Friday, January 27, 2012

The Little Ones


Hannah really loves holding her little brother lately. :) 
"Mommy, may I touch him?" :)

"Look how tall I am Mommy!"

Little Daniel




What we do when it's too cold to play outside......

......bring the snow inside!! 

 We even made a little snow man. :) 

My New Little Seat :)

As you can see, Daniel just loves sitting in his little seat. It has big suction cups on the bottom, and he can sit there and be able to see everything that's going on!  




Saturday, January 21, 2012

I Am Second

I Am Second
by Doug Bender and Dave Sterrett

Tamara Jolee – a woman who finds out that she has cancer in ninety percent of her body. Chris Plenkenpol – the commander of a unit that fought in the Battle of Fallujah. Nate Larkin – a pastor who seems okay on the outside, but struggles with a secret, hidden addiction. Karen Green – a woman who was abused as a child and ends up homeless, living on the streets. These people and many others share their stories in the book I Am Second. Each of these people reached a point in their lives where they were desperate, without any hope for the future. But then they found Christ – and found life, and hope and healing.

Doug Bender and Dave Sterrett have a done a wonderful job of compiling the stories of numerous people who have come to Jesus and found the joy of giving Him first place in their lives. This book offers hope to those who are hopeless, who have come to the end of themselves, who literally feel that they are at the “end of their rope”. It is also an encouragement to those who are already followers of Christ – who have made the decision to “be second”, as it shows the amazing things that God can do in a person who is surrendered to him. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading the testimonials of others, or to anyone who is struggling in their faith or searching for answers and for meaning in life.

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Christmas Break

We've enjoyed a nice, relaxing Christmas break over the past week and a half, and of course, all of us loved having Dan around more! Here's some of what we did......
enjoyed snuggle time with Daddy....


had several people over to our house, including
Henry Ortman from church.....

slept in our new beds :).......

did a little recording with Daddy....


had fun building lego towns with Daddy....



helped Mommy in the kitchen (the girls told me that the paintbrushes were
helping them get the dirty stuff out of the lettuce)  :)  .....


and just enjoyed being together!! 

A Few More Christmas Pictures