Hello Everyone!
Sorry it has been rather dead around here for the last few months; the Holidays where busy, busy, busy! I’ll try to fill you in on the latest.
1. We have one new indoor cat and three new outdoor cats! The indoor one is a black male that was already neutered and declawed when he showed up around Thanksgiving. The vet says he is only about a year old, yet he seems to have already been through some rough scrapes. One of his ears is torn but nicely healed and his tail has had some damage as well. We named him Jackson (as in Stonewall Jackson!) The three outdoor ones are kittens (one female and two males) who showed up while we were putting up the Christmas lights. They are currently braving the winter out on our patio (not a hard feat with the strangely mild winter we’ve had)and go by the names of Nutmeg, Eggnog and Chestnut! (What can I say? It was Christmas time!) I took pictures of them to post but I can’t find the SD card. :-(
2. Mommy’s birthday was earlier this month, so we took some short day trips to celebrate. The first was up to Frankenmuth MI, the next to Columbus, OH, and the last to Fort Wayne, IN!
Other than that it has pretty much been home life as usual. Getting school work done, cleaning the house, building and keeping up fires in the wood burner and cook stove, and all the other elements of everyday life!
In Christ,
For the family,
Tiffany
Showing posts with label Home Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Life. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!
Hope you all have a great day!
“Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing, and gives being to all things that are; and, as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation; let the glorious name of Jehovah have all the praise.” – William Bradford
Vision Forum has a great series of articles and a couple of video clips posted on Doug’s Blog! Be sure to check it out!!
In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany
Hope you all have a great day!
“Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing, and gives being to all things that are; and, as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation; let the glorious name of Jehovah have all the praise.” – William Bradford
Vision Forum has a great series of articles and a couple of video clips posted on Doug’s Blog! Be sure to check it out!!
In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Baptism and Blueberries
Hello Everyone!
I'm so sorry it's been so long; things have been crazy busy around here! We started July off with a week long visit from Nana and Papa Cadle and Aunt Mary. Smack-dab in the middle of the visit we had to take Hope (our golden retriever) to the vet and found out that her uterus was filled with puss and she had to have emergency surgery. Normally a dog's uterus should weigh 2-3 oz.; her's was 4 lbs.! The vet thought he would lose her twice during the surgery and the pain was so bad she was still fighting him at the highest dose of anesthetic. That same week Mommy sprained her finger and we found out that one of the families from church's newborn baby had to be hospitalized (he has since been able to come home and is doing fine). Mid to late July we picked cherries and 65 lbs. of blueberries. The temperatures peaked to a roasting 105 degrees, with the heat index in the 120's. A project our menfolk started in July and still have in progress is replacing the roof of our fifth wheel (Not an undertaking for the faint of heart!). The month ended with the Tent Meetings our church sponsored in Camden, MI. Tom Harmon and the Bates Family were our guest speakers. Kaleb and a little girl from church were both baptized last Sunday:
Last Tuesday we went over to Nana and Papa Weber's house to help drag a dead Ash tree out of the creek and cut it up into firewood for us to burn this winter. Wednesday, we saw Nana and Papa Cadle for the last time before they head south for the winter. Our grapes are almost ready and our tomatoes and green peppers are starting to come on at a good pace. I hope all is well with everyone in our small readership and thank you for still visiting our sleepy little Blogspot!!
In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany
P.S. We've been having computer issues left and right. The desktop will only work in safe mood and this laptop crashes intermittently, making it difficult to work online. So if we can't update, you'll know why!!
I'm so sorry it's been so long; things have been crazy busy around here! We started July off with a week long visit from Nana and Papa Cadle and Aunt Mary. Smack-dab in the middle of the visit we had to take Hope (our golden retriever) to the vet and found out that her uterus was filled with puss and she had to have emergency surgery. Normally a dog's uterus should weigh 2-3 oz.; her's was 4 lbs.! The vet thought he would lose her twice during the surgery and the pain was so bad she was still fighting him at the highest dose of anesthetic. That same week Mommy sprained her finger and we found out that one of the families from church's newborn baby had to be hospitalized (he has since been able to come home and is doing fine). Mid to late July we picked cherries and 65 lbs. of blueberries. The temperatures peaked to a roasting 105 degrees, with the heat index in the 120's. A project our menfolk started in July and still have in progress is replacing the roof of our fifth wheel (Not an undertaking for the faint of heart!). The month ended with the Tent Meetings our church sponsored in Camden, MI. Tom Harmon and the Bates Family were our guest speakers. Kaleb and a little girl from church were both baptized last Sunday:
First, Daddy gave a short address
Next, Kaleb read a short piece he had written
Ready...
Down he went...
And up he came; the last of us to be Baptized!!
