What we've doing these last few weeks...

LOVING on FAMILY

 

Grammy and JD

Joshua David sleeps really well in PaPa D's arms

Grammy, Mom, and JD on Mother's Day 2013

 

 

Chris and Deborah were able to spend a few days with us.

 

John Mark and his mom came to visit,

 

 

while they took a family greeting trip through VA, NC, SC, and GA.

 

 

What a difference two months makes!

 

Stephen came to check out his nephews as well.

 

Made for a HAPPY Mom and Dad to see All the family,

except for Mike, who had to stay home to work.

 

Other family loving time included:

David's sister Lynn who accompanied Miriam on her family greeting trip

his brother Loy and wife Claudette popped in for a couple of hours

BFFs Bill and Vicki stopped to say hello on their way back home to Tennessee

our little Anna Grace and Ben and their folks spend some time with us

and then there was dinner at Nanny Jan and Papa Wayne's, JD's great grandparents

and dinner at Mimi and Bop's, JD's grandparents too.

 

So that's what we have been doing the past few weeks

before we returned home and hit the ground running!

LOTS of loving!

and cooking some of those "kiddos' favorite things...

 

 

that makes a happy momma!

 

By the way, we get to do it all over again in December when we welcome baby Slater into the family!

Three grandbabies in one year...must be a record...well, at least for our family it is.

Thank you Father for your gift of family.

 

Thank you Father for your gift of Eternal Family through Jesus.

Are you a member of that Eternal Family?

Prayer Letter Catch Up...MAY 2013

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Prayer Letter May 2013

Prayer Letter Catch Up...APRIL 2013

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Prayer Letter April 2013

Prayer Letter Catch Up...MARCH 2013

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Prayer Letter March 2013

Waiting...

I am confident of this:

I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 

Wait for the Lord;

be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Psalm 27:13-14

 

I waited patiently for the Lord;

He turned to me and heard my cry.

He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire;

he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

he put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.

Many will see and fear

and put their trust in the Lord.

Psalm 40:1-3

 

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;

my hope comes from Him. NIV

My soul, wait thou only upon God;

for my expectation is from Him. KJV

Let all that I am wait quietly before God,

for my hope is in Him. NLT

Psalm 62:5

 

 

Galan del Noche

Last night was a long awaited night because the Galan del Noche ("handsome fellow of the night") showed its glory.  It blooms once a year, one night for only a few hours and if you miss it...you miss it.  Last year there were three blooms and we were privileged to see one of them.  This year we have 11 blooms - 6 have bloomed with 3 more growing.  Last night was the beauty of 3.

 

It will be soon!

 

There was a light rain that only added to their beauty and heighted their fragrance.

And after it is over...it is over.

 

 

But there is the hope of several more blooms

 

 

Thought these would brighten your day as well.

 

Waiting for them to bloom brings to mind,

"Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act."

Psalm 37:7

Keep them rising to the Throne!

Well, the journey continues.  Paula was able to see several doctors today and then the final visit was to a national hospital.  But when they arrived, the doctors said it was too late in the day for her exams.  So keep those prayers a'rising.  They returned back to Salitron today; David returned to Jocotan.  He will return to the capital with the team tomorrow.  Friday they will come to Antigua for some shopping and sightseeing before returning home on Saturday.  Sunday afternoon, David will return to get Paula and parents and Rolando, return to the capital for her Monday early morning appointment and then return to Salitron.  David will return home either late Monday night or early Tuesday morning.

Raise those prayers to the Throne!  We are so thankful for the grant that Brainerd Baptist Church received for medical work among the Chorti which is financing the appointments and all the physical details to improve Paula's life.  Your prayers will make the spiritual difference in her life, her family's and the entire village.

Keep them rising!