such lovely, encouraging posts!! Thank you for all your hard work, Luci! I love your blog!

6. Miss Jen at http://www.blessedfemina.blogspot.com/
I don't personally know Jenny, but I have been reading her blog, and it is so encouraging and wonderful! Thank you, Jenny, for all your lovely posts!

And now to answer the 10 random questions:

1: Have you ever ridden an elephant? No! My grandma has though! :)
2: Have you ever eaten squid? No! That sounds awful! :)
3: What is something crazy you have done with your bosom friend? It depends on which of us you ask! :)
4: Have you ever held an alligator? No
5: Have you ever let a snake slither through your fingers? What Kind? I might have before, but I'm not sure... maybe when I was younger!
6: What is your first and foremost dream in life? All of us girls agree- if it is the Lord's will, to get married and have lots of little ones!
7: What is your dream vacation? Again, it depends on who you ask! :)
8: What is the funniest movie you have ever seen? Andy Griffith :)
9: What is your favorite song? Hymns... no particular one! :)
10: If you could change the world in one way, what would you do? Bring more people to the Lord.

Thank you again, Jessica and Raquel, for awarding us! It is very special! Love you girls!!

~Amanda

Trailer!

Hello all!

Yesterday was very eventful. Around 7 in the morning, Dad, Greg and Amanda went to Idaho to go get a trailer! For those of you who have not heard why, here is why! For the winter, our family is going to be preforming down for different places in Arizona! God has just really opened doors for our family to go down there. And it was a blessing - we were able to pick up our trailer today! We will be leaving for Arizona on January 7th, maybe! And then we will be there for 6 weeks! We will post pictures soon - I have to download them, and then I will upload a few! :)

Love you all!
~Emily

Wow!

Hello Ladies!

We have not been updating our blog at ALL like we should!! So sorry that we haven't been doing that.


I thought I would upload a funny movie that we girls just got sent on email. We hope you enjoy it. Please tell me how you liked it! :)

~Emily