Last Tuesday we went over to Nana and Papa Weber's house to help drag a dead Ash tree out of the creek and cut it up into firewood for us to burn this winter. Wednesday, we saw Nana and Papa Cadle for the last time before they head south for the winter. Our grapes are almost ready and our tomatoes and green peppers are starting to come on at a good pace. I hope all is well with everyone in our small readership and thank you for still visiting our sleepy little Blogspot!!
In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany
P.S. We've been having computer issues left and right. The desktop will only work in safe mood and this laptop crashes intermittently, making it difficult to work online. So if we can't update, you'll know why!!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Families in need of help and prayer
Hello All,
We thought we would pass on information regarding some families that are in need that we have been thinking about and praying for lately. First off, the Lee, Crawford, and Boyd families were all devastated by the recent spat of tornadoes that ripped through the south. Mr. Phillips posted about them on his blog here and here. Peter Bradrick is running a website were you can donate directly to these families via their local church. The website is http://www.bradrick.org/helpalfamilies/ . Also, Mrs.Crawford's website http://www.generationcedar.com/main/ has posted mailing addresses so you can send things (notes, gifts, etc.) directly to them here!
Secondly, we've been praying for the Holston family who we learned about on Daddy's SMM group. (A group of men who all went through Mr. Botkin's Saturday Morning Mentoring last year.) They have an adorable little baby boy named Endurance. Endurance was born with heart problems last year and we've been following his progress on their blog http://www.run-with-endurance.blogspot.com/. All this time they have been living in Seattle, Washington but they have just moved to Columbus, Ohio! You can get all the details at their blog, but please pray for a smooth settling in for the family and for Endurance to do well in the hospital down there.
We've been doing pretty well here. Our sump pump failed and we got about an inch of water in part of our basement. That was a fun mess to clean up!! The perfect excuse to rearrange the Family room! Our other appliances have been giving us a rough time as well. Our laptop crashed with half of TJ's school work on it (we were thankfully able to recover the hard drive). We had to replace the dishwasher and a part on the dryer. A burner on the stove went out and was replaced just in time for the bottom element in the oven to make a dramatic exit (It began to spark, flame and melt while we were making dinner)! However... the leaves are on the trees, plants are going in the ground, seeds will soon be planted for the garden and hopefully everything will settle down soon. We hope all is well with all of you!
In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany
We thought we would pass on information regarding some families that are in need that we have been thinking about and praying for lately. First off, the Lee, Crawford, and Boyd families were all devastated by the recent spat of tornadoes that ripped through the south. Mr. Phillips posted about them on his blog here and here. Peter Bradrick is running a website were you can donate directly to these families via their local church. The website is http://www.bradrick.org/helpalfamilies/ . Also, Mrs.Crawford's website http://www.generationcedar.com/main/ has posted mailing addresses so you can send things (notes, gifts, etc.) directly to them here!
Secondly, we've been praying for the Holston family who we learned about on Daddy's SMM group. (A group of men who all went through Mr. Botkin's Saturday Morning Mentoring last year.) They have an adorable little baby boy named Endurance. Endurance was born with heart problems last year and we've been following his progress on their blog http://www.run-with-endurance.blogspot.com/. All this time they have been living in Seattle, Washington but they have just moved to Columbus, Ohio! You can get all the details at their blog, but please pray for a smooth settling in for the family and for Endurance to do well in the hospital down there.
We've been doing pretty well here. Our sump pump failed and we got about an inch of water in part of our basement. That was a fun mess to clean up!! The perfect excuse to rearrange the Family room! Our other appliances have been giving us a rough time as well. Our laptop crashed with half of TJ's school work on it (we were thankfully able to recover the hard drive). We had to replace the dishwasher and a part on the dryer. A burner on the stove went out and was replaced just in time for the bottom element in the oven to make a dramatic exit (It began to spark, flame and melt while we were making dinner)! However... the leaves are on the trees, plants are going in the ground, seeds will soon be planted for the garden and hopefully everything will settle down soon. We hope all is well with all of you!
In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Baby Bird Update!!!
Our Baby Birds have flown away, leaving their empty nest alone in our crab apple tree. I meant to post this much sooner; but here is a photographic timeline of the 11 days they were here:
Day 3
Day 6
Day 7
Day 10
And then...
Somebody left the nest! And someone else is thinking about joining him...
Here is the baby who left first...
He's a gangly little guy!...
That was the last picture we were able to get of them for awhile. It was funny to watch how, even though they had "left the nest" Mommy and Daddy Bird still watched over them and mentored them. I finally was able to get this last good picture of them on Day 23:
And so, our little hatchlings are all grown up! We hope that there will be another batch later this year or next year, but either way we had a lot of fun watching these guys grow up!
In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany
Friday, May 14, 2010
Baby Robins!!!
Hello Everyone!
A Mother Robin decided to build a nest very low in our crab apple tree this year, so we have easy access to these adorable little birds! We've been keeping an eye on the nest this last week or so, waiting for the three little eggs to hatch! Mommy was the one who discovered them this morning and we were all able to have our first look! Daddy hasn't been able to see them yet, but I'm sure he will want to when he gets home from work!
