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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

10 Months!!! :D

So today was a special day....today marks 10 months since a very special fellow asked me to be his special girl...and what a journey it has been since!!!! I am very thankful the Lord saw fit put Samuel in my life, and every day am blown away by His continual goodness and mercy towards me!!!!! Happy 10 months, Sam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

A few pics from the camping trip I went on last weekend with the Schattes! :)

(I'll be posting more pics from the trip soon!!!)

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Remembering.....

The text of President Bush's address Tuesday night, after terrorist attacks on New York and Washington:

"Good evening.

Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.

The victims were in airplanes or in their offices -- secretaries, businessmen and women, military and federal workers. Moms and dads. Friends and neighbors.

Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror.

The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger.

These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining.

Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America, with the daring of our rescue workers, with the caring for strangers and neighbors who came to give blood and help in any way they could.

Immediately following the first attack, I implemented our government's emergency response plans. Our military is powerful, and it's prepared. Our emergency teams are working in New York City and Washington, D.C., to help with local rescue efforts.

Our first priority is to get help to those who have been injured and to take every precaution to protect our citizens at home and around the world from further attacks.

The functions of our government continue without interruption. Federal agencies in Washington which had to be evacuated today are reopening for essential personnel tonight and will be open for business tomorrow.

Our financial institutions remain strong, and the American economy will be open for business as well.

The search is underway for those who are behind these evil acts. I've directed the full resources for our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and bring them to justice. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them."

"You and I have a rendezvous with destiny.

We will preserve for our children this,

the last best hope of man on earth,

or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness.

If we fail,

at least let our children and our children's children say of us

we justified our brief moment here.

We did all that could be done."

-Ronald Reagan

If my people,

which are called by my name,

shall humble themselves,

and pray,

and seek my face,

and turn from their wicked ways;

then will I hear from heaven,

and will forgive their sin,

and will heal their land.

-2 Chronicles 7:14

"For I am persuaded, that neither

death,

nor life,

nor angels,

nor principalities,

nor powers,

nor things present,

nor things to come,

Nor height,

nor depth,

nor any other creature,

shall be able to separate us from the love of God,

which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

-Romans 8:38-39

Comforting song.... I'll Never Let Go Of Your Hand by Don Francisco

Monday, September 3, 2012

A bit of a celebration!!!

Last Saturday, Samuel passed his last test and got his A&P license!!!

Us with the License! :D

Faith was taking the pictures, and she told us to look at each other....

...which always makes us bust up laughing!!! :D

This is Faith. Cleaning chocolate icing out of the air vent. Yeah, don't ask! ;P

Sam and Faith were very happy to be done with the study questions!!!

It had also been 9 months since Samuel started courting me....just another reason to be thankful and grin from ear to ear!!! :D

Thursday, July 26, 2012

8 months!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday it's been 8 months since Samuel came over and asked me to start a courtship with him!

I am so incredibly blessed to have this wonderful fellow in my life!

He is a huge encouragement to me, and is an amazing man of God!!!!!!

us! :)

Praise ye the Lord.

I will praise the Lord with my whole heart,

in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

The works of the Lord are great,

sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

His work is honourable and glorious:

and his righteousness endureth for ever.

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered:

the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

He hath given meat unto them that fear him:

he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

He hath shewed his people the power of his works,

that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.

The works of his hands are verity and judgment;

all his commandments are sure.

They stand fast for ever and ever,

and are done in truth and uprightness.

He sent redemption unto his people:

he hath commanded his covenant for ever:

holy and reverend is his name.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:

a good understanding have all they that do his commandments:

his praise endureth for ever.

~Psalms 111~

the flowers and chocolate he gave me! :)

Just had to add this one...taken the night he came over and made it official :)

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Trip to PA - part 4 - Fun at the Ficshers :)

On the drive up to the Cousins....

the day we drove up there, marked 5 months since the night Samuel asked to start a courtship, and he got me these beautiful flowers! He makes me feel so special!!! :)

in case you forgot that that's a bad idea......

we played 'Mad-libs' in the car...and laughed.....a lot!!!some of them were quite ridiculous!!!

The funniest one was a birthday card:

Dearest Rachel,

Happy birthday to the most dripping wet house in the whole wide cloud! I hope all of your surgeries come true on this flat day. May you year be filled with joy and cubes. I hope you know how proud I am of what a high young frown you have become. I can hardly believe you are turning 21 years old! My, how the signs have flown. I have enclosed a check for 48 dollars. I hope you spend it on something that will make you feel morose. Or perhaps you can pit it toward that newfangled phone you've been saving for!

Happy birthday, my darling iPod!

Hugs and Trampolines,

Your Aunt,

Esther Hale