Fireworks?

Last night was Clemson's fireworks display. Last year they were great! Well, this year, they weren't quite so spectacular. I guess they are trying to use ones that won't cause fires. I am not sure. That, or there was a budget cut. But we sure had a nice time with our family anyway. The Sutes are in town, and both Grandmas were with us, so that was the best part!!!

A quote...

One of my favorite books is Jungle Pilot, a biography about Nate Saint. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. One of my favorite quotes is from a letter that Nate writes to his wife as he was reflecting on the "increasing tempo of their lives."

"Life seems entirely too short for the accomplishment of all the things to which we aspire...of love and affectionate attention...of work and duty. But God grant that each task be oiled and inspired by a proper mixture of the required and the desired--the rough and the lovely--the hurried thought and the detailed expression."

An update on life...

We are in the middle of a busy part of our summer, although I am very aware that busy is most certainly a relative word. We had the privilege of participating in Caleb and Gloria Davey's wedding last Friday evening. I played the piano and Dan was a groomsman. The wedding was at Tri-City Baptist in Kansas City, Missouri. The Hamilton and Dave families were both so kind and hospitable, and we had a wonderful time getting to know them a little better. Having Caleb and Gloria in Clemson is going to be a lot of fun. We stayed with the Dowland family, and one of the highlights was eating fresh bratwurst at 11:00 p.m. :). We made lots of fun memories during our short visit to KC.

This week is VBS at our church in Clemson. Our theme is DinoDetectives: Digging for God's Truth. God has given us a great team of workers. One special blessing was a load of decorations and materials from a church in Rock Hill. They ran the same program a couple of weeks ago. It has saved us many man hours. We got a Suburban load full, and there was more (but it didn't fit)!

We are looking forward to another wedding this weekend. It is going to be so sweet. More details on that when it is finished. Well, I better run for now. I am playing "church secretary" during the afternoons until Caleb and Gloria return (Caleb is our "office manager").

Summer time is Garden time

I grew up in a family where summertime meant garden time, however I did not always pay attention to the details of gardening! We are growing our own garden this summer, thanks to the help of Dad and Mom.

Today


About 6 weeks ago (I think)!

Arizona

These pictures are from the new camp property, which is about 45 minutes from the current property (really about 10 minutes as the crow flies)! The name of the new property is Grand View Ranch and Lordwilling it will be ready for use in 3 years.




Here are a few aspen trees...these are one of my absolute favorite kinds of trees!


Sisters!