~Comargo Camp and such!~

Hello, Well, would you look at me?
I'm blogging just a few short days after I blogged about Abigail's birthday. :-)  Jesus is helping me, and I'm GLAD to be home. There's LOTS of sorting, unpacking, getting rid of, and organizing going on here in our home.

~GOD SPARED ABIGAIL'S LIFE!~

ON MONDAY AFTER ABIGAIL TURNED 3 we were outside.  We were all on one side of the street, when Phillip and some of the kids decided to cross the street.

LATER ABIGAIL decided to join Daddy

AND RAN ACROSS THE STREET IN FRONT OF A RACING CAR!!!!

A. Laura saw her and SCREAMED and THANK GOD she made it 

safely across before the car came!!!

SCARED US HALF TO DEATH!!

THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, THAT WE STILL HAVE 

OUR ABIGAIL!!!

THE FIRST FEW PICS were of us HAPPY to be HOME for a few days before Comargo camp.  We had left on June 23rd and basically didn't return till July 30th.

THEN, below these, as promised, here's the wonderful pics from our BELOVED Comargo camp.  Jesus gave us a WONDERFUL camp filled with His presence!!

~Our Dog Flint HAPPY to see us home.  Sarah, Elijah, and Noah petting him.~

 ~The same day we arrived home pulling a trailer, the Hausmans were pulling a trailer headed out to Hobe Sound where their Natasha is a teacher now.~

 ~Sweet Laura had made yummy banana bread for us!~

 ~Our chickens are laying now.~

 ~One morning we got 3 double yokes!!~

  ~Mary's little play dough creation.~

  ~Phillip holding the little girls and having family devotions~

 

~Sweet Abigail~

 ~Abigail in church Wednesday night.~

 ~LOVE THIS LITTLE GIRL TO PIECES!!!! THANK GOD WE STILL HAVE HER WITH US!!~

 ~Enjoying a glass of Tropical green Iced tea.~

~My sweet friends Stephanie and Kelly and I.  We were celebrating Samantha's birthday.~

 ~Sarah got a Ukulele!  She loves to play it for a relaxing hobby and is doing great on it.~

 ~We thought that this little TINY egg that one of our chickens laid was so cute.~

 ~On Saturday, Aug. 5th, we moved out to Comargo camp and moved into my in-laws fun 5th wheel.  Of course, I had to take some candles and decor with me. :-) ~

 ~Grandma's pretty plant and fresh apples in my fun bin that Kimberly got me.~

 ~Abigail and Ivan sitting with Scott.~

 ~Silly Abigail~

 ~Grandma's plant and our yummy smelling candle...a gift from my sweet friend Kimberly N.!~

 ~Our 2 older girls playing in the orchestra at our church.~

 ~a fun sign about children.~

 ~Since Pastor had asked our family to sing the first 3 days of Comargo before the Daltons could get there, we got a yummy fruit basket that Sharon made. :-) ~

~COMARGO CAMP 2017~ 

~On the coffee bar~

 ~Abigail at the snack bar after church on Monday.~

 ~My Sweetheart and I in Dad and Mom's 5th wheel.~

 ~Bro. Nate did a GREAT job with our young people's services and activities.~

 ~Sarah and Darla trying to get the soccer ball in their goal.~

 ~Kimberly playing soccer.~

 ~Sarah and Darla playing soccer.~

 ~Our Sarah serving supper and our Kimberly in line.~

  ~My Sweetheart and I in front of Bro. and Sis. Yerian's neat vehicle.~

 ~And with Abigail~

 ~Abigail wearing Sarah's glasses.~

 ~Mommy and Abigail outside the 5th wheel.~

 ~YAY!! Brittany is back home from her 8 weeks in N. Carolina at Brevard music school, studying violin.  How we Missed her!!!
Brittany, Kimberly, and I!~

~HACKS on my phone...

 ~ZACK...THANKS!! :-) ~

 ~The Lord helped our family as we sang Monday night, Tues. morning, Tuesday night, and Wednesday morning.~

 ~Archie Atwell preaching.~

 ~Bro. Atwell signing Noah's Comargo camp shirt.~

 ~The Spanglers did a great job with the children's services.~

 ~Little Abigail was only 2, but sat on the front row and LOVED the children's services!!~

 ~Octa-ball~

 ~The kids playing soccer.~

 ~Elijah wearing the shirt that he made during activity time that afternoon.~

 ~Abigail and Mary.~

 ~Me playing kickball.~

~ :-)  Thanks, Janie, for taking my pic. ~

 ~The girls playing Soccer~

 ~The boys playing soccer~

 ~Noah

 ~Abigail and Jason~

 ~Isaac, Elijah, and Sammy~

 ~the teams~

 ~The girls sitting in church.~

 ~Bro. Joseph Smith from IN preaching.  The Lord helped Bro. Smith and Bro. Atwell as they preached~

