"The Christian ideal...

has not been tried and found wanting, it has been found difficult and left untried." -G.K. Chesterton
I love that quote. It's very apt for our society... and especially our Christian society. We try to get by with just the bare necessities of Christianity... and are too forgetful of just how offensive to the Lord sin is. Every sin. By one sin all mankind was sentenced to eternal damnation... but for the incomprehensible suffering of our Lord and dearest friend Jesus Christ. Can you imagine? We murdered our best, truest friend... because of greed and pride. What an amazing God we have. "There is no sin little, because no little god to sin against." -Matthew Henry "If ye love me, keep my commandments." -Our Savior "God's favors to us lay strong obligations upon us to be obedient to Him." -Matthew Henry
And a few more quotes... "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." -Col. 2:8 "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?" -Job 38:2 "Be not wise in thine own eyes:" -Prov. 3:7 "Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto the end." -Psalm 119:11&12 That is wisdom... the fear of the Lord! To love the word that comes straight from His mouth... the wisest Sage... and truly there's no greater gain.

Here are some pics from spring... I couldn't arrange them in the post... so they're totally out of sequence. But you'll get the drift, I'm sure. ;)

Lizzie's first Lord's day.

Me and my buddy.

Hehe, isn't that cute?

Rach and Lizzie

Oh my goodness, she was so teeny! She's so fat now. =D

Aw, aren't babies just pathetic? You know, in a precious way.

Truly, she is the strangest... just for pictures, though. ;) However, I seem to recall another blonde-headed fruitcake that would never take a serious picture. Yesss, I have an abundance of horridly incriminating pictures of my itsy bitsy years.

Don't be fooled by that fake smile (cute as it may be)... She's got a double-barreled shotgun and she's not afraid to use it.

Walter looked so cute in his Chucks.... but, alas, he has outgrown them already.

Hooray for dogwoods!

These pictures don't relay their true beauty... they're rapturously gorgeous!
(sorry 'bout the drama, I just love them)

Well... that's all I got for now. I'll have to work up to being a real blogger again very slowly... wouldn't wanna pull a brain muscle or anything.

PS: Kris! What'd you think of the movie, btw?

Lovely =D

Spring at last.

Yay I love Lewiston! We had a mild winter and now we're having a turbulent spring...:> Which I love... it's raining and hailing right now, and you should've seen the wind! And the bluffs... you should see the bluffs down the river when it's raining but the sun's still shining on them. It's beautiful. The sunrises, too.... some mornings the bluffs are pink... some mornings they're blue, with a strip of clouds stretched across them, and golden sunshine.... mm-mmmm. :> And the sunsets... bright golden sunshine streams in through our kitchen, dining and living room windows and makes the rooms glow. =D And the rainbows the other day! It's so cool, cuz you can see where they start and end... from Burger Kind to Banner Bank. hehe. The trees are blooming, too. I can't wait for the dogwoods. They're soo beautiful! I have to get pictures of them this year.
Anyway... rambling. So, we're still up to the same old same old. For the most part. I'll just post some pictures... it's easier than trying to recall... stuff... my memory is fleeting. ;)

lol, Addie's "concentrating" face... I guess.

Her first crochet project =D


And the rest of these are just a bunch of weirdos. ;) I really love the ones of the girls together... they're such crazy little ladies.

Aren't the kiddos terrifyingly precious and cute and scary? :D
Oh, and by the way... if anyone's interested in some pretty music... I made youtube playlist of the Emma soundtrack. =) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59H8wXqqld0&feature=PlayList&p=92801119CA426447&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1

Anyway... toodles noodles.

I cannot believe how long it's been since I blogged last!! Wow.

I don't have anything to say right now but I just watched some hilarious clips on youtube and thought I would share. I do have some pics to post eventually though. =)







Maybe it's just me... or just me and my family... but my face hasn't been that sore from laughing in a while.

Not much time to blog...

But here is a pic of most of our present group... John, of course, was hiding behind Ang's head... and Justin had just missed the pic by coming 30 seconds later... and Walter beebee was sleeping. And, alas, the picture is blurry... cuz the camera was dangling from our clothesline. Oh well.
This pic is from the ginormous birthday party we had... consisting of celebrating Dad, Justin, Dan, Rach, Micah, Gregory and Addie.

And this pic is for Hannah... this is what I had started for your beebee... in expectation that it might be a girl. This was gonna be the centerpiece of the blanket. But, alas, it is just a lonely patch still. I'll find something to do with it. ;)

Anyway, gotta git! Having a lovely time with our company! Wish all of you could be here!