Home for Christmas

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God makes spaces where there seemed to be none. It is He who gives us the creativity we are so thankful for. We put our eating table outside so their was space for our Christmas tree in the dining area

We are "snug as bugs in a rug" and thankful for our cozy little home:) We are so thankful to be together.

                     From the oldest to the youngest ,we have all enjoyed working together this year

            We are soo blessed by all the love our Daddy has showered on us again this year

                            Our girls have enjoyed the protection and love of their Dad

                  Our home has echoed with his warm laughter and we have enjoyed growing closer to him

                                     " Daddy bought us a tree...."

Christ is represented by the top star, while all the smaller lights are the believers. The one thing we all have in common is that the source of our light is the same. Any good thing we do is powered by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your father in Heaven." Matthew 5:16

We hung stars and angels from the ceiling. We can use this this time of year to especially remind one another that God always fulfills His promises. That is a real comfort  and encouragement.

                    We are very blessed by family members piano playing and singing.

                           This year we all have a candy jar with a verse on the outside. 

                Evie really enjoys the lights! Her gratefulness over small things  is so sweet.

                                     Daniel and Isaiah put up the outside lights

                                                         A "sweet for the sweet"

Our ironing board is usually in the garage, However, with the table gone, not only does the Christmas tree fit, but we can bring the ironing board inside the house, which is really nice because the garage is not insulated an gets cold these days. Just another example of how the Lord has a provision for EVERY occasion we don't have to worry- just be flexible! :)

Uncle Paul comes over and shares Hebrew with us

It is always surprising what children play with. Just like a baby in the womb- only bigger!

                                                              Sharing Hebrew...

                         Some lights on the house- we changed the blue ones to match the others

                                   You can draw your own conclusions....

                                          Where we park Sunday mornings for church meetings 

                                        We attend Faith Baptist Church in Orange

         Ryan is our Sunday morning chauffeur. He's getting plenty of practice driving our big van.

                                       This is the courtyard outside our meeting place

                      This is the inside of our building. It is like our home- small but full of love.

                                           This is the nursery/ Sunday school room

                            Dad and the guys strung some lights in the tree tops
It was a fun opportunity to enjoy the new property. The property was being rented and was going to be sold to build apartments. Thankfully, the Lord provided so the fellowship could buy the property .This fellowship had the nickname "the traveling church."  Finally, by God's grace a permanent dwelling!

 

Evie celebrated her 2nd birthday! She really liked her card!

 Oma came to celebrate with us.....

 She got her a stuffed doggie and a nightgown....

We quickly drove over to the beach just as the sun was setting. The light from the sinking sun reflected several shades of pink, blue and gold. How amazing is our God! We enjoyed a walk along the shore as well as enjoying some yummy fried chicken from Ralphs. We usually get a 50 piece for our crew.;)

We made an ice cream sandwich cake, with homemade whipped cream, chocolate and caramel syrup, and chopped up butterfingers candy bars.

We had to help Evie blow out her candles. Even though Caytlin had been practicing candle blowing with Evie, when the time came she was fascinated by the light but did not blow them out.

     She enjoyed her cake:)

   Enjoying some potato cheese soup in classic little guy wardrobe.....

 These days find us busy with school....

We do our Algebra by video course. At present we have four students.

The teacher Mr. Firebaugh dropped the dry erase marker here. Now he is our friend, someone who makes mistakes like we do.:) It's funny how being real and letting people see your mistakes can draw you closer together.

 The other children do their schoolwork by computer- Switched On Schoolhouse. To the left is my cabinet from the Lord. After looking at many cabinets that were the wrong thing and formulating in my mind the exact cabinet I wanted- which seemed to be no where to be found. The Lord brought me right to it. I went to go look at another cabinet that I was going to settle for and there it was- 8 shelves a pull out desk and a light. Thank you, Heavenly Father!

Wednesday nights are pretty busy, after schoolwork is the prayer meeting. Ashley has a really good system of organizing the three little boys clothes down to the socks. The others slide right on in and help where needed.

    Dad got some new t-shirts from Voice of the Martyr.....

    What a blessing to have a Dad who loves to be with his sons.

Mailing the Christmas cards-they should be there soon....

Before getting a piece of candy each child says their verse....

"The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you, the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace." 
                                                                                         Numbers 6: 24-26