Julia

Julia has finshed her schooling and is on summer break. She passed her tests and final grade with high marks!  She starts her externship at the vet office on Monday. Way to go, baby girl!! We love you!!

Kinda Pathetic, Huh?

Another Brush Fire!?

Remember our brush fire a few weeks ago? This one is in the other direction. This is looking out our bedroom window. Right now, the wind is blowing to the east. I am praying the wind does NOT shift toward us.

Update on this fire----FIRE

Saying Goodbye And Welcome

Last night we said goodbye to Pastor Johnson, Sally, Alison, Amy, Elisabeth & Emily. There were a lot of tears flowing in our church. It's never easy to say good bye to people who have been a part of your life for many years.. I kept my emotions in check--until-- I saw Brandon. Mike and I were talking in the parking lot with two other church members. Everyone else had  left... I looked over, and there sitting on the curb, alone, was Brandon, crying. I didn't think he understood everything that was going on. I was wrong. I still get teary when I think of that.  We will continue to pray for the Johnson's and their ministry. We will of course be able to keep in contact with them via blogs and e mail.


Now, I want to introduce our new Pastor and his family. This is Pastor Don Randall, Merlynn, Charlotte and Donald. Our church has supported them for years as missionaries to Northern Ireland and recently they were in the Phoenix area, attempting to start up a new church. They have been a part of our church picnics for several years now. They have attended several church functions too.  Who would have thought, years ago, that someday, they would be our Pastor (and family)?  God knew. Change can be scary, but it can be exciting too. I am looking forward to God's blessing on our church through their ministry. I only hope I can keep up with Merlynn. I say that  because I know she reads my blog.. LOL..  She has a bit of a wild streak in her.. It's all good though .. HaHa.  I will just hide the cheetos from now on (inside joke).

Welcome!!

Going Away Party

We had a suprise going away party for Pastor Johnson and Sally and the girls. 

Special

Our Pastor and his family are moving this week to start a new church in MN. God has blessed them with musical talent. They all play a variety of instruments.  Over the years they have done specials. This is by far my favorite song to hear them sing. This special was done at a home school concert last week. I asked them to sing this song one more time, today in church. Unfortunatly, the quality of my recording was not as good as this recording. .




I also want to share with you the talent of thier oldest daughter. She is the one playing the violin. . Click HERE.. This was also at the home school concert last week. I wish I had recordings of all the girls playing.   Among other things, I will miss their musical talent. The girl playing the piano is excellent too. She is not our pastor's daughter however.

You can also see the last special the kids sang with the Johnson family on Brandon's blog--HERE

Beautiful!!!!

This beautiful girl...

Made me this beautiful Afghan.

I just love it!!