Tuesday, July 8, 2008

A "little" project!

On Saturday my parents and I worked on a little house project. I wanted good access to the water spigot and hated walking through the bushes because of my allergies. So, several weeks ago, we pulled out one of the bushes.


The area that needed TLC


And this weekend my parents and I went to work to spruce up the spot to make it a bit more aesthetic on the eyes.


De-weeded but still a long ways to go



Throwing a little dirt around!


WIP: Work in Progress



The finished product!!

Now all I need to add are some flower pots and a hose-winder-upper! I am so thankful for my parents, who are so willing to help me and teach me how to complete these sort of home improvement projects!

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Enjoying my...

...new camera!


Small gift from Debby for my 30th!






"Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, because 'All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away, But the word of the LORD endures forever.'"


I Peter 1:22-25

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Guess what?!

I'm going to Ireland!


A few months ago, I was sitting with Anne Marie at lunch asking her about her travels to Africa last year and she asked if I wanted to go to Ireland with her. I paused and then said, "Yes!" Several weeks later, I asked her about it and she said, "You really want to go?" Sadly, in this day, many of us say we will do something and really mean that we WANT to do it but can't necessarily commit. But, when I agreed to go, I really meant it. You see, I had been praying that the Lord would give me an opportunity to travel, but to travel with a purpose. And, this opportunity was what I had been waiting for. I leave at the end of the month. I'll be meeting Anne Marie in London (on her way back from Zambia) and we'll be flying into Belfast together to spend a few weeks. While there, we will be helping some local assemblies in outreach. We'll be involved in VBS, door to door, and whatever else they have planned for us. We will do some sight seeing, including Giants Causeway (pictured below) and we'll be spending a few days in London on our way home.



http://www.discoverireland.com/us/about-ireland/