~Only 9 days till the Wedding!~

Please pray for our people in Colombia.  

Pastor Jimmy and his family are grieving the 

loss of a little cousin of his that passed away.  

:-(

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PLEASE EXCUSE ANY TYPOS, OR ERRORS, 

THIS MOTHER-OF-THE-BRIDE IS CRAZY BUSY, 

BUT WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TO BLOG AND CATCH YOU UP ON OUR LIVES.

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You can imagine that our house is bursting with excitement and hustle and bustle as we prepare for Joshua and Sarah's beautiful wedding, in just 9 days!  

There is a lot to do on our end with the wedding, and on the Stamper's end with Joshua and Sarah's apartment, but Jesus is helping us.  

WE SO APPRECIATE YOUR PRAYERS DURING THESE LAST FEW BUSY DAYS!!

Here, let me catch you up on what all has been happening. 

We had a wonderful Comargo camp, 

We have been BUSY with all those fun wedding plans, 

Abigail turned 7, 

we spent a few last days together as just our family,  

and Our Church gave Sarah a beautiful Bridal Shower.

Joshua and Sarah have recently accepted the Pastorate at Grace Chapel in Crooksville, OH.  This is the church that Joshua's Grandpa started around 40 years ago.

The Stampers went up to get Joshua and Sarah's apartment ready and found that it needed more work than they were expecting.  So, they have been working lots up there. Phillip, Sarah, Noah, and Elijah ran up there and worked for 2 days, and are hoping to go back up there and work some more.  

PLEASE PRAY THEY CAN GET A LOT DONE AND THAT GOD WILL SUPPLY EVERY NEED!!!

Now, I'll share a bunch of fun pics.  

Brian Spangler and David Spivey were the preachers for Comargo.

The Glicks were the Singers, The Fritz' worked with the children, and Nate Becker did youth.

God's Presence was so close during Comargo Camp.  Lots of people praying around the altar, testimonies, singing choruses, etc.

~Abigail and Macy love each other to pieces.~

~Sis. Calvert has a birthday~

~David Spivey meets my Daddy.~

~Joel Wegener and his "Special Neat Treats" came by and for a donation to Comargo camp one could get a yummy ice cream!!!!  How kind of him!!~

~We Celebrated Sweet Darla's Birthday!!~

~Dearest Sis. Justice and I~

~Youth Service~

~Visiting in our 5th wheel.~

~God's Sweet Presence was so close during camp.  We so appreciate Him coming to meet with us!~

~Dear Friends, Klarissa, Mary, Eva, and Maren.  (Just Missing Nikayla, Rebekah, and Jessica.)

~Abigail and little Eddie~

~So fun to have Chris and Joshua join us for Sunday!!!~

~Grandpa surprised us and came down on Sunday afternoon.  Here he is visiting with Kelly's daddy, Bro. Wilson.~

~Pretty sure these guys are all 2 peas in a pod...I mean 6 peas in a pod.~

~Friends before they went up front to sing for the Children's program.~

~Dad D. visiting with Bro. Yerian.~

~Grammy always passes out ice cream or pop cycles on camp clean up day.~

~Dear Pastor and Grammy~

~The 3 Stooges.~

~We love our dear Friends David and Jamie Spivey.~

~Sadly Caden got stung during the last service of Comargo.  He is very allergic to bees, So, Tammy, and I went with Jamie to take him to the ER.~

~SAD GOODBYES~

~It was so hard to say goodbye to our dear family.  But God was calling Darla and her family to FL.~

~I miss my sweet sister Laura so much.~

~Cousins, just 7 months apart.~

~Sarah and Darla are just 4 months apart.~

~Sweet Emily A. came to see us and brought us these nice flowers.~

~My time with Jesus is what carries me through.~

~And I enjoy my coffee too.~

~When  Daryl and Laura left we got a chance to get this little loveseat.  

We are enjoying having it in our room.  It makes a great place to talk to Jesus, 

The Father of the Bride and Mother of the Bride to catch up with each other, 

:-)

And even to sit and visit when the kids are having one of their late night chats. :-) 

~We have been helping pack up the Bride's things.

