We have to finish our story now. We met the dear M. girls several years ago through another friend and blogging. Many letters, emails, and phone calls later, our friendship with these dear sisters has simply blossomed over the years. The LORD has blessed us immensely by their friendship.
So, as you probably remember from a previous blog post, we met the M. girls for the first time at the Christian Heritage Conference, and we had such a grand time together. But it was altogether TOO short a visit, so to our delight, we found out they were coming our way in the summer, and made many plans for their visit.
So, the evening of their arrival, we were enjoying some time with the B. girls and the little children, and as we were playing a game, we heard a knock on the door - the M. family was not to arrive for another few hours, so we were pleasantly surprised when we opened the door to find they had arrived early! :) The excitement began as we welcomed them into our home and sat down to catch up. Our party had grown quite large, and as the parents visited, we all enjoyed a game, then some dessert to follow. Bedtime came all too soon, but to finish up the night, some of us girls took a moon-light walk in the yard (it was short, but special). :)
The next morning, we girls made breakfast for all 3 of our families, and took care of animal chores all together. Cameras were constantly in use, making sure we would forget nothing!! That morning, MaryAnna, Amanda and Dani finished up the surprise cheesecake for Luci's birthday as she and Olivia were spending time with the little ones. She had no idea what we were planning! :) Before going on a walk, we got to try new hair styles, talk, look at pictures and enjoy each other. We girls took a fun walk in the fields before lunch. While eating, we discussed the poses for our pictures. After getting dressed to match, Greg was so sweet to come out and take many many pictures for us. He was a great organizer and pose instructor. :) He is amazing with his photography, and we were blessed to have him as our photographer. It was a very fun and special photo shoot. We came in to prepare Luci's surprise party! :) This is when Amanda took Lu on a short walk as we set the table. She was very surprised when she walked in and saw every thing. It was a special afternoon. That evening, we enjoyed fellowship with our Bible study group and were refreshed by singing hymns, reading God's Word and praying. That night, we stayed up late again to talk before the M. family had to leave.
The next morning was short- the M. family left around 10:00, but we were able to do a few special things before they left. The parting was sad, but LORD-willing, we will meet again soon. We love you girls!!!!
The B. family was able to stay with us until the following Monday and we had a wonderful time with them and made very special memories! We love you girls!!!
We wanted to share some pictures from the amazing photo shoot Greg did for us! Enjoy.
The LORD bless you all!
Emily is a wonderful friend, always ready to listen...
What a blessing to have your best friends living with you all the time!
We have made so many special memories together. We love to talk and laugh together.
A wonderful pianist (I love to listen to her practice her piano!!)...
An amazing photographer...
A great cook...
And a wonderful sister (Among many other things!) Emily is always doing special things with the children- she has invested so much time into them, and loves them so much!
Emily is such a blessing to our family, and I am so thankful for her!
We love you, Emily!!