 ~Abigail sleeping~

 ~Carl "bribing" Abigail by buying her some candy at the snack bar so he could hold her. :-) ~

 ~It was so cute.  Carl's little girls are all grown up, and I imagine he misses having a little girl around. :-) ~

 ~Some of the young people visiting after church.~

 ~Elijah hurt his foot very badly Wednesday night.  Tara wrapped it up for him.  Then on Thursday Phillip took him to the ER to make sure it was not broken.
THANK THE LORD it was NOT, just a very bad sprain.  He had just gotten his cast off his arm on Monday!  #HESALLBOY!!  #HENEVERSTOPS. ~

 ~It's hard to see but Elijah's whole foot and ankle turned blue from his Sprain.~

~Abigail~

 ~Sabrina from Peru made these headbands for Abigail and Mary and sent them home with Michele Fling.  So Sweet of her!!~

~Activities in the afternoons.~

 ~Playing ball.  Obviously there a lot of pics of activities...because I don't take a lot of pics during church services. :-) ~

~Colombia Day~ 

~There was a day that several wore their Colombian shirts.  Elijah wore his too, but we failed to get his pic. :-(  Sarah does not have a Colombian shirt. ~

~Ivan and Kimberly~

 ~Altar services are still a big part of our camp meeting...Praise the Lord!~

 ~Carissa and I.  (That afternoon she and I had run to McD's and got some fun coffees and shakes for us and those we loved.) ~

 ~Kimberly watching Eily for a little while.~

 ~Deanna, myself and Laura working in the kitchen at camp.  This day Laura and I made 300 whoopie pies / cookies.~

 ~My Sweet friend Brittany and I~

~Friday afternoon Janie took Karra and I to see a cute little store in Lebannon.  She also showed us this cute little old gas station.~

 ~And we saw Thomas the Train.~

 ~Karra, Heather, and Janie~

 ~We came back to WATER DAY on the campground.  Lots of water, Lots of Happy kids!!~

 ~Alex and Mary holding cups on their heads for the kids to fill with water.~

 ~Look at Mary's face. :-) ~

 ~Pastor visiting with Daddy and Moma!!  I was SO GLAD that they came over on Friday and spent the weekend at camp!!~

 ~Sarah and Moma~

 ~Moma and I.~

 ~Brittany holding a cute little baby during camp~

 ~Gramp and Gram brought us 2 nice egg plants and some tomatoes from his garden.~

 

~Friends...after church.  Rebekah, Mary, Evan, NiKayla, and Jessica.~

 ~So, here's the 300 cookies that Laura and I made.  Then we made them into 150 whoopie pies...a Penns. cookie.~

 ~Brittany and I~

 ~Janie did a great job writing on the chalkboard...and GRAMMY E. and her crew (us ;-) did a great job cooking all the meals!!~

 ~Laura and Grammy~

 ~Our Whoopie pies.~

 ~Daddy and Moma visiting with the DeMints.~

 ~Stars and Stiffs game.  DON'T EVEN ASK ME WHO WON!! :-)
Let's just say that I was rooting for the teenagers team, and they had a lot of "new to the youth group, un-experienced ball players" on their team.  The older folks team admitted that the teams were not even, for they had way more experienced players.  So, of course, the Stiff's won....yea, like 17 to 1!
 :-(   Oh, well, MAYBE NEXT YEAR!!~

 ~My sweetheart did a great job!!~

 ~Scott, Phillip, Nate, and Kimberly all cleaning up the kitchen.~

 ~Mary fell asleep on Eve's shoulder.~

 ~Saturday night...Nate Becker put together an MK (Missionary Kid) group.

 ~He bought ice cream and then we all sat around and had a GREAT time laughing, sharing our experiences, crying, praying and just RELATING...#relatable!!~

 ~Nate Becker...the wonderful brain behind this glorious meeting...with his sweet parents...our dear director and wife, Mark and Krystal Becker.~

 ~The youngest Melton boy fell sound asleep.~

 ~Everyone helping put away the chairs and then we all helped sweep and mop the kitchen for Sunday.~

 ~Even Abigail helped. :-) ~

 ~I had to leave early...due to Mary having a bike wreck and her handle bar went into her ribs.  :-(  Nurse Becker checked her over to make sure she was breathing ok. ~

 ~Noah doing dishes with Cade and Scott.~

 ~5 cup salad...for a crowd.  I made a quadruple batch of this for our Sunday crowd.~

 ~Laura made 17 pies, Homemade apple, and pumpkin.  YUMMY!! ~

 ~Sarah and her cousin Bryan doing dishes.~

 ~Counting the offerings.  Praise God most of the budget came in.~

 

 ~Bro. Robert Murphy from our church was turning 90 so we celebrated him during camp on Sunday.~

 ~Sarah and Darla~

 ~Laura's apple and pumpkin pies and Nathan and Connie's Peanut Butter pies.~

 ~3 little girls all dressed up for Sunday.~

 ~Michelle and I.~

 ~With Daryl as a photo bomb~

 ~Grammy E and her daughter Michelle (and their helpers...us ;-) made some delicious meals!!~

 ~Sis. Becker ...wearing her apron from Buenos Aires, Argentina...and I.~

~We were Happy to have the Meltons join us for our camp.  

