Visiting D.C.

Mom and I made it safely back this evening, and I'm praising the Lord for good health and safe travels! I can't wait to tell y'all everything we did and saw . . . more pictures coming soon!

 

Leaving for America's Capitol

My mom and I are leaving for Washington D.C. this afternoon as a result of the Open Doors contest where I won second place (thanks again to all of you who voted!!). Prayers would be appreciated for health, good weather, and safe travels. We're excited to be touring the city for a few days before the special Open Doors events, which include a press conference about persecution around the world, and a church event where Brother Andrew (of God's Smuggler) will be speaking! I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and post them when I get back. Thanks for the prayers!

HAPPY 2013!

Happy New Year from our family to yours! 
May God bless each of you richly as you follow His plan for your life in 2013!

Jeremiah 29:11-13

King James Version (KJV)

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, 

thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

 

Our CHRISTmas

Here are a few quick snapshots from our family's Christmas this year . . .

Ethan the Elf


All ready for Christmas Eve dinner . . . sparkling juice, jello, ham, mashed potatoes etc. etc.
Only when we were going to take the picture did we realize we were all wearing either black or red!

Opening presents

A couple of the books I received this year were One Thing I Desire, Anything, and Art for God's Sake. I'm looking forward to reading them!

Sometimes homemade gifts are the BEST! Lydia made each of us something special this year (she's so creative). For Caleb, she created a special scrapbook of his time at ALERT earlier this year!

 

What did you do for Christmas this year? Do you have any special family traditions?

Trestle Valley Rifleman

Behind the Scenes with Project Appleseed from Bartlett Productions on Vimeo.

Watch this video - made by my friends at Bartlett Productions - to go behind the scenes with Project Appleseed, a popular nationwide rifle marksmanship program that seeks to revive the heritage of America's founders (www.appleseedusa.org). Trestle Valley Riflemen documents the complete story of an Appleseed event, beginning with instructor preparation, and ending with the excitement of being on the firing line!

You can find our more information about the film at www.trestlevalley.bartlettproductions.com.

Forgotten Christmas

Wow. That's all I can say about this amazingly well done, convicting video done by Gospel for Asia! Let's remember the real reason for Christmas this year!




You can visit the Gospel for Asia website here.

And the WINNER is . . .

MISS JORDAN ELIZABETH!!!!


Congratulations!!!! I'll be getting your signed copy of my CD in the mail ASAP!

As for the rest of you who entered (and anyone else reading my blog), I'm running a special on my website - $5 off my Christmas harp CD (which normally runs for $17 with shipping) . . . so head on over to get your copy before Christmas! If you'd like to just send a check to order the CD, just go under the contact information and send it to that address.

Thanks for entering the giveaway, everyone! Merry Christmas!!