~Happy Easter...Easter Decor!~

Dear Chelle, I left you a comment under yours.  :-)

Update on our traveling family members!  :-)
On Wednesday night Kimberly and the GBS band were traveling all night to come back home...and Phillip and Sarah were on an over 24 hour bus ride to Cartagena.  (The bus people said it would be 21 hours, but it took over 24.)
THANK THE LORD GOD GAVE THEM ALL SAFE TRAVELS! 

It's so NICE to have Kimberly home!!!  The Lord gave Kimberly and GBS a Good band tour!
Phillip and Sarah are to fly into Indianapolis on Tuesday!  

PRAYERS APPRECIATED as both Sarah and Phillip are talking/teaching/preaching today. 

(Sarah was asked to speak to the youth!)

Thank the Lord, Kimberly has now raised all the $$ she needs for her Peruvian trip!! 

THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU WHO HELPED HER!!

~Kimberly made and sold these Beautiful French Macarons to raise $$$ for her Peruvian trip in July! 

(she had to have her $ by the end of March.) ~

~Kimberly also played her violin for 2 nights at the Fort Wright Chick-fil-A 

to raise $$ for her Peru trip.  :-) 

Unknown to us the opening day of the Reds game was postponed due to rain... to the first night that Kimberly was playing.  

Chick-fil-A gave a free chicken sandwich to each person that wore Cincinnati Reds clothes.  

So, all of those LONG LINES of Cinci Red fans...listened to Kimberly's hymns while standing in line, and helped her raise her $$ for her Peruvian trip. :-)~

 ~Visiting with Emily after Kimberly played at Chick-fil-A on the 2nd night.
Emily works at this Chick-fil-A.~ 

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HAPPY EASTER!!!

HE IS RISEN!!! 

HE IS RISEN INDEED!!

 Here's a little tour through our house and my Spring/Easter decor. Enjoy!

~I framed this sweet piece of work that my Grandma Bryan made.~

 ~The Mantel~

 ~On our piano~

  ~Elijah brought me this moss from the Great Smokey mountains...So I used it as part of my...

 ~EASTER DECOR! :-)  (Egg shaped rocks from Sedona, AZ.)~

 ~On the buffet~

 

 ~The old gas stove~

 ~I love these little rabbits~

 

 ~Fun baskets!~

 ~The old ice box~

 ~The Centerpiece~

 ~Fun little runner I got last year in the bargain area of Target.~

 

 ~In the Kitchen~

 ~I realized I had no egg plates on which to put deviled Stuffed eggs. :-)
(My Daddy would say, "Don't give the devil credit for something so good!" ;-)
So, I found this Adorable egg plate at Target!!~

 HOW I LOVE EASTER!  

THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR 

BEING WILLING TO DIE FOR MY SINS!!!

HAVE A WONDERFUL 

RESURRECTION LORD'S DAY!!!

~HEATHER~

~Phillip & Sarah in Colombia, Kimberly goes on GBS band tour~

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US PRAY FOR SARAH'S PASSPORT TO COME IN!!

IT DID COME IN ON TIME!!!

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

~WHEN PASTOR JIMMY HEARD WHERE SARAH AND PHILLIP WERE WAITING TO GET THEIR NEW BUS LAST NIGHT, HE TOLD THEM IT WAS A DANGEROUS PART OF COLOMBIA!  (Dangerous...could even mean Farc /Gorilla area...kidnapping area. :-(

THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR PROTECTING 
MY PHILLIP AND SARAH!~

~Last Sunday night we had a missionary service in Petersburg, IN.  The Lord helped us.~

 ~Our Dear Friends the Grishams came to our service.  It was a delight to see them!~

 ~Sarah and the Pastor's twin daughters.~

 ~Then after our service, and a lovely snack with the people there in Petersburg, IN, we drove Phillip and Sarah to the Indianapolis airport and dropped them off at 1:30 A.M.  Their flight to Texas and then on to Colombia was to leave the next morning.

 ~Phillip and Sarah all ready to fly to Colombia to visit our people there.

 ~A fun heart puff ball that Kimberly made for Nataly's cup she got her. :-) ~

~I have 2 girls that very much take after their Gram and their Grandma Bryan (in Heaven now) when it comes to sewing and crafts.
Kimberly reminds me very much of Grandma Bryan...especially when she does things like making this adorable "donut coaster" she made to send to Gaby in Colombia.~

 ~Then our 4 youngest kids and I drove to my parents house and crashed for the rest of the night.  The next day we stayed with Gramp and Gram and enjoyed a nice relaxing day and Gram's yummy food.~

 ~Sarah sent this to me when they were ready to leave from Texas for Colombia.~

 ~HAPPY SPRING!! :-) ~

 ~Phillip and Sarah in Medellin.  Pastor Alberto made Phillip's shirt and Sarah's jacket.~

~Phillip's shirt that Pastor Alberto made~

 ~They had such a nice visit with Bro. Alberto and Sis. Alba and the people in Medellin!!~

 ~Phillip with 2 of Bro. and Sis. Alberto and Alba's children... Emmanuel 
(and Natay peeking around the corner. :-)~

~Phillip said that they people are loving having Sarah there in Colombia!~

 ~Bro. Alberto waiting last night with Phillip and Sarah for a bus to come and take them to the bus station where they would get the bus that would take them back to Bogota.
(The bus in which they wrecked.)

 ~The smashed windshield of their bus that rear ended a truck!  ~

 ~They had to wait HOURS for another bus to come and get them!  So, the bus driver that wrecked went and bought coffee and rolls for all of the passengers to eat while they waited for the new bus to arrive to take them on to Bogota! ~

~Kimberly Leaves with 

God's Bible School orchestra~

We're training our kids to serve Jesus ...so it's exciting to see Kimberly and Sarah doing just that.  

#justdontleavemeallatonce  :-)  

Please pray that God gives the GBS band

 a good tour and helps them minister for Jesus!

~Saying Goodbye to Kimberly!~

 ~Kimberly and Emily..."our other daughter"~

 ~I snapped this pic...as fast as I could...('cause it was a chilly morning and I was in the shadows,) and I wanted to get out into the sun, and To visit with Kimberly for 2 more minutes.

So, I think it was Jesus that made this pic turn out so FUN...

with the reflection of the Music studio in the bus window! :-)

~I got this pic from Melodie Sankey from the first night of GBS band tour.
Kimberly is playing right behind Sarah McBryant.~

 ~Fun Treats I found at Kroger for the kids~

 ~Our kids were sooo happy to play in the snow today.
They tried to make a giant "Easter egg" instead of a snow man. :-D ~

 ~Noah said it turned out more like a giant carrot. :-) ~

~PHILLIP'S PICS BACK IN BOGOTA ~

 ~Dear Pastor Jimmy, Sis. Farly, and Sis. Sophia making snacks for Phillip and Sarah when they got back from Medellin!~

Phillip and Sarah will be in Bogota for a few more days preaching and teaching, then they will head to our church in Cartagena to do the same....for the last 4 days of their trip.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PRAYERS!!  

THEY MEAN THE WORLD TO OUR FAMILY!!

~HEATHER~