“God save us from living in comfort while sinners are sinking into hell! If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies. And if they perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay. If hell must be filled, at least let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go there unwarned and unprayed for.” - Charles Spurgeon

thankful.

So encouraged by their testimony of God’s Amazing Grace.

So inspired to live for Christ.

So thankful for this dear family!

Praying for them in their time of sorrow.

May his testimony be ours also. May we faithfully speak of God’s goodness even in difficulty, even facing death, as he did. May our children grow to love the Lord and serve His Kingdom and bring Him glory, too. There really is only one way to live!

What a blessing to have a godly heritage, and godly examples before us.

To God be the Glory!

(picture taken at their 40th wedding anniversary celebration in 2008, I got it off their blog http://40thanniversarycandm.blogspot.com/)

guess who

dusting off the passports, when they come out we tease Ashleigh that they might not let her cross the border b/c they'll be looking for the twin boys...doesn't she look just like Jade?

and then there is thing 3, who we think looks completely different from thing 1 and thing 2...more like his uncle Steve & his Opa, with definite hints of his Daddy in him, too. :)

So Ashleigh is happy to be getting a new passport, and didn't want her hair in a ponytail this time. :)

our winter so far - the white wonderland outside and warm fellowship inside :)

Hi! That may be a tacky title but its true, we have been enjoying sweet cozy times with family & friends during these very white winter months. Piles of snow, hey? My sister snapped this when we were sledding across the street during one of the many blizzards we had a week or two ago. happy family, very blessed. :)

Here are a few of the recent happenings starting with pics of our annual gourmet, this year at Erik & Rachel's.

its always wonderful!

and SO delectable!

3 new babies in attendance since last year, so special!

perhaps the easiest baby ever Kentin (above)

sweet Tyler (above) and Ezra (below), all so cute.

ok, this kid is amazing! He just sat there like this in his high chair the whole evening! He was completely thrilled if anyone paid any attention to him, and completely content if nobody did!! SWEET!!

Dear Mrs. Boonstra knitted all 3 kids slippers. I don't know why, she gave them out of the blue one Sunday morning. So thoughtful, and so special for the kids. they love them! The boys love how slippery they are, they pretend they are skating. I took these pics for the thank you card we made.

We were also welcomed in for a delightful afternoon tea. It is easy for me to not make time for things like this, but that is my loss. Times like these are precious to me and I am thankful for the dear elderly people in our church and their testimony of God's goodness to them even through difficult times. I am reminded to pray more faithfully for them.

SO hard for poor Josh not to touch their water fountain!! he was completely fascinated with it. :)

always wonderful times with this dear family...


We are all so much enjoying the new homeschool group. I was worried that it would be an adjustment and I don't take well to change :) (and we did love the old group) but I needn't have worried. It is a wonderful blessing and we are so thankful for it!!














and lots of family things, and hoping to spend time with Kev's side on the long weekend! These pics are of a very yummy dinner that my dear sister Lou prepared for Kev & the kids & I. Charlene happened to be over that weekend and enjoyed it too! Thanks Lou!

Jade is absolutely nuts about hockey. If you remember this post

http://thesearethedayz2.blogspot.com/2010/02/a-files.html

you'll know why Kev is so thrilled about that.
he has some pretty hard shots on net!

celebrating the 40th birthday of a set of twins we all love! They are just like family.

we're not into Valentines day, these are old pictures. :)
my sweet boy and his "bubs". He is looking older, except when that thing is around. he L.O.V.E.S. it.

sweet bedhead. LOVE him. :)

ahhh, and it appears thats it!! wowzers, that was a lot of pictures!! It would be better if I would do them a few at a time eh?

Have a great week, all!!