Even If...

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They say sometimes you win some
Sometimes you lose some
And right now, right now I'm losing bad
I've stood on this stage night after night
Reminding the broken it'll be alright
But right now, oh right now I just can't

It's easy to sing
When there's nothing to bring me down
But what will I say
When I'm held to the flame
Like I am right now

 

 

I know You're able and I know You can
Save through the fire with Your mighty hand
But even if You don't
My hope is You alone

 

 

They say it only takes a little faith
To move a mountain
Well good thing
A little faith is all I have, right now
But God, when You choose
To leave mountains unmovable
Oh give me the strength to be able to sing
"It is well with my soul"

 

 

I know You're able and I know You can
Save through the fire with Your mighty hand
But even if You don't,
My hope is You alone.
I know the sorrow, and I know the hurt
Would all go away if You'd just say the word
But even if You don't
My hope is You alone

 

 

You've been faithful, You've been good
All of my days
Jesus, I will cling to You
Come what may

‘Cause I know You're able.

I know You can.

 

I know You're able I know You can
Save through the fire with Your mighty hand
But even if You don't,
My hope is You alone
I know the sorrow, I know the hurt,
Would all go away if You'd just say the word

But even if You don't,
My hope is You alone.

 

It is well with my soul.
It is well, it is well with my soul.

 

 

 

~Amen~

Fun, Hiking, Birthdays....

Two Saturdays ago us girls took some friends to the Ape Caves. So much fun!
It was the first time I had filed all 7 seats in my car. Which was fun for me! 😊
I didn't get any pictures as I didn't want to carry my camera through the cave like I did last time. 😕
So here are pictures Aus (last 4) and Fritz (first 6) took and sent on to us. 😌

Suspension bridge at Lava canyon. SO fun to cross!

Lava canyon

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Last week Megs hit her 2 decade birthday!
So now Kai is the only teen left in our house!!
Megs went to the Christian Writers Conference in Portland for her birthday.
She went with 3 other friends, Emily, Ivy & Abigayle.
Two are from the Spokane area and one was from TX!
She had tons of fun and learned lots. :)
My moms birthday is next week!
We are going down to Salt & Straw for Ice Cream on her birthday. 😁

The Eclipse was today. SUPER AMAZING!!!
We stayed home, only had 98-99%, but it got darker and was like 5:30am out at 10am!
It cast the coolest shadows too! Wish I had thought to grab my camera! 😑😢
We watched it live on KGW, it was BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!😍😍


So what'd ya'll do for the Eclipse.
I know quite a few of our friends went down to 100% totality to see it.
How was it?

Fair!

The Fair has come again.
Already!? It feels like just a few days ago it was last years fair!

Anyways, this year dad, us girls, and our friends the Hazen boys went to the fair on opening day.
We all entered items into the fair, and did pretty well.
Though I must confess I forgot to get a picture of Megs beading and the picture of Kai's horn didn't turn out so great.
But, I can post pictures of them once we get the back from the fair. :)

So here are pictures that I did get. Hope you enjoy. :)

The judges wrote they liked the detail on the donkey. :) Good job Megs!!

The boys entered their knives they make and Austin entered some S hooks he forged.

Mom had her post-op today, the doctor said she's healing well and can slowly start working in the office again. Yay!!! :D

I also finished the Virtual goat show I'd been in charge of, so things are starting to slow down a bit.

Welp, we're off to the Ape Caves tomorrow morning!
Have a great weekend everyone!

Already!

I can't believe it's August already!!!
I mean, I didn't really have time to work on a project to enter in the fair and the deadline was today!
I did get to enter a scrimshawed horn I did last summer and a scrimshaw piece I ended up doing this morning before we headed down to enter stuff. ;)

July went by in a whirl of craziness.
July 4th we were in the Ridgefield parade with our church. passing out candy and bracelets was fun!!

For my dad's birthday we all went and saw Cars 3, pretty good movie, I still like Cars 2 better. ;)

Then our Grandparents came up for a week, that was a busy week.
The day after they came up on the train, we all went to the beach. This year we went to the beach with the old wreck near Fort Stevens. Had lots of fun and ate wild caught fish n' chips for lunch. Yum!

Then mom had surgery that week, which is why Grandma wanted to come up that week. :)
Mom is doing fine and recovery well. Hopefully back to normal soon though they said its about an 8 week recovery time....

Then that Saturday we went to Fort Vancouver 1867 Base Ball game! Grandpa went with us and Grandma stayed home to keep mom company.
Our team won by 1 point in the last inning!! I think it was the most tense and close score game we've had yet! :)

Then these last 2 weeks I've been really busy. I have 4 jobs I'm juggling!
My normal membership/secratary at home job, the online Virtual goat show I'm in charge of, and I'm doing work registering the goats that come in for mom while she's on leave, and last week Blueberry season started so we pick blueberries for our next door neighbors.
Busy busy!

Anyway, here are some pictures from July.

Sand....... :)

Keep cool everyone in the heat this weekend and maybe see some of ya at the Fair Friday! :D

New Horse!

On Friday, Kai got her own horse!
She's been wanting one for awhile now and finally got her wish!
We got her on a trial run, just to make sure she fits in and is a good match for Kai.

Her name is Sweetie, she is an 18 yr. Arabian mare, and she's a bay, Kai's favorite color!

She is SO sweet and is velvety soft to pet!

Hope you all are having a great summer!

Death....

A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, 'Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side..' 

Very quietly, the doctor said, 'I don't know..'

'You don't know? You're, a Christian man, and don't  know what's on the other side?'

The  doctor was holding the handle of the door; On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.

Turning to the patient, the doctor said, 'Did you notice my dog?
He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing...
I know my Master is there and that is enough.'

I know my Master will be there, how about you?
Come quickly Lord Jesus!

God Said No

I asked God to take away my habit.  

God said, No.

It is not for me to take away, But for you to give it up.  

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.  

God said, No..  

His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.  

 

I asked God to grant me patience.  

God said, No.  

Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;  

It isn't granted, it is learned.   

I asked God to give me happiness.  

God said, No.  

I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.   

I asked God to spare me pain.  

God said, No.  

Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares  

And brings you closer to me.   

I asked God to make my spirit grow.  

God said, No.  

You must grow on your own,
But I will prune you to make you fruitful.  

I asked God for all things That I might enjoy life.  

God said, No.  

I will give you life,
So that you may enjoy all things.  

I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.  

God said... Ahhhh,
Finally you have the idea.   

'To the world you might be one person,  

But to one person you just might be the world'  

'May the Lord Bless you and keep you,  

May the Lord Make his face shine upon you,  

And give you Peace......Forever'

'Good friends are like stars...  

You don't always see them, But you know they are always there.

May God Bless You,  

Fort Schools End Once Again

The Fort Youth Schools have come to an end for the year once again.
We had a great group of kids this year. Looking forward to working with all the new kids that came this year in 2nd yr. school next. 😄

The Graduation/Moving-Up Ceremony and Scavenger hunt/Trivia game went well and all the kids seemed to enjoy it.
Think we found a few questions to rewrite for next time round and a few subjects to make sure we talk about in the schools so the kids will know the answer.😉

Here are pictures from the morning game:

ONly 1 less student than last year, the and one missing because she already left. (just like last year!)

We had 5 teams this year, all had a fun name! Here they are from team Team A-E with their points.

• A Team - answered 99 questions right
• Beaver Skin Belt Buckles - answered 97 questions right
• Voyagérs - da winning team! answered 107 questions right!
• Twists - answered 103 questions right
• Silver Foxes - answered 104 questions right!

And here are pictures from the Graduation/Moving-Up Ceremony.
It started with a potluck with all the kids and their families, the certificates on completion given, game winners announced and their prizes received, then dancing!

We did a circle photo like this last year, so we thought it would be fun to do one again! :)

Awards & certificates

It was a fun day and I look forward to working with and seeing all the kids in the upcoming events this year!

Bella

On Friday June 9th, Bella our 10yr and a few months old Great Dane left us.
She had mammary cancer and it was getting worse and then her kidney or another organ was giving out, so the vet said the kindest thing for her was to put her down before she started having pain on top of her increasing uncomfortableness. 😢

It's amazing how FAST the years go by!!
I mean, it's been 10 years since we got Bella as an 8 week old puppy?!?!!!

It is so strange not having her around. No strange noises that turn out to be her snoring, no loud barks when we get home... it's just... strange....

But sadly Great Dane life spans are only 8-10 years, so God truly blessed us with over 10 years with Bella!

Here are some picture Bella's life:

No she's not wincing, the toy is in her lap. ;)

Miss you Bella! <3

Flora

This past Saturday was the final day we went to the final day of 2nd yr. at Fort Vancouver.
The topics that day were garden, medicine and 5-minutes of fame (talk about the fort, the building yourself, the school in 5-minutes).

I was able to get some beautiful pictures of the flowers while I was there as I went in modern apparel.

this one is my favorite  :)

Oh yeah! It's Belinda's 3rd birthday today!