Angel!

Here are some pictures of Angelise that you can moon over. I know I do! (wink) How blessed we are to have a baby in the house! OH! Praise the LORD!

Smiles your way,

Annie

Stewed Pumpkin

Hey! I thought I'd share with ya'll a little bit of my experience stewing pumpkin!

Really though . . . all I'm sharing is pictures and my recipe. So. There are the pictures. Here are the steps I take to achieve that steaming orange mass, and one stuffed jar of pre-Thanksgiving goodies:

I choose a pumpkin from the many decorating our deck out the front door, then I wash the outside to get all the dirt off. Next I get the biggest knife in the drawer and with some effort, cut the pumpkin in half, scoop all the "stuff" out, and then cut it into fifteen or so large chunks. After this, my hands are already sore, 'but with the prize before my eyes, I find the strength to press on' :) I carefully remove the crust. The skin. The rind. And chop the peeled pieces into cubes, toss em into a huge pot, add a little water and it simmers for two hours, and after that I stir it often for four more hours or so.

Into a jar it goes and voila! You will want to then cook the seeds you scooped out, and make pumkin muffins!

It also makes a very yummy tasting pie! Praise the Lord for all things homemade!

Annie and I

look at all these pictures of Annie and I! We must be together a lot! :)

I know this a little random but I think this might be interesting =D!

God bless you!

Lizzy Lue!

October 29 2009

Our Bright Lights Group

Jesus is the Light!

For the past few weeks, we've had the blessing to join with some other girls on Wednesdays to encourage one another in the Lord! In a world of darkness, JESUS is the light. As followers of Christ, we want to be bright lights!

Our Bright Lights group usually consists of reading from our devotional book and listening to an accompanying CD, then discussion, a book reading, and prayer time! We also have been working on some crochet projects, and hope to make some things that we can donate to whoever God lays on our heart. Our times together have been blessed!

If you're ever able to join us, please do! Girls of all ages are welcome!

Build Each Other Up

Lets build each other up in Christ

just as God commands!

Lets spread the message far and wide,

that we are in his hands!

its often easy to forget

to speak about his works

we feel shy to bring it up

or have fear of mocking smirks.

Lets not be ashamed to sing out praises

till they over flow our cup

lets proclaim the glory of the Lord

and build each other up!

-Chloe

You are never too old to play Dress Up

I went to my Grandma P. House today!

Mom was going to do my Grandams hair and some of us kids went with her one of them being me!

In my Grandmas back room there's this dress up box full of old clothes and memories, I hadn't looked in there in years so I thought I would peak through the old stuff. I saw all this stuff I remember wearing when I was really little! then I came across something I never remembered wearing before! It was one of those black graduation hats! I thought 'wouldn't it be funny to come out wearing that'!!! So I looked through the box again in search of a black something to wear with it, until I came across the graduation black cape that went with it! No way! I put it on took a look in the mirier and went out to show my mom,Grandma and Chloe. They all laughed! Then one outfit led to the next one! I tried to make them more and more funny! It was so much fun!

I am not to old to do that any more am I?

So my two words to you are you're never too old to play dress up and never try to beat my brother Gid at ping pong! It won't happen =) Believe me I've tried many times!(Yes I played ping pong today!) (Yes with Gid)

God bless you in every way! He has bless me with sooooo many things one of them being a very talented brother!!!(LOL)

-Liz-

Take a Walk to Pray

Just wanted to share this pretty picture with you. It sort of looks like a secret, sacred place.

~Annie

Hungry?

Be FULL of the Holy Spirit!
But be hungry for MORE of Him!
Allow the Bible to feed you, but be hungry for more!
When Christ reveals His love to you be so thankful, but be hungry for more!
Draw as close to the Lord as you can! But desire to draw closer!

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

Phillippians 4:11

BUT . . .

Quench not the Spirit!

1 Thessalonians 5:19

SO TRY THIS:

I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Phillippians 4:12

Prayer Power

God helps us do things that would normally be impossible!

How powerful is prayer?

I've often asked myself this, especially in situations where I so badly want God to come through. I'll be pleading with the Lord to please, please give answers, wisdom, or simply a CHANGE. And then I'll wonder, 'how much do my prayers really matter in this situation?'

Well, one thing I know for sure is that GOD is GOD, and he is more powerful than we can imagine!! The Bible says to pray to God and he will answer, and that the 'fervent effectual prayers of a righteous man availeth much.' The Bible is TRUTH, and so I fully believe that if we stand on these promises and pray IN FAITH, than our prayers can be powerful!! Yes, I believe it.

Something that can encourage us in prayer, is simply taking a minute to re-call the past experiences where we've seen God answer our prayers. One time I was praying about something that I was feeling desperate about, and I my faith was indeed feeling no larger than a mustard seed. I was wondering, 'how can I be sure that you will answer, Lord?' And then I asked myself, 'have I seen God come through in impossible situations before?' The answer was YES! As I thought about it, I recalled a number of times when God had come through and done miraculous things. My faith was suddenly strengthened, and hope sprang up in my heart.

