Bone Lick State Park

 

Thanksgiving 2020

Thanksgiving 2020-  What a year we are going through!  It is definitely a year to reflect on God's goodness and faithfulness despite all the challenges and disappointments.  After much struggle and sadness leading up to the day, we were so thankful for how God ordered this day.

We began our day with turkey pancakes sharing our thankfulness.  

Mommy then brought a complete breakfast to a friend struggling with cancer this year.  Michael led a zoom prayer meeting and devotion for our church.  We read Psalm 23 and prayed the psalm as a church body together.   We then took our annual walk/hike in Mt. Airy Forest.  It ended up being a slow walk for me but so refreshing to be in God's great Creation!  

The kids and I then delivered our Thankful bags to our neighbors, masked style this year.  This has been a great way to connect with neighbors and let them know we love them- they were all home this Thanksgiving.  

We made a whole turkey dinner and took it over to Michael's parents who preferred to eat outside.  It spritzed and was overcast but at least not too cold.  It was good to bless them with a meal.

On the way  home, we dropped off a few goody bags and prayed with an elderly couple really struggling this Thanksgiving.  It was a great day of ministry which we are thankful for.  We got home and zoomed with my parents and siblings and headed the kids to bed.  Definitely a memorable holiday!  After days of cooking and preparing, this Mama is tired and worn out.  

Only a few weeks left until we meet the little babe.  

 

All Saints Day

 

Eggs!!!

 We got our first two eggs!  Jeremiah is trying to figure if it was his chicken Faithful!

Burwinkels

 

Fall Fun

 

Kid Pics Sharon Gorge Trail Hike

 

Joel's Potty Story...

This is little Joel's potty story.  It has now come to its end. almost a year later.  This little boy began potty training in November of 2019.  He met his challenges with at first some success.  Though as he went along, he found himself forgetting all that he had learned and peeing in his pants at various times throughout the day.  He loved and was motivated by chocolate chips, yet this was not enough to sustain him to stop and run to the potty while he played.  The pooping part of his potty success did not come for 10-11 months later.  In the Spring, while bathrooms were scarce because of Covid, we often found Joel peeing outside by a tree.  This Fall, I was at the end of my rope, willing to pay anyone that could potty train this little boy.  I was desperately praying that God would cause a breakthrough that only he could do.  Finally, the middle of September, one Friday night, Joel decided he would poop on the potty if he could watch Cars and get chocolate chips, quite a negotiator that one.  We are not sure if it was watching the Cars movie or the chocolate chips but he has not turned back since that one Friday night.  In a lot of ways, I felt like it was an answer to prayer of God doing the impossible for me and I am so thankful.  

Way to go little buddy!  The Lord really did help you do this! 

 

Apple Saucing

Josiah is my prime apple sauce helper this week!  The little boy is amazing at grinding all the apples down into our very own sauce!  He is such a good helper!