I had met Daniel at IHC at his coffee booth, but had never met Tiffany...and had wanted to do so, so I was especially GLAD they came to our camp.  :-) 

However, on Saturday afternoon Sis. Campell and Tiffany were rear-ended and Tiffany didn't come out so well.  

(Thus the scrapes on her face and her hand.) :-(  

We are very THANKFUL that it was not worse though.~

 ~Abigail and Mommy~

 ~Carl being nice to Abigail again...and feeding her some of his supper.~

 ~Daddy visiting with Steve and Kelly Harvey~

 ~All the kids getting ready for children's program Sunday evening.~

 ~Abigail, they tiniest one...waiting in line. :-)~

 ~They marched around the church singing Jesus loves the Little children of the world...and Bro. Spangler held onto Abigail's hand.  ~

 ~Mary~

 ~Elijah~

 ~Elijah and Abigail~

 ~Abigail~

 ~The Spanglers did a great job.  Bro. and Sis. Jowers and Melinda Shirk helped with activities and however they were needed.~

 ~Kimberly and I being Twinkies~

 ~Having fun together~

 ~Noah and Kimberly fixin to arm wrestle.~

 ~Katelyn's adorable little princesses~

 ~Carissa and Kimberly~

 ~Carissa and Samuel.~

 ~Clean up day~

 ~Kimberly cleaning out the garbage cans~

 ~Pastor taking the kids for a ride.~

~Pastor and the kids~

 THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR GIVING US A WONDERFUL COMARGO CAMP!!!

~On Thursday of camp Tammy's Daddy, Bro. Crabtree passed away!!

~We were all so Shocked and so Super SAD for Steve and Tammy and their family~

~We went to the funeral on Tuesday and all the Grandsons wore bib overalls, and Mr. Crabtree was buried in them.  :-( ~

~Spending Time with Gramp and Gram~

~After camp Gramp and Gram took Noah and his cousin Bryan home with them for a few days!

After the funeral we stopped by to eat lunch with them.

Here Daddy is showing Noah something on his bird house he was building with Gramp.~

~Bryan, Noah, and Gramp working together in Gramp's nice work shop.  Noah and Bryan built bird houses.~

~Gram's yummy lunch.  We provided the pizza, and Gram made the iced tea and yummy salad.
Noah said that all of Gram's meals were so delicious and special. :-) ~

~Kimberly goes to TN to take care of GG~

After camp Sarah and I took Kimberly to meet U. Dan, A. Carole and Alyssa at Cracker Barrel for lunch.  They took Kimberly back down to TN with them.  She will stay a few days and take care of her special GG.~

~Sipping Tea and being together.  Kimberly sent this pic of GG to me~

~Tuesday was Pop Pop's birthday, only he went to Heaven when I was expecting Kimberly. (He never got to meet any of my children. :-( 

So, U. Dan and A. Carole took GG and Kimberly to the graveyard on Pop Pop's birthday. :-( ~

~Happy Happenings~

~RaQuelle, Megan, and Sarah after church on Wednesday~

~Sarah made some yummy stuffed bell peppers for our supper with fresh peppers from our garden and Bro. Beckers and some peppers left over from camp.~

~On Saturday, Aug. 19th, Daddy took our 3 youngest children and went to our dear friends Bob and Barb Brock's nice 50th anniversary party.  (Sarah and I stayed home to get ready for Abigail's 3rd birthday dinner and company the next day.)
Phillip met Gramp and Gram there and brought Noah and Bryan back home with him.~

~I did some organization in our living room~

BEFORE

AFTER

~Sarah made Mary a Praying Hand for her to remember who to pray for.

Thumb: That God would help her draw her closer to Him

Index: Our church family

Middle Finger: Those who are lost around the world

4th finger: Those we LOVE around the world (We've lived in Canada for 1 month, Costa Rica, Colombia and Argentina and have dear friends in those places, and then all our Dear friends in the USA too.)

Pinky: For our President Trump and leaders

Palm: for our family

~The Lord has blessed Phillip's little "farm" and we are enjoying fresh eggs from our chickens and fresh veggies.  #lovethatfreshfood #lovemysign :-) ~

~Fun gifts from cousin Darla~

~A sweet note Mary wrote to Phillip and I.~

~Sister snuggle~

~A cute pic Sarah took of her tea pot ($1.00 at Goodwill :-), Tea cup, and old camera!~

~HEATHER~