~Catching up, SVYC, IHC, Resurrection day, Mother's Day.~

 Hello!  I absolutely cannot believe I have not been able to blog since February! Wow! Time has flown by. I have been playing catch up on homeschooling and driving the kids to piano, violin, and guitar lessons, etc. 

I will try to catch you up on our lives.  I have TONS of pics to post, but I will try to limit the pictures that I post for each event.   WHEW! That will not be easy, but I will try. :-) 

The Tuesday after Easter we left for a nearly 3 week Missionary Deputation out West.  We had a missionary service at the Fordland Missouri Church, visited our Christian Nation Church in Montana, and then attended the local IHC in Phoenix at our Beloved Gospel Center Church, then had a missionary service there on Sunday afternoon, May 1st.  It was so lovely to see all of our dear friends on this deputation and meet new ones. 

(I WILL POST THE PICS FROM OUR DEPUTATION LATER.) 

Our dear family in Florida, 

(Phillip's cousin Rachel and her husband Ostyn, whom Phillip had the privilege of marrying) 

are paying for us to come have some days of R&R in Hobe Sound, FL.  

We are so excited to get to see Phillip's family down there, and also, my dear sister Laura and her dear husband and sweet family there.

So without further ado here are some pictures to catch you up on our lives.

~We got to attend our nephew Grant's wedding at the end of January.  (I just forgot to post these pics last time.).  It was a lovely wedding and we so enjoyed being there.  This picture is of the "Triple Aughts."

These 3 cousins, Darla, Grant, and our Sarah were all born in 2,000!! 

Grant and Courtney!~

~That is the weekend that we moved sweet Kimberly back home from North Carolina.  

She had been experiencing some physical struggles.  The Salisbury school gave her the option of not teaching the second semester and coming home so we could figure out what was wrong.  The Lord has helped us to figure out what wrong and she is on supplements to help her thyroid and is getting better, Praise Jesus.~

~Kimberly saying goodbye to the students above, and Ms. Cober.~

~The kids prayed in a lot of snow this winter.  This is Elijah.~

~A couple more pics from Grant's wedding.  Little Lillie.~

~Chris and Kimberly~

~2 Chocolate Chip Pecan Pies (Brown Derby)  that Noah made.~

~Our Cock-a-doodle DUDE!~

~Due to his bite, Our Insurance paid for Noah to get braces.  PRASIE JESUS!!~

~Josh and Sarah came by so I made this for dessert.

Tortilla bites (tortillas brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar, and baked) with berries and Heavy Whipping Cream that I mixed up.~

~SVYC~

~We went to Southwest VA Youth Convention (SVYC) in March.  It was such a blessed weekend filled with God's sweet presence.  We got to stay in this nice place, "Days to remember at Granny's."~

~Great friends Cameron and Elijah.~

~Noah playing for offertory~

~Our family singing.~

~It was fun to hang out some with Samantha.~ 

~My dear friend Susanna.~

~Breakfast Saturday morning.  Their meals were DELICIOUS!!~

~Chris and Kimberly, holding baby Clara Smith.~

~Noah playing a game.~

~The Champion Volleyball team~

~A bunch of us from our Christian Nation Church.  It was great to see Nate.~

~It was so great to be with our dear friends David and Jamie Spivey.~

~Back at Home~

~I am still reaping the benefits of the dear former owners of our house.  Such pretty flowers.~

~A desk for Abigail!  

Abigail had not really had her own desk.  She was in first grade this year, and we always worked on the dining room.  One day I got inspired, and made her a desk in the hallway.  She was happy and so was I.  No more setting up and tearing down school each day.  :-) ~

~The kids got a play day at GBS with some of their friends. ~

~A trip to see Josh and Sarah.~

~Sweet Sarah made embroidered this on the back of her jean jacket. :-) ~

~Sarah's wedding dress preserved.~

~My Easter Decor~

~Real bird eggs.~

~So fun to see a friend with the AWC choir.~

~Kimberly and I drove up to surprise Grandpa and Grandma before her birthday.~

~Kimberly took Elijah, Mary, and Abigail to NC with her.~

~The Hobe Sound choir was coming to NC and so they got to surprise their cousin Darla.~

~GBS Choir Reunion.~

Matt and Joy Barnett came up with the idea to have a GBS choir reunion with Bro. Garen Wolf.  It is always a wonderful time singing together under Dear Bro. Wolf, and fellowshipping together.~

~So fun to sing Soprano with these ladies again.~

~My Sweet friend Crystal.~

~More of my Easter decor.~

~Phillip filled in for Bro. Kemp a couple Sundays.  I got to go with him one Sunday.  Dear Ms. Margaret and I.~

~We so enjoyed Ms. Margaret's singing and playing...

