October Highlight

October flew in as fast as it is flying out. I will have to say the highlight for October was my church's 2012 Missions Conference. Bible Baptist Church flew in Brother Bernardo from the PI to be this years guest speaker. He was such a tremendous blessing, a powerful reader of the Word and shared his personal salvation testimony!

What was amazing about his testimony is that he was saved through the ministry of Evangelist Wayne Walley many, many years ago. His first hand account of how the Lord used Brother Walley, and his mom, to bring him to the Lord was extremely fascinating. When a church sends out a missionary they hear of those who get saved, but very rarely do they get to meet someone that was led to the Lord through the work of their missionary.

You can tell how much Brother Bernardo loves the Lord and loves his Pastor, Brother Walley. I am so glad God called the Walley's to the PI, and am very glad that God saw fit to have BBCOH be their sending church.

I know one day, whether it be here on the earth or in heaven, I will meet more folks who have been led to the Lord by Brother Walley and Brother Bernardo. It truly will be an exciting day!

His testimony and love for the Lord was truly a blessing to my soul.

Fall Trip 2012 Snapshot

If you've been wondering why I've been quite lately it is because Steve, Levi (the dog) and I got away for a couple of weeks and went to visit my mom.

Levi was ready to go! He was freshly groomed (never cut so short before), had his health vaccinations and dowst with Frontline - all made for an unhappy pooch. But nonetheless, he was happy to be able to go! This was the first time Levi had ever flown.

Levi is a very social dog and likes to be in the know; so it wasn't uncommon to see him peaking out of his pet carrier. After a couple days at moms Levi began to get real comfortable.

Levi also got to meet his cousin Sassy for the second time. The first time, Levi was just a puppy. While away, Levi celebrated his 10th birthday.

Not only did Levi have a birthday, but my mom did too! She turned 79 years old! She was kind enough to pose for us in her new wild print PJ's. She is so cute!

Not only did Steve have a list of things to do (which kept him busy and made him happy), he was able to sell my dad's mill while we were there. This was a tremendous blessing and lifted burden!

Steve and I were also able to run every other day, which was great because the weather was nice. Some may think we were crazy to run in 90 degree temperatures, but we loved it! Sweat, sweat and more sweat - just kept pouring off us.

While we were there we were able to attend services at Heritage Baptist Church, visit with my aunt, wash windows, change out bathroom and kitchen faucets, troubleshoot mom's computer, mow the lawn, trim bushes, get a quote to fix the driveway, take Sissy (the Lab) to the vet, and made an attempt to annihilate some pesty bugs that were stripping leaves off the backyard bushes.

Finally, I can't say enough about mom's cooking! She is the best cook ever! And as always, each dinner was fabulous! Isn't this the strangest bird you have ever seen?

Before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye. I sure do love my momma!

The day we left to head back home, storms were brewing. Both of our flights were delayed, but God got us home by 2:30 in the morning. I don't think it took us too long before lights were out! Great trip!

We've Been Busy

Over the last few Saturdays, we had the privledge of putting to work two young straping McDowell boys. These hard chargers dived into an area of ground full of overgrown growth that had a root system that could be liken to the human body and all its highways of veins and arteries. Thankfully, they made the job look extremely easy.

This is a picture of the area after they were finished. The only thing left for Steve and I to do was to trim the butterfly bushes and prune the roots the boys couldn't pull up.

This past Saturday, the boys came back and helped Steve lay a yard of dirt, plant some shrubbery and topped it off with 2 more yards of mulch. The following pictures show the finished look. It was a lot of hard work, but the time and energy spent was worth it!

Now all we need to do is enjoy the yard, listen to the birdies and do some grilling on the barbie before fall sets in.

Thank you young men for all of your hard work. You've made this lady very happy!

You Gotta Get One of These

Over the last three years I have wanted to purchase a Sonicare Toothbrush. And every time I was sure to go and purchase one, either Steve would talk me out of it, or I would decided it wasn't worth the money. Well, I am here to tell you it is worth the money! I have never felt such clean gums and teeth and the feeling of cleanliness last all day long. This particular Sonicare is sold at the dentists office. We even scored a $15 rebate. If you've been debating on getting one of these awesome toothbrushes...don't wait...just do it! You will be happy you did!