~5-19 I spoke for the ladies at Danville, OH, We got Chris & Kimberly's things all moved to PA, & part 1 of more OH memories with them, Mother's Day, ~

Last night, I had the privilege of speaking to the ladies at Danville Holiness Church.  It was a sweet group and we had such an enjoyable evening together.  

There was a huge Thunder Storm shortly beforehand, but PRAISE JESUS by the time it was time to start, the sun came out and all was well.  

~Faye and her committee did a great job planning, 

decorating, and preparing.  

We had an indoor picnic, complete with ANTS...

the best kind, PAPER ANTS!  :-) 

~The hot dog bar trimmings, and salads.~

~Cute ants and flowers.~

The decor was fun, the atmosphere was relaxing, the hot dog bar was good, and the tea / lemonade bar was amazing!  

You could choose your unsweetened mint, green, or black tea, or lemonade, and then add some homemade syrups like Pineapple / