Thanksgiving!! A lot to be thankful for!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
As an update to Lisa's scoping, all went well yesterday. They had planned on her staying over night for observation. However after the scoping the Doctor said that he couldn't find any stones in the bile duct and that she would be able to go home after spending some time in recovery. Thank you all very much for your prayers. We will now have to get the surgery scheduled. As soon as that is done on either Mon or Tues. I will let you know. Also my Dad is also out of the hospital and is doing better for now. They have been in Louisianna for a while and will be heading for Texas in a few days. Again I thank you for all your prayers. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving all. I'll keep you posted.

In Christ,
Tim

New Update!!

Hello All,

We're most of the way over the Swine Flu now, though the boys and Daddy still have some pretty rough sounding coughs. We went to the doctor yesterday and got some antibiotics to (hopefully) keep them from getting pneumonia. Mommy and I did end up getting some of the symptoms, though we never had it as bad as the boys! Your prayers would still be very much appreciated.

Another prayer request is for our Grandpa (Papa) Cadle. He is in the hospital for the third time for bleeding and they still don't know what is causing it. The first hospital in Maine cited stomach ulcers, the second in North Carolina thought it was diverticulitis, and this hospital (in Florida) thinks it is some sort of bacteria in his digestive tract. They just scoped him yesterday but we don't know the results yet.

Christmas secrets are starting to develop and there have been heightened levels of whispering and sneaking! Hope all is well with everyone else. Feel free to leave us some comments! (Hint, Hint!) To do so, just click on the 0 COMMENTS link beneath this post and it will take you to a form you can fill out. You can use any screen name you like and only we (the moderators of the blog) will see your e-mail address! Once again I hope everyone is well! God Bless!

In Christ,

For the Family,

Tiffany

Update!!

Hello All,
We got the results from Mommy's MRI. She'll need to be scoped shortly before Thanksgiving. The H1N1 bug (Swine Flu) has invaded our house! Daddy got it first, then Kaleb and finally T.J. . Mommy and I have been holding out so far, though the germs are likely incubating inside us at the moment. The Doctor has us all on Tamiflu now, so that should nip it in the bud! We would greatly appreciate everyone's prayers!

In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany

P.S. No one wanted to have their picture taken for this post!!!

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.

Family day at North Star Blue Scope Steel

My work had a family day this last Sat the 19th. We took Lisa's parents through on a tour of the facility they really enjoyed themselves. The boy's entered a fishing derby with about 15 minutes left till it ended. TJ won the largest fish caught award. On his second cast he caught a 12.5 inch bass. Kaleb he didn't get a bite. He was however very excited for his brother. I think over all we all had a good time. Unfortunately Lisa didn't get a picture of the fish.

The New TEA PARTY reminder

We can not be the silent majority any longer. We need to step up and be counted. My Daughter is reading Francis A. Shaeffer's book How Should We Then Live? It's about the rise and decline of western thought and culture. Frankly, we have come way too far from the biblical model for the family and society. Here is a Quote from the book.

"...will we resist authoritarian government in all its forms regardless of the label it carries and regardless of its origin? The danger in regard to the rise of authoritarian government is that Christians will be still as long as their own religious activities, evangelism and life-styles are not disturbed.
We are not excused from speaking, just because the culture and society no longer rest as much as they once did on Christian thinking. Moreover, Christians do not need to be in the majority in order to influence society.
...If we as Christians do not speak out as authoritarian governments grow from within or come from outside, eventually we or our children will be the enemy of society and the state. No truly authoritarian government can tolerate those who have a real absolute by which to judge its arbitrary absolutes and who speak out and act upon that absolute.
...Here is a sentence to memorize: To make no decision in regard to the growth of authoritarian government is already a decision for it."

The author goes on to quote Ezekiel 33:1-11, 19.

The tea party is Sept 12th 12:00 to 3:00 in Wauseon, at Homecoming park at the pavillion. See You there...

We all need to have vision for our families, and work toward these visions.
Have a great week!!

God bless you,
Tim

Mike Rogers on National Healthcare Bill

This was sent to us from our neighbors. He is a voice of reason in Congress. We need to pray for our leaders in Congress to have Wisdom and Understanding that only the Lord can provide.

Tim

The Night was Great!!!!

We had a wonderful time the other evening sitting around our outside fire place.  We had a great relaxing time that evening.  Talking and sharing, goofing off and being a family together.  The stars were out in all there glory with the moon trying to hide behind the trees.  The smoke was rising and keeping the bugs at bay.  Hope our golden retriever was very interested in my smores.  Looking hopeful to dejected before getting a marshmellow of her own.  I thank God for nights like this they are so few and far between.

The Fire!!

Hope is hopeful!!! "Is he gonna share????"

Hope is dejected!!! " I guess not!!!"

Hope gets her treat! She was very happy!!

The Moon showing through the trees!!!!

God bless you

Tim

Split and stacked

The boy's rearranged the wood pile, while I split the wood.  We just stacked it using the "Chain Gang" method as Kaleb calls it.  It is such a blessing to have children willing to help out and do what it takes to get the job done.  I thank the Lord for giving us such a wonderful guide for life and family in his Holy Word the Bible.  We have a lot to learn and are very thankful for our Lord's patience with us, for there are many times we "don't get it"or we think our way will be easier etc.and end up flat on our faces.  We are planing on getting another load of slab wood tomorrow morning.  I hope to get it cut to length and unloaded soon, so I can get some more smaller edging pieces for our wood cook stove on Friday.  It is dinner time and I hope to have a fire in our outdoor patio fireplace later this evening.

God Bless you,
Tim