Weekly Quote

Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of your own ignorance.
--Will Durant

Weekly Quote

God judges what we give by what we keep. ---George Muller

Spring Garden

Your Garden

First, plant five rows of peas: Preparedness, Promptness, Perseverance, Politeness, and Prayer. Next to them plant three rows of squash: Squash Gossip, Squash Criticism, and Squash Indifference. Then five rows of lettuce: let us be Faithful, Let us be Unselfish, Let us be Loyal, Let us be Truthful, Let us love one Another. And no garden is complete with out turnips: Turn up for church, Turn up with a Smile, Turn up with Determination.

The Soldier

I am reading E.M. Bounds book on prayer, the chapter I'm in right now is titled "The Christian and Spiritual Warfare." I wanted to share a couple of exerpts from it.

" There is no primrose path, no rose-scented flirting. From start to finish, it is war. The Christian warrior is compelled from the hour he first draws his sword to 'Endure hardness as a good soldier' (2 Tim. 2:3)....What a misconception many people have of the Christian life... He scarecely seems to realize that the world , the flesh, and the devil will oppose his onward march. He hardly realizes that they will defeat him utterly , unless he gives himself to constant vigliance and unceaseing prayer!...The Christian soldier must be as intense in his praying as in his fighting, for his victories will depend much more on his praying than on his fighting."

He is risen!!

Happy Easter to all!!!
Here's a pic of our church choir as well as a few of us dressed in our easter finery

N'land Trip

Sorry it took me so long to post these pics. I have been very busy leading up to this easter weekend.
Hope you enjoy the pictures.=P

Even a little child understands

When I got back from my trip, Eric came running up to me saying that he had something to tell me. But than he got all shy about it. I finally got him to whisper it in my ear. The news he told me was sooo exciting. He said " Emmy,I accepted Jesus into my heart" !! I was thrilled to know that my little 5 yr. old brother understood the concept that ALL are sinners in need of a Savior, and that Christ died for him to pay the penalty. And now he as assurance that he is going to heaven when he dies.
It amazes me that God made something this important,simple enough for a child and yet so deep we can never know everything it contains.

Laughter is the best med.

I went out to find a friend,
But could not find one there,
I went out to be a friend
And friends were everywhere!

It takes 64 muscles to make a frown, but only 13 to make a smile.
Why work overtime?

Northland Hockey

These are some pics that I got from Joel's last hockey game at school, the 3rd one is of the 3 guys from Mo-town and the others are of him in action, and the whole team.

Daily Quote

"What your conscience knows about you is more important than what your neighbors say about you."

Jeni n' Sarah

I just had to put this picture of Sarah and Jeni on, this is just one of the many of them goofing off.=P ( In case you don't know they are some of my close friends from school.)

Rachel

This is Rach and me at School last year, we haven't seen each other since than to take a newer pic.

Quote of the Week

Morality may keep you out of jail, but it takes the blood of Jesus Christ to keep you out of hell. --C.H. Spurgeon

Erica

I just had to put this pic up, Erica and I are really good friends. We were able to get together for the first time in a year and here is a pic of it.=P

Family

Thought you all might like to see my family.

Bible Conference

My parents went down to Bob Jones for Bible Conf. here they are w/ Joel and Sarah at the front entance.
I had quite a time keeping all the kids at home, that is one reason I haven't updated in so long.

Hockey Playoff Pictures

These are all pics from Nate's hockey playoffs. He is #96 and had the biggest fan club there.=P Even though the guys were poor sports at times,We really enjoyed going to his games and watching hockey up close and personal.

Be Still...

Life has its hurts,
life has its pain,
Life has its continuing problems
that arise over and over again.
Silently I listen and there comes a voisce
misdst the struggles of the day.
A quiest reassuring word
goving me strenght along the way.
BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.

Final Exams?

"Every time a little boy went to a friend’s house, he found the friend’s grandmother deeply engrossed in reading her bible. Finally his curiosity got the better of him. “Why do you suppose your grandmother reads the Bible so much?” he asked. “I’m not sure,” said his friend, “but I think it’s because she’s cramming for her finals.” "--Carl T. Schuneman

Proverbs, hockey and 0-9

I went to my brothers hockey game the other night, and of all the games to go to this was the worst. See they haven't won a game yet, even though they are really trying. They lost 0-9, I left the game feeling disappointed for them;my brother and his team tried so hard and yet nothing was happening, they just couldn't get the puck in the net.
I thought how much our lives seem to be that way, everything we do looks like a failure, we just don't seem to be "winning". And we start blaming others.( i.e. the refs, the coach, or the guy who lost the break away.) You know the chips might be down, but couldn't this be a time for God to teach us perseverance and dependence on Him? We try so hard to "play the game right" and yet we still fall down. Well going to that game renewed my desire to keep on ,to keep getting up when I fall. So yes there is still life after losing, even though others think Nate's team is pointless, they are still hitting the ice with great excitement. They are getting back up each time.
Prov. 16:24