Biblical Archeology

We had a special guest give a talk at our young adults meeting. He teaches Biblical Archeology at a University.  He has gone on many archeological digs, and brought back many artifacts.  He shared with us many interesting items that he has found to support the Bible stories.  It was so interesting!

 

Everyone enjoyed looking at all the artifacts that he brought.He even let us handle them.  Some were replicas of the original.It was inspirational, and reconfirmed my faith.

Thanksgiving

We were so privileged to celebrate with friends...and watch "the" game afterward...

First ever salon haircut

He has always gotten his hair cut at home...until today.

NRJ shared their talents at a local evangelistic meeting.

Pecans!

Here are my favorite "boys" shelling and eating pecans from our tree.

They even shared some with me!

A glimpse of our pecan tree...It is taller then I realized...!

                                                                                   

Recipes, Cooking and Eating

Had a fun morning with other ladies... adding new recipes for the holidays. Some demonstrated the food they prepared to show how easy it was to put together a good tasting dish.

Then there were cute quotes on the walls.

Sunrise and Sunset

Want to share the beautiful sunrises and sunsets we see.

Butterfly Season

                                       It is a challenge to catch them in flight with a small camera...

Water...Water...Water?

We went to bed as usual one Friday night.  Then about 12:30 a.m.  the sprinkler system alerted us to the sound of a broken sprinkler head outside.  I believe it was a way that God used to wake us up to face an even bigger problem.

There was 3" of water on our  kitchen, and laundry room floor...and beginning to enter the garage floor.

Fortunately we have no carpet in those areas, and we were able to start mopping up before it seeped into furniture!

We picked up more than two gallons of water.  Our family chief had shut the water off into the house, and after  taking an hour and a half to clean up the major mess we went back to bed.  It was not until morning that we discovered the real problem..

We had our own indoor sprinkler system!  See the burst pipe?  And the water droplets on the bottom of the drawer?!

I think the clean up process is complete...and we probably don't have any lasting damage, though water did get under the tiles, so we don't know yet if they will work loose.Nor do we know how much may have soaked into the walls.  It was reported to the insurance, but the damage probably won't even meet the deductible we are told. 

Birthdays!

We gathered for a birthday and had:    
                        Pizza and ice cream cake                                               

              

                                                                                                           

Cold?

Someone thought it was cold one morning, and curled up with a sleeping bag for worship time.

Oranges and Grapefruit!

We have picked the first grapefruits and oranges of the season....before the birds and butterflies get them all!  It seems that they are ready too early this year...  usually we have at least one light frost  before they are ready to pick.

Fall Fun Night

                  We had a fun...food... and fellowship evening at a pastor friends home.

                                       

                                

Fall Adventure

 

We recently picked our second crop of pecans.  Not many, but enough to taste!

So with that, I decided that I would begin something new...recording significant events of our family in blogland.