Words of Encouragement

Psalm 97

1 The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad;
let the distant shores rejoice.

2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3 Fire goes before him
and consumes his foes on every side.

4 His lightning lights up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all the peoples see his glory.

7 All who worship images are put to shame,
those who boast in idols—
worship him, all you gods!

8 Zion hears and rejoices
and the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments, O LORD.

9 For you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.

10 Let those who love the LORD hate evil,
for he guards the lives of his faithful ones
and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light is shed upon the righteous
and joy on the upright in heart.

12 Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous,
and praise his holy name.

It's not the size of the mountain, but the strength of the mountain mover!

" 'Behold, I am the Lord, is anything too difficult for me?' " Jeremiah 32:27

Pictures Galore

We've taken quite a few pictures over the last couple of weeks that we haven't had the time to upload and share, so here are a bunch of them. Enjoy!

Andy's Dad and Step Mom came to visit and to meet Joseph last weekend. We had a great visit with them.

Most of our days were spent outside this week. It's been gorgeous out and there's no where else Samuel would rather be.

6 Weeks Old

Breakfast with Papa Bear

Reading with Daddy and Papa Bear

Taking a nap on Papa Bear

7 Weeks Old

Enjoying the outdoors

Blowing bubbles with Daddy

Happy 21 Months, Samuel!

Earthquake Hits Indiana

No, I am not kidding.

We woke around 5:35 am to an earthquake. We had never felt an earthquake before, but we were almost positive that we had just experienced one. After one of the beekeepers got here, I asked him about it, and he said, sure enough, we had just had an earthquake. A 5.4! It's happened before in Indiana, but it's not common.

When Jesus died on the cross, it says that the earth trembled. I've never been able to imagine what that felt like, until this morning. Is the earth going to tremble when He returns? Makes me wonder when it will be, and what it will be like. I know the book of Revelation tells all about the second coming, but I've never studied it in very much detail. I can definitely say I'm more motivated to read it now.

I'm sure you'll hear about it on the news or radio today anyways. But if you don't, here's an article about the quake.

4 Years

April 10th, Andy and I celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary. We stayed home, made some Mexican food and ate homemade ice cream and cookies while we watched some of Planet Earth. (By, the way, this documentary is amazing!)
Within 4 years we've:
* Added two dogs to our family
* Added two children to our family
* Lived in 3 different homes
* Lived in two different states
* Been in different continents from each other for 13 months (6 & 7 months straight).
* And probably have been away from each other for a total of 15 months thanks to the USMC.

It's been a busy 4 years. But, we've been blessed beyond words. It's been our best year yet, and we're looking forward to the next!

Thanks for the Replies

Thank you for your comments. Interesting insight into why this law was made... I still think it was a totally unwarranted ticket.

And for those of you who were wondering, Andy was not speeding. He was going the speed limit as he passed the cop. Andy will be able to attend a driving class to take 4 of those points away. He's doing that next week. Not sure what the deal is with our insurance yet, though.