How we will MISS our Sarah,

But are thrilled with her man Joshua,

and are so excited that they are going to serve Jesus together.~

~ABIGAIL TURNS 7!~

~Someone had given us a personal gift of money, so for Abigail's 7th birthday we went out and spent the day as a family!

Here I took a pic of the fam standing by the TALL corn across from our house.~

~Phillip's glasses snapped in half.  Someone paid for him to get some new glasses.

Here they were trying to see which glasses looked best on him. 

(Sarah had taken some pics of him in glasses.) 

~We did our annual Going-out-to-Thank -the-Lord -for-calling-us-to-be-missionaries dinner.~

~The kids had never been putt-putt golfing, so we took them to celebrate Abigail's 7th birthday.~

~And ended the night with an ice cream cone.~

~Mary and Abigail made Fun little dolphins out of bananas and grapes.~

~Little Banana Dolphins that Mary and Abigail made.~

~Abigail drew this.~

~Noah gets a Car.~

~Jesus helped Noah to get a cute little car.  He has been working with some guys from our church this summer, so he was able to pay cash.~

~Our dear church, CNC gives Beautiful Sarah 

a very nice Bridal Shower~

Josh came with his family to bring his Mom and sisters to the Bridal Shower. 

So, before the Shower started, 

we invited him in really quickly to snap this pic. :-)

~Yummy Holtman's Donuts.~

~Our Pastor's Wife, Grammy E., Jessica, Connie, and Janie did such a great job putting together this adorable and yummy Bridal Shower for Sarah!!!~

~Sarah and her Maid of Honor, Kimberly.~

~Mommy, Sarah, and Kimberly~

~Mary, Sarah, and Abigail~

~Samantha and Katelyn~

~Sarah got such nice and fun gifts.~

~We were so happy that Gram got to come.~

~And cousin Brittany!  We surely missed Aunt Laura and Darla.~

~They called on Gram to pray!~

~We were so happy that Sarah's other family, 

Moma Kelly, and

Josh's sisters could all come to her Bridal Shower.~

~The cute little party favors that our sweet Pastor's wife, Grammy E. put together.

Inside was a Earl Gray Tea Bag, a Yummy treat and some Hershey kisses.~

~Our last Family pic worshipping Jesus together ...just us 8 Dickinsons.~

~Kimberly gave a report on her trip to Colombia.~

~Bro. Paulus gave a report on their trip to pass out Gospel tracks to the Bike rally in Sturgis, SD.~

~Fun Fall cleaning supplies at my kitchen sink.

FAll IS COMING...and I cannot WAIT!!~

~Every Sunday, Phillip is faithful to preach in Spanish on line to people in Medellin.

Then he puts that same Spanish sermon on line to try to touch other lives for Jesus. 

PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS ENDEAVOR!!!~

~Our first 2 apples that we grew.~

~SO TRUE!!!!

MAY JESUS HELP ME TO INCREASE MY FAITH IN HIM!!!!~

~One morning, Mary made me 2 "Toad in the holes" for Brunch.~

~Dear Christopher and Kimberly came up last weekend to help me get some projects done for the wedding.  Abigail and Mary helped us too.

Phillip, Sarah, Noah, and Elijah were helping the Stampers work on Josh and Sarah's apartment, and got home Saturday night.~

The dear Beckers had us all over for a yummy Sunday dinner last Sunday.  It was such a blessing to this Mother of the Bride!

~Mary has started playing her violin in church now. :-)~

~The young ladies singing a special Sunday night.~

~Since March I have been buying candle holders here, there, and everywhere 

for Sarah's wedding.  

I have purchased them mostly at Thrift Stores, for great deals.  

Chris and Kimberly helped me spray paint them.....

~Gold this past Weekend!!

~Joshua and Sarah got their Marriage license today!~  <3

~We truly covet your prayers during these next 9 busy days before Joshua and Sarah's wedding!!

Wedding plans to finish, Josh and Sarah's  apartment to work on, decorations to pack up, haul to the church and reception area, and then to set up, 

tired bodies, aching backs and necks, 

just 2 families joining our hearts and hands, 

TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON JESUS!!!!!

~HEATHER~

...Mother of the BRIDE :-)