~Happy Valentine's Day....Our House Decor, Company over~

~HAPPIEST OF VALENTINE'S~

 Phillip and Heather....God's Bible School Choir Tour '92 '93

My Heart Skipped a beat each time he walked by-
Flutter, SKIP, Flutter SKIP, Flutter, SKIP...SIGH!  :-)
He was Dark, Handsome, and 6' Tall
He was Kind, a Gentleman, and that's not all!!

This Phillip ...was super close to Jesus too!
He had walked into my life..out of the blue!
Dating, I Love you, Gifts, Then "I DO"...
Lots of FUN MEMORIES...I'm telling you!!

6 kids have been born into our Happy Home!
Babies to kiss, school to teach, and Hair to comb.
We've had LOTS and LOTS of Laughs, and some tears,
We've Clung to God with some VERY BIG fears!

And All these years Later...It's still the SAME!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT I TOOK PHILLIP'S NAME!!!
My heart still skips a beat and I Thank Jesus Above
For Sending me, My Godly Handsome Love!!

I get to be his helpmeet and his BESTIE...
His Chef, and the decorator of our Nestie. :-D
With me, his dear wifey, he can share all his dreams freely
Happy Valentine's, Phillip, THANK YOU for Choosing Me!!!!  
~written by Heather Feb. 2019~

 Pic Taken in Argentina 2015 Kara Boardman

Pic Taken LA 2018 Brittany Fogleman

~OUR VALENTINE'S DECOR~

 ~In the Kitchen~

 ~Look at our little Dolly Abigail...back in Argentina. We found this pic yesterday!~

 ~In the Dinning Room~
The old gas stove

 ~On the Buffet~  

 ~Abigail wanted to draw on one of my chalkboards. 
Oh, That,  is just a heart...wearing a skirt. :-) ~

~Kimberly took this this AM of Little Abigail.~

~On one of the coldest days we tried to put a sweatshirt on our Flint...he wasn't impressed!~

 ~THE PAULUSES CAME OVER FOR A VALENTINE'S MEAL~
~Last summer a friend gave me some Valentine's things.  She said that she had purchased them last Feb. to have a party, but then got the Flu, and couldn't. 
So, I invited Randy and Kristin and family over for supper and had fun setting a Valentine's table.

~For my centerpiece...I had a gumball machine and hot pink gum balls....and my chalkboard said,
I CHEWS YOU!~

 

~This little fun bird was on the kids' table~

~These glasses were a part of the things my friend gave me. 
So, we decorated the kids' table with them~

 ~Frying our taco shells~

 ~We served a new recipe for Chicken Tacos.  DELICIOUS!!
You can find the recipe at Isabeleats.com

~Contentedly munching~

~Randy and Kristin being silly~

~These silly glasses were a part of the things my friend gave me.~

~The kids playing the SPEAK OUT game.~

~KIMBERLY LEAVES SOON ON HER MEDICAL MISSIONS TRIP with the EFM Medical trip! One day she took her little sis with her, shopping for medical supplies.~

~Mary helped me make...Pancakes for breakfast~

~Dear GG sent each of the kids $5 and they were thrilled!~

~BOBOS CAFE~ 
The other day I wasn't feeling very well, and so Elijah, Mary, and Abigail surprised us, made breakfast, set the table, and served us!  It was so cute!
They greeted each of us as we came into the dinning room...and helped seat us!

 ~I think they meant to call it, "BODOS" cafe...but got the d turned around. :-)

 ~They even decorated a paper for the middle of the plate and wrapped our silverware. 
Hmmmm, I can't imagine WHERE they got the idea to do fun tables! :-D ~

 ~Mary drew this chalkboard for me~

 ~This little heart shaped paper with I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST....was laying on top of the microwave, and one drip of COFFEE had made another heart beside it.  :-) ~

~PRAYERS APPRECIATED FOR MY FATHER-IN-LAW. ~
He broke 2 ribs and is in quite a bit of pain!!
We love his hat that Michael got him..."1949 model."

~Our family has been saving for MONTHS for Phillip and Noah to go see our Dear people in Argentina.  Just when we had nearly $2,000 saved, we excitedly went on line to price tickets, only to discover they were $1,700 - $2,100 PER TICKET!!!! I could've Cried!
I prayed about it, contacted a friend to PRAY...and she found us tickets from Chicago for $915 each!!!!  GOD IS SOOO AWESOME!!!  SO, Phillip and Noah will be going to visit our people in Argentina.  Please pray for this trip!!

~Heather~ 

~Central PA Youth Convention~

We were super excited that Jesus worked it out for us to get to go to PA for the Youth Convention there.  We had heard great reports of how God's presence was there...and we wanted our kids in that atmosphere!!

~OUR BACK WINDOW OF OUR SUBURBAN~

As I told you last blog post...our back window in our Suburban got broken out on Dec. 9th.  Our insurance came to fix it on Jan. 4th, but after taking off the plastic and tape....they discovered that they didn't have the right window.  
We had waited for DAYS...nearly a month...and they still didn't have the right window.  We called them on Tuesday before we left for PA on Friday and told them we REALLY wanted to have a window in before we took that COLD trip.
They told us that they finally had the right window in and on Wednesday Kimberly and I drove out to the glass place ...in the -3 degree weather to get our new window.
Since our gas tank was on Bone empty...We stopped at a gas station about 3 miles away to get gas. Kimberly and I both were going to get out, so I took the key with me and locked the doors...leaving the Key fob and both of our cell phones inside.
When we went to get back in, our LOCK WAS FROZEN...and our key wouldn't work.  :-(
We were quite stressed wondering how to get back in, in time to make our appointment to get our LONG OVER-DUE back window replaced.
THANK THE LORD...the gas station attendant helped us to unfreeze our lock and we got to the glass place on time!!!
One of our windshield wipers was dying and I saw that they had them and would put them on for free.  So, I called Phillip to make sure it was ok with him if we got new windshield wipers.

