these are the B's I talk bout.....you finally get to "meet" them and not just "hear" bout them......... their Famous!!!!!
Finally, finally, finally after much pleading, preaching, begging, telling, THEM!!!!!!! they got a blog!!!!! They LOVE blue tooo!!!!! For three years or about that we have tried to get them to do this but for some reason it did not happen......but NOW you are going to have the privilege to peer into their lives and find our EVERYTHING bout them!!!! :) They are our dearest friends, friends that we have known for 10 1/2 years and Terry has known Johnny the dad for over 23 years!!! I can not even begin to tell you all the fun we have had over these years!! They have been with us in our greatest trial.....Joel. Cheryl was here when Joel and Josiah were born and here with other births as well. She lets me poke her and she does me, she lets me give her gifts that are with love but are fun for the occasion, she lets me call her "shrub" and she also tells me important information of what you should wear to a wedding!!!!!! I love her dearly!!! Our children are very much the same ages, have many things in common, and love to hang out with each other!!! Their oldest son John-Clay produced Joel's Journey which we are so grateful for!!! And I like to bug John- Clay on Skype So lets hear it for the B's.................hurray and its bout time!!!!! Hope you enjoy their blog, be sure and tell them "hi" via comment!!!!!
It is interesting the people you meet or rather the "ones" you don't meet because their name is "anonymous ." In these 3 years, we have only had a small amount of negative, semi negative comments. I am thankful for that! I have learned a little bit of what things I want to share and what to keep amongst our family and those that actually come to our home! But really when one can comment about our "bed time/schedule with little ones" that is a hoot!!! I do not understand "anonymous" people! To me they obviously do not seem like sincere folks if they have to remain "unknown." One thing I know and hope to teach our children is the fear of the Lord, which means the eyes of the Lord are in every place beholding the good and the evil and one day we will give an account of every thought, word, deed and action before the Lord. Help me to fear you Lord and not man by your grace!!!!!!!
Blessings to all, even the anonymous folks!!!!
Hey, and thanks Anna for some pictures......!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope everyone had a good 4th!! On Saturday evening we went to Bricktown in OKC, the Philharmonic Orchestra was playing outside and after the best fireworks that I have ever seen!! A fun night! We got home close to midnight but that did not stop the ice cream party! Sunday we enjoyed fellowship with friends and family, hamburgers, hot dogs, homemade ice-cream, volley ball, too many cokes, (them:) desserts, games and again the midnight hour struck and the party continued! Like Bethany said the other day, that our younger children are missing all the regulations of when to go to bed as they did and now they live the adult life of going to bed! Things seem to change alot from all the things we "use to do!"
Seems like the first of this week is calm, girls are ironing today, guys at work in two crews, getting regular chores done. Last night we had three different departures to different places. One group went to play VB, Terry and I went to get two little, or medium size guys some cow boots, and then Caleb and Daniel are playing/organizing music for a wedding this weekend and had to get together with the other musicians to practice. So come the weekend with Farmers Market, the wedding and Anna is having a friend come on Sunday who is staying with us for a little over a week visit, its gonna be busy!! Oh, we were so thankful to sell 60 pounds of tomatoes this last Sat. a the market! We are still selling potatoes, onions as well! Hosanna sold some more of her potpourri bags, one happy 8 year old!!! You meet many people as they walk up and visit. Terry and I were blessed and moved in our hearts as we met a family that their 16 year old son had an unknown heart problem and died suddenly in 08. Embraces and tears bound us together. Before Joel's death, I don't think I encountered so much grief and death of so many. Once on this journey, you never depart, you just keep blazing it with grace that is sufficient. There is such a comfort, not that your glad you've met someone that had a death of a child but there is comfort in knowing there is someone who knows the weight of a child death.
We really have not done any more on the extra space area, awaiting on God's provision. But remember my bathroom I had all done, red/orange ceiling, black cabinets, the only room in the house I felt like was finished?????? Welllllllllllllll........guess what happen one night????? I keep our bath towels in the tall cabinets on the wall and I also keep all my toenail polish there as well............scenerio: child pulls bath towel out of cabinet and guess what else comes out and breaks and splatters everywhere...........????????? nailpolish..............and its orange!!!!! All over the tile, grout and splatters all over the black cabinets!!!! :(:(:(:(:(!!!!!!!!!!!!! My main concern was getting it off the grout and tile and thankfully its off and fine but the cabinets will have to be re-sanded, primed and painted!!!!!!!! I need to do it soon, its looks terrible, but I dread the project!!!!
Better go and start getting dinner together......Mexican!!!!
Where oh where is Anna and her camera for summer pictures......can you find her for me????????
Happy Independence Day!!! Hope your families have a great day with friends and family!!
I read this verse many months ago and I was encouraged because I felt like it pertained to Joel and Josiah. I was blessed to think its something I can pray now for Joel even though he is not physically here with us. I think its wonderful that the Lord takes each of our situations and allows scriptures to speak to it, giving comfort to the hurts, hope to the longings and encouragement to hold fast until I can see Joel again! With the Lord's help I seek to pray this scripture daily; And the house of Jacob shall be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame.... Obadiah 18 . I pray that Josiah would be a "fire" for the Lord, standing for truth all his days and that Joel's life and his story would be an undying "flame" for His kingdom as well!
We have a "few" tomatoes for Farmers Market on Saturday!!!! Last week they sold quick!! One thing we like to do with them is chop up 5-7 tomatoes, two onions chopped and about 3 jalapenos,depending on how hot you want it, 2 cans of black beans drained and rinsed, add about Tbl of granulated garlic, salt to taste, a few squirts of lime or lemon, stir gently and refrig until chilled. We eat this with chips!!! You can add avocados, bell pepper if you have it on hand as well! Try it!!
The guys will be late tonight, two crews a two different job sites! lots of work right now, thankful! Billy is a good worker and he has several "nicknames" already! Hopefully all the guys are sharpening each other in the Lord amongst the fun they seem to be having at work!!! Still waiting for the school job to get to the point of when the guys will start their part, meanwhile its wonderful that the Lord has provided jobs in the wait time!
I challenge you to read the Word everyday! Its rich with what we need daily for our spirits!! The veil seems so thin as I seek him each day in his Word knowing Joel is near his throne!
these are the B's I talk bout.....you finally get to "meet" them
