²³ Thus says the LORD:

“ Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
²⁴ But let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For in these I delight,” says the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

ps. have you heard of this kid??

http://www.youtube.com/RhemaMarvanne

blog books by blurb

you have to check out this incredibly talented girl's blog book. She is amazing, I sit here and am green with envy at her digital photography and scrapbooking abilities. Wow! I have never met her but found her blog when I saw the birth announcement for her triplets in the Christian Renewal newspaper, and I have been a follower of hers ever since. Someday maybe I will meet her, my digital scrapbooking hero. :) She has all kinds of tips on her blog, too, of how she does all of these cool things. I have great aspirations of someday trying some of these things out...

http://kahoogstad.blogspot.com/2010/07/2009-blog-book.html

introducing our new roommate

What a treat to have a newborn in the house again!! my kids feel like they have a little sister, and all of us are thoroughly enjoying her. and her parents, of course. :) Megan's daddy is doing firefighting training in the city, and we will miss them when they move out in 4 months!! What a sweet blessing family is.

haha doesn't this new header look like our fam? :) (by Dr. Seuss, of course)

ahhh, Scotland...

I think I want to move there! :)

have a great week, all!

Hup Holland Hup!

c.o.z.y.

how we will miss this dear family when they leave at the end of the summer!! I don't like to think about it. Pastor Rich & Cher, thank you so much for coming tonight, we had a wonderful time. Knowing you has been a great blessing, and we know that you will be a blessing to your new church family out west. Thank you for all that you've done for us!! We will continue to pray for you in the weeks and months ahead.

"Mommy, you're beautiful. Fruit flies are beautiful, too."

~Jaden

"We have forgotten God.

We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us."

Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation

"I tremble for my country when I reflect

that God is just,

that His justice cannot sleep forever."

Thomas Jefferson

(they apply to Canada too!)

God save our land...

and help us to be faithful in sharing the gospel!

"The highest privilege in the world is to serve Christ.

You serve your appetites when you treat them as the most compelling offer of pleasure."

John Piper

Does my life prove that Christ measures up and is indeed more precious, more compelling than the other offers of pleasure, the other things that appeal to my appetites?

http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/MediaPlayer/197/Audio/

Happy Birthday Canada!! :)

I know that is inappropriate to be wearing Holland shirts on Canada Day, but...Hup Holland Hup! (I promised to get a pic to send to the family there)
such a fun day at the beach yesterday...Trish, your boys are adorable!! (probably Justin would prefer I use another word...they were so fun for my kids to play with yesterday!)
















back to work today, lots of things to do before the WEEKEND!! the fun/work ratio seems a bit off lately!! :)

have a blessed weekend, all! :)