Have a nice day everyone!
In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Happy Birthday Tiffy and Kaleb
It is so hard to believe that our youngest son will be 11 yrs old tomorrow and that our daughter, our oldest is 19 today. It is spring again in North West Ohio. Tiffany and Kaleb wanted a chocolate cake for their B-days. I decorated it last night for them.
I had my Dr.'s appointment on the 7th and the x-rays looked good. The plan is to return to work on light duty the 1st week of May. I will have another Dr.'s appt. on the 30th of April to get the OK.
God Bless you all,
Tim
The Birthday cake
Spring !!! Wonderful Spring!!!!!
My knee scooter is great!!!
I had my Dr.'s appointment on the 7th and the x-rays looked good. The plan is to return to work on light duty the 1st week of May. I will have another Dr.'s appt. on the 30th of April to get the OK.
God Bless you all,
Tim
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Evenings with Victoria Botkin!
Beginning next Monday, Mrs. Botkin will hostessing a series of online mentoring sessions for women and daughters can listen in! Daddy and the boys have been participating in Mr. Botkin's mentoring sessions for men and have greatly enjoyed them! More details can be found at: http://www.westernconservatory.com/evb !!!
Also, Jasmine Baucham is hosting a registration giveaway to this event!! Details on that can be found at:
http://www.joyfullyathomeblog.com/2010/02/evenings-with-victoria-botkin-giveaway.html
By the way, even if you aren't interested in the contest, her blog is always a delight to visit and is listed in our blog roll as Joyfully at Home!
In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany
Also, Jasmine Baucham is hosting a registration giveaway to this event!! Details on that can be found at:
http://www.joyfullyathomeblog.com/2010/02/evenings-with-victoria-botkin-giveaway.html
By the way, even if you aren't interested in the contest, her blog is always a delight to visit and is listed in our blog roll as Joyfully at Home!
In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Happy New Year !!!!!!
Happy new year!!!!
Lisa's surgery went well, it was scheduled for 7:30 am but we had to be there at 6:00 for prep. The Doctor said everything went well but he needed to make 1 more incision than normal for better view and angle. So she has 5 small incisions 3 about 1/2 inch long and the other 2 about an inch long. One of the longer ones is in her belly button. She came out of recovery and into a room about 11:30am. She was able to keep lunch ( clear diet ) down fine, so they ordered her a soft dinner. That came around 5:30 and she was able to eat that and was doing exceptionally well with walking and moving around. She was able to come home and was discharged at 9:00 that night and we were able to bring in the new year as a family all together. Now she is getting around ok, still in pain but the percacet is helping a lot.
Thank you for all of your prayers!!!!
Tim
Lisa's surgery went well, it was scheduled for 7:30 am but we had to be there at 6:00 for prep. The Doctor said everything went well but he needed to make 1 more incision than normal for better view and angle. So she has 5 small incisions 3 about 1/2 inch long and the other 2 about an inch long. One of the longer ones is in her belly button. She came out of recovery and into a room about 11:30am. She was able to keep lunch ( clear diet ) down fine, so they ordered her a soft dinner. That came around 5:30 and she was able to eat that and was doing exceptionally well with walking and moving around. She was able to come home and was discharged at 9:00 that night and we were able to bring in the new year as a family all together. Now she is getting around ok, still in pain but the percacet is helping a lot.
Thank you for all of your prayers!!!!
Tim
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sword Fighting and Being Soldiers for the Most High
It is snowing here in the North West corner of OHIO today. The boys wanted to go outside and use some of the pent up energy that they have. They received practice swords from Vision forum for Christmas this year and decided to "practice" in the snow. They set the line out in our front lawn and soon they were having a great amount of fun and exercise. They were dodging and lunging all over the front lawn. I was thinking while watching them outside, we need to be this way at defending ourselves against the enemies of Christianity. Taking our "swords" and following after Christ daily with our challenges and worldly confrontations. Confronting what is wrong in our society and taking it back for the Glory of God.
Tim
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!!!!!
I hope everyone has had a Blessed Christmas. I worked last night and got off work this morning at 7:00 am. I have the rest of this week off though. We will be spending quality time as a family before Lisa's surgery on the 31st.
Unto us this day a child is born in the city of Bethlehem, a Savior which is Christ the Lord.
He is the reason for the season.
May God bless you and keep you all!!
Tim
I hope everyone has had a Blessed Christmas. I worked last night and got off work this morning at 7:00 am. I have the rest of this week off though. We will be spending quality time as a family before Lisa's surgery on the 31st.
Unto us this day a child is born in the city of Bethlehem, a Savior which is Christ the Lord.
He is the reason for the season.
May God bless you and keep you all!!
Tim
Friday, July 10, 2009
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