It's Here!!

The brand new, 2010, Vision Forum Catalog!

Mom was the first to look through it, then the boys, and then me (Tiffany)! I couldn't resist snapping a few shots of the boys as they poured over it!

Sorry for the lack of posting lately! We've been busy trying to prepare everything for Mom's gall bladder surgery. (She had an attack a few weeks ago, the third time in eight years, and the doctor says it's time to get it out!) As planned, she will have laparoscopic surgery rather than open surgery. This means that she will only have a few small incisions rather than one large one. Right now we are waiting on the results from the MRI to find out whether or not she has any stones outside her gall bladder and if she will have to be scoped before the surgery. We would appreciate everybody's prayers!!

Today has been rather busy, we pulled down the last of the herbs we were drying and got them safely stored away! This year we dried lavender (by the boatloads!), chamomile, sweet basil, cinnamon basil, lemon balm, lemon verbena, lemon thyme, peppermint, chocolate mint, chives, pineapple sage, and stevia! I also made and seal-a-mealed some meat loves for later as well as making a big batch of pie crust dough that yielded twelve crusts! School has been going quite well for the boys and I'm starting to get used to not having any school books to pull out in the morning!

I'll try harder to keep this place updated in the future! God Bless!

For the Family,

Tiffany

Fall is here!!

It seems like just yesterday we were going into spring. Where did the summer go??? Have you ever asked this same question? It seems so likely you have. We as a society have gotten so BUSY, we don't even stop to appreciate the Seasons or Family as much as we used to. Should we settle for this and accept it as a normal part of "life in the fast lane"? Should we do something to change it? I think this philosophical question should be asked by everyone. I'm presently asking myself this question. I can tell you one thing, that I don't want to be like society and lose my identity as an individual. I have gotten so busy this last summer with ALL the THINGS of life etc. that I feel I have dropped the ball and fumbled my family. I really need to work hard to get back to the place where God wants me to be. We have strived so hard to be where God whats us. As a Father I have been in trusted with many lives to Shepard and disciple. I need to regain my strength in Christ and rise to the occasion and accept my responsibility again as the leader of MY house. I need to stop and smell the delicate Roses of the family that God has given me, spend time with them and rebuild the example of Christ for those around us. I don't want to look back and reflect again and ask these same questions with out already knowing the answers. "As for me and my house we will serve the Lord". I will chose to reflect on each season for Gods goodness and grace to MY family.

In Christ,
Tim

Genesis 8:21-22 KJV 21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. 22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.