God knows the future....: July 2008

Monday, July 21, 2008

Well, our dining room, kitchen & living room are done now. Here are the pics. We are ready for company now!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Canby Grove Camp & Rudy & Terri Sheptock

What a great time we had! What a blessing! We were able to travel up to Canby Grove Camp and visit Rudy & Terri Sheptock (they were out here all the way from New Jersey) because he was the guest speaker at the Family Camp this week. They were my youth pastor in Ohio. My best memories in Ohio all come from the times with them. We were able to chat with them for a few hours and meet their youngest son.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Grandpa's 84th Birthday

My Grandpa turned 84 yesterday. He was a Marine in WWII, he was a gunner on an Amphibian Tractor, so I made a simple replica of the boat. We all had a good time.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Girls' Bedroom in the Basement

We finished our girls' bedroom yesterday. We built some bookshelves for them and had a great time doing it!

We thought our son would play with the puppy the most, but our oldest has bonded the most! Here they are on a short roadtrip.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Living In Salem

So here we are renting in Salem. We are renting a beautiful 1920's 3/2 home. God has blessed us with a new puppy which was named Edmond by the kids (from the Chronicles of Narnia). We are excited about getting settled in this home. It is a long story how we ended up here, and we are so thankful. God is faithful and has once again provided in our time of need. Here are some photos of our home & puppy. I'll post more pics later as the other rooms get cleaned =)

Who are we?

We are a family of 6 who love Jesus. Our sole desire is to let others know about the love of Jesus and how - if we let Him - He will change our lives. He can turn mourning into joy. Anger into love. Hatred to peace. He can move mountains.

We want to tell people about the hope that can be found in Jesus. Could you imagine no more pain . . . sorrow . . . fighting . . . war? God has arranged for that kind of peace through a relationship with Him. To know his Son, to believe that He is the Son, he has paid our debt, and He will come back someday. That is hope. Knowing God will make all things right in the end and then there will be pure peace. In the meantime He changes our hearts to be more loving, more peaceful, more patient, kind, less envious, less proud, more hopeful, and more trustful. We all need to hear this message, but we feel led to show the people this message where God has placed us to live.

Our family verse is Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him who have been called according to his purpose."