I AM USED TO BUYING SHOES...

NOT WINDSHIELD WIPERS :-D...

and didn't realize they were    NOT    SOLD IN PAIRS!!!  :-(. 

So, you can imagine my shock when he told me that would be $38.00 instead of the $17 that the sign had said.
But later after he realized how LONG we had been waiting for them to get the right window in stock and to replace it, HE GAVE ME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR FREE!!!
Isn't God neat...how He does things like that for His children?!!!

SO....WE HAD A NEW BACK WINDOW AND NEW WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR OUR LONG WINTERY TRIP TO PA!! :-)

I posted this on FB a couple days before we went to the Convention.

Not sure what you have on your prayer list today, but my God Cares and is able!!!
BRAGGING ON GOD!!! 
When you stop by Jungle Jim's with not a lot of cash in your pocket and you painstakingly go through the store choosing what you should buy. 
You have company (JIM AND LILA KEMP) that is going to arrive at your door soon... you want to buy fun snacks for your family on the way to Youth Convention in PA on Friday, and Argentine Yerba Mate (tea) to help keep Phillip awake while he drives. (A bag of Yerba Mate normally lasts about a month.)
Just before you check out... you decide to go to the Clearance Section and ....you find pretty much EVERYTHING you have in your cart plus extras for a WAY reduced price!
Including only 1 bag of MATE sitting there...that was $10 cheaper than the one we had in our cart.
I nearly had a Praising Jesus session right there in Jungle Jim's.
Again I say....Not sure what you have on your prayer list today, but my God Cares and is able!!!   

(The "chocolate Rama's" were in the clearance section… And we enjoyed those in Argentina. Can't you see how God saw our shopping list and put it all in the clearance section before we got there?! 😊) ~Heather~ 

 ~Shortly after we got back from Jungle Jim's....We enjoyed a visit with our Dear friends Jim and Lila Kemp...and served them lunch.~

 ~Elijah and Noah playing their duet for Bro. Jim.
We always loved hearing Bro. Jim play the guitar!!~

 ~My sweet friend Mrs. Lila and I~

~YOUTH CONVENTION~

~It was very snowy and dangerous as we headed to the PA Youth Convention on Friday,  Feb. 1st!  Slick roads and cars in the ditches everywhere.  Many of you prayed and God gave us a safe trip!!!

 ~Part of our packed lunch we ate in our Suburban on the way.
My brownie bites and Red raspberries that....
JESUS PUT IN THE CLEARANCE SECTION OF Jungle Jim's FOR US!!!

 ~ARRIVED...WE HAD REACHED OUR DESTINATION!~

~Bible College groups singing for prelude music.~

 ~So fun too see ....Our "other daughter" Bethany!~

 ~God helped the Mahleys as they sang.~

 ~And God really helped Bro. James Plank as he preached.~

 ~Klarisa and Mary~

 ~Caleb and Abigail...at the gym on Friday night.~

~Saturday morning at the Miller Center~

Noah and I

 ~My Sweet friend Becky and I~

 ~The Lord really helped Ron Stevens and Matt Ellison as they gave their testimonies.~

 ~Our Christian Nation Church volleyball team~

 ~Brianna and Kimberly~

 ~Seeking God...in the middle of the gym~

 ~Noah was so happy to get to play SOCCER on the same team with other MKs.~

 ~Phillip and Noah~

~Noah's team won 2nd place~

 ~Mary and Abigail and their friends~

 ~SUCH SWEET GIRLS...

Kimberly, Samantha, Brianna, Sarah, and Bethany~

 ~Sarah and Bethany...they have been friends since tiny~

~Abigail and Bethany~

 ~Mary in the shackles in the foyer of the church~

 ~Saturday night service~

~God came in every service...but this night God's Sweet presence just took over...and there were waves and waves of His Glory and seekers at the altar!!!!  

THANK YOU, DEAR JESUS, FOR COMING TO MEET WITH US!!!!

 ~Sunday~

Our good friends Trint Castle and his boys playing the offertory~

 ~Sunday afternoon session ...dating questions with Andrew and Sarah Durst. 

Very good...and Hilarious!~

 ~The youth choir practicing~

 ~Supper.  The church did a great job serving all of us very yummy meals.~

 ~Kimberly, Sarah, and Bethany~

 ~The youth choir singing on Sunday night.~

 ~Sarah and Kimberly are in this pic.~

 ~Borrowed this pic from James Plank's instagram...his daughter stood beside our Sarah.~

~Abigail and a new friend~

 ~In 2015 When Bethany came to spend a month with us in Argentina to study Spanish, Sarah and Bethany had this cartoon pic of them drawn.  :-)
Bethany brought it to give to Sarah.~

~Bethany and I~

~THANK YOU, SWEET JESUS, FOR A WONDERFUL CONVENTION!

SOULS SAID YES TO JESUS, 

WENT HOME ENCOURAGED, 

MADE WONDERFUL MEMORIES...and WERE DETERMIND MORE THAN EVER TO SERVE JESUS!!!

UTNIL NEXT CONVENTION....

 ~We enjoyed staying with our good friends the Hoffmans.

Here's a pic of our MKs!~

 ~Mary and Abigail holding the Hoffman's little puppies~

 ~Our Suburban was more BLACK than WHITE after days of driving in the snow and dirt.~

 ~Traveling home...Abigail wearing Noah's beanie~

 ~Mary photobombing~

 ~HEATHER~