Guatemala part 1

A few weeks have past now since David and John have returned from their mission trip.
While they were away, I asked David to keep a journal.  This was an English assignment for him to record the days' activities.  From this journal he was to produce a personal narrative/thank you letter to anyone who supported him financially.We will post the letter he wrote in one of the next entries.

The next several posts will be excerpts from his trip's daily journal.

Before the posts begin, I would just like to say how very blessed I feel  for David and John to have the opportunity to go on this mission trip.  I was glad for them to go together and grow closer to each other and the Lord as He directed their days.  It was an absolute tear filled joy to read his journal entries. 

For those of you who contributed your prayers and financial resources, to you I will be forever grateful.
It was the joy of my mother's heart to read and hear of David and John's trip from the writings he made each day.  What an amazing opportunity for an 11 year old boy.
 -Jenny

Caleb's 2nd grade class

Caleb is kneeling in the 2nd row with a blue Angry Birds sweatshirt.

Back in the USA!

Just got word that John and David landed in Atlanta.

I am so excited to hear about the mission trip to Guatemala.

Thank You LORD for a safe return to the states.

Guatemala bound

and they're off....

Lego Creations

David doesn't have many hobbies.  He is an insatiable reader, he enjoys video games, he likes difficult paper airplanes, and he makes lego creations.  That pretty much sums up his free time activities.

Just a quick blog post to show off his latest lego airplane.  This was not a kit. He made it up by himself.

Bow and Arrow Squirrel Hunting

If you would've asked me which super hero Caleb is, I would've told you it was the Hulk. He has a similar short fuse and you really won't like him if he is angry.

Now,  I might say: "Move over Green Arrow, your predecessor has arrived".

Caleb has taken a serious liking to our bow and arrow.  He regularly sneaks off outside for some quiet "squirrel hunting".

If he someday runs thru the door exclaiming: "I got one!" I am going to be in a heap of trouble.  After all, we are big believers in the saying: "If you kill it, you eat it."

Pickin' with da boys

The drought was hard on the produce picking this harvest.

We were fortunate to grab a couple Hionis boys and go raspberry pickin'at our favorite Blue Sky raspberry farm.

After about 30 minutes of pickin', we were done hunting for the few ripe berries remaining on the plants. We were able to find about 2 pints and that was the end of the ripe berries. A fun half hour and a good reminder of just how valuable rain really is.