Help, We Need Prayer.

Help! I know I don't usually put prayer requests right here front and center on this page, but this time I must. As you know Keegan is working on his doctoral thesis and there is a fast approaching deadline. By September 18th Keegan must have it completed and ready to send in to be accepted in written form. That will not be the end of it, but it is one of the most important deadlines to meet. Chapter One has been sent and returned saying the direction of the paper is acceptable. Chapter Two, the biblical basis, went to the professor today for his reading and Keegan is plowing through Chapter Three currently. It is one of the hardest because is is the literature review of all the books he is using in his paper. Please pray for Keegan that he can find the time and energy to get it all done in time. If not, it will be next spring and a fairly large amount of money spent. Thank you all so much for helping us with this.

Grandchildren are fun!

The Twins celebrated their first birthday while we were in Lubbock this weekend and we had a small at home birthday party for them. Before the party we had a photo op session. Ashlynn is in the turquoise and Kylee is in the green (birthday presents from their Aunt Bethany).




The picture below is an accurate picture of the frequent interaction between the older and the younger siblings. We never got a picture of the foursome better than this one!

This is Connor's first year to play tee-ball. Naturally we think he has a pro career, but his coach may think differently!

We are blessed to have four wonderful grandchildren
and to be able to see them as often as we do.

Passion and Duty

There’s passion ….and there’s duty. There’s enthusiasm…. and there’s determination. Candidate orientation is going on at CAM this week and next, and it’s always a great time getting to know people who want to serve the Lord with CAM International. Two nouns seem to capture some of the spirit of those who are here: passion and enthusiasm. These folks just bubble with passion and enthusiasm as they tell of their journeys to get here and describe their vision for the future. It’s so refreshing and contagious. I feel good about leaving duty and determination in the background for a while and just living the moment. I was there once and now I have matured into the duty and determination stage of life. Nothing’s wrong with maturing, but the reminder of where I started gives freshness and impetus to me today. I am so glad I can be here this week and next and be blessed by Candidate orientation. It will be fun to watch where God leads our appointees and the ministry He will give them.

It's a 100 degrees in Lubbock in June!

Noon is not the best time to be at the park and try to take a family picture.

It's definitely time to find something cooler to do

Swimming lessons for the twins at the Tech pool feels good to 4 of us.

Not everyone got to go to the Tech pool for swimming lessons, but everyone got to cool off.

Smiles reign again.

Old Song New Voice Same Truth

God did not give me a voice that most people can appreciate when I sing, but that's okay. He gifted me in other ways. Here's a new voice to please with a song of truth. Meet David Phelps, he's definitely gifted by God.

Audrey Hepburn gives beauty advice.

Beauty Tips: by Audrey Hepburn:

For attractive lips speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.

People, even more than things have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.

To my understanding, Ms. Hepburn was not a believer in Jesus Christ, but her beauty tips could have been a rewording of the "one anothers" in the epistles: Eph 4:2 & 32; Eph. 5:21; 1 Thes 5:11; and Heb 10:24-25. Her poem is a good reminder of true beauty.

Shadows of One another

A friend of Holly's took this picture of the twins. It's a great shot of them.

Miss Priss Ashlynn

When Ashlynn wants her mom's attention she strikes a pose and begins to yell "Mama, mama...." or worse!

Truth or Lie, who do we believe?

Watch this video and then read below:

I think we women all know this, but here's a prime example of why we find so much wrong with ourselves. We see these women on billboards, magazines, television, and we wonder why we don't look like them. After seeing this, I think we see why we don't. Very few would match up naturally. It's a good reminder for us to keep our eyes off the media and on God's word where it says in Psalms 139:
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

16 your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.

17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!

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