God DOES hear. He DOES answer.

Praise his name!!

-Chloe

FUN FALL

This has been a very fun fall for me!

One of the reason why is that I've had the opportunity to work at a Old West Harvest Fest in Coleman the past few weeks. It's been sooooooooo fun! The people who own it are like the nice's people ever, and the work you do is not work at all! It's pure fun!

You get to dress up in old west 1800's clothes and you help kids do different things like make candles and pan for gold! You also work the concession

which fun too.

So you could say that I can't wait until next weekend! To do it again!!!

Here are some pictures form the first weekend Annie and I worked there. Enjoy!

God Bless you!

Lizzy Lue.

Another Autumn to Cherish

We excitedly welcome the arrival of fall! Though it means the last days before what is always a long winter, the crisp weather and joy all around of holiday preparation does the body good.

Cherish the season.

We might never make it to next fall before we are swept into the last battle!

Anyone Like the Ocean?

SO DO I!

. . . but this is not the ocean.

This our dear own Lake Huron!

~Annie~

Meet Lindsey

We are trying our best. Sorry for delays.

~C.

A.

E.

Meet Chloe

Hi! I'm Chloe, and the best thing that's ever happened to me is Jesus Christ--He's the best thing in my life; he is my life!
I love being a part of the family God's placed me in. The challenges are big, but so are the blessings.
Some of my favorite things that I love: reading a GOOD book, drawing, writing, playing and listening to music, rain-storms, crackling fires, crashing waves, and spending time with the people I love!
Some specifics: For books I like real-life inspirational, adventure, and mystery. When it come to drawing, my favorite subject is people. (If you want me to have a crack at your portrait, let me know!) I love praise and worship music, Celtic, and Classical.
My plans for the future involve this: God's plan. I want to be exactly where he wants me in life, I want the best he has for me, and I want to be in the center of his plan. Right now I feel like that's where I am, and I'm so thankful!

Two Very Young Arrows for Christ

These are the other gals in the family. (And a picture of our mother will follow soon) On top is our sweet sister Sophie, and on the bottom is the little cherub Angel. (Angelise is her real name) They are a delight in this home! Praise the Lord for little girls!!

God Will Direct Your Paths!

Young woman!! You can be SO excited about giving your life over to the Lord and aknowledging Him in all you do! TRUST in Him with ALL your heart and HE WILL direct your paths!!
And if God is directing your paths, you know the journey will be amazing! And Christ in you can change the world.
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not on thine own understanding; in all your ways aknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths!
~BIBLE

Meet Annie

Hello! I'm the third child, third girl in the family.

My occupation is being a servant of God, and He has given me the responsibility of being an older sister and a daughter in this home.

I am a sinner, and have the need to take communion in the saving, cleansing blood of Jesus Christ. I have given Him all I have (my life on this earth) to use as He pleases.

When God created me He planned me to have these passions and interest by the time I reached age 16:

A desire to fulfill Christ's plan for my life and know Him better day by day, a love for big families and a vision to be a joyful wife and mother someday, a delight at the very mention of babies, an enjoyment of writing, reading, crafting (crocheting, cross-stitching, scrapbooking . . .) an ability to play the piano and the violin to a small degree, a great interest in dogs (check out my dog-blog http://www.annz-sheltieland.blogspot.com/), a love of long-pretty skirts, historical fashion, an iced-coffee-tooth somewhere in my mouth and so many other things.You might say Joy is my favorite fruit of the spirit! My favorite books are humorous ones!! (big grin)

And what do you know? Here I am today, just like the Lord planned!

I hope you find this blog fun and a blessing, and an encouragement to you in your journey with the Lord!

In Christ,

~Annie~

Meet Elizabeth Joyce

Hi! I am liz! the fourth girl and child!



I am 14 years old right now but my birthday is Dec 1th 1994.(can't wait!!!)



Some of the things I enjoy are shopping,reading,going places,spending time with friends and family,cleaning/organizing, (Ya I know a little out there.)pretty girly things,crafting and a lot lot more!
I can play the piano to extent and I am teaching my self to play the flute! Very hard but fun!



I think being part of a big family is so cool! It's amazing where God puts us in this world! So many people and so many different types of family's and God chose to put me in this family!
what a blessing!

My goal in is to get closer to Jesus and to live my life for him and to obey him in every area in my life! So hard but so good!

God bless!

~Elizabeth

Womanly Warriors

Here is all six of us girls acting prim and proper under a birch tree. We may look terribly 'girly' here, but we are warriors for Christ! Daily fighting the good fight, and training for future battles of all kinds. Girls can choose to fight like a man or realize their own worth and fight like a WOMAN! God gives both men and woman different kinds of duels to face, and they are equally important to the advancement of Christ's kingdom.

Here are the Gals! (the ones who will be posting anyway. There are also two little ones and of course our fabulae Mommy! Who you will certainly see pic's of eventually)