~And Bro. Kemp's Brothers playing too.~

~Hobe Sound choir came to Cinci.~

~So fun to see my niece Darla.~

~Sweet Ladies~

~One Sunday morning, Levi and our Elijah showed up dressed 

EXACTLY alike, unplanned. :-D 

~IHC 2022~

~We were so happy to meet up with Pastor and Grammy at the Tennessee Rest Area.~

~We got there on Monday evening and got to go to the Smoky Mountains for a little while.  While driving around Cade's Cove, we saw like 52 or so deer, several turkeys, 2 coyotes, and 9 bear!

~One of the fun churches in Cade's Cove~

~Having a snack and relaxing in our hotel room.  

We always take our food and eat 

our meals in our room.~

~Tuesday evening before our family went up on the platform for the missionary service.~

~From the platform.~

~David Spivey preaching.~

~Elijah and Sammy~

~Kimberly, Sarah, myself (Heather), and Sis. Wanda Grisham during Women of Worth.~

~Kimberly helping dear Sis. Bryant out of WOW.~

~My sweet friend Jenny.~

~We all enjoyed Melton's coffee.~

~I have been waiting for 2 years for this book to come out.  My Sweet Grandmother (GG) Stella Mae Morgan Scarbrough is featured in the 4th chapter of this book.  Aunt Jan did a great job writing the article about GG.  

GG is now in Heaven but HOW I LOVE THAT LADY and if Jesus can help me be 1/2 of the Godly lady GG was, I will be happy!~

~How fun to get to see dear Uncle Dan.~

~My sweet sister Laura and I.~

~My Sweet niece Natasha (and baby bump) and I.~

~Patrick, Noah, and Matthew Fall.~

~uncle Carson, my dear brother Andrew, and his sweet wife Vonnie, Phillip and I.~

~Our Dear Josh and Sarah, Kimberly and Chris.~

~IHC captured this pic of Noah and Patrick.~

~The girls getting ready to sing.~

~The Crazy Mason~

~Company eating in our room~

~More visitors eating in our room.~

~My Sweet friends Ashlea, and Julianna and I.~

~Dear Uncle Dan and Natasha and baby.~

~We got to go out with Ms. Nellie and Ronette after IHC~

~We stopped at the Smoky Mountain knife shop and met up with the Andy Klines.~

~On Tuesdays during the school year we have music lessons in Cinci.~

~Each Spring the kids put on the "Peep Festival" to celebrate their own chickens which 

give us eggs. :-) ~

~RESURRECTION LORD'S DAY!~

~Easter Baskets~

~Fun little white chocolate animals from Aldis'.~

~Jessica, Eva, Mary, NiKayla, Rebekah.~ 

~Elijah, Noah, Pastor, and Jake.~

~Our Easter Table.~

~We ate in an unfinished room.~

~We did the Resurrection Eggs that tell the story of Jesus.~

~Mother's Day!~

On our recent Missionary Deputation we went to AZ.  

On our way back from AZ we went through Oklahoma.

Phillip took me to the Pioneer Woman Mercantile for breakfast 

as my Mother's Day Gift.

~Isn't this a fun mirror? It is is Pioneer Woman's shop.~

~Phillip and the boys enjoyed going into this cowboy shop across from the Restaurant.~

~This man was forming a hat some other man was buying.~

~Praise Jesus we have been Enjoying some fresh strawberries and asparagus from our garden.~

~I am enjoying my purple irises.  

The light purple iris is from my GG's property in TN, and the dark one was planted 

here by the former owner. ~

Thank you for stopping by.  I am so glad to get to blog again.

I plan to post about our Western Deputation as soon as I can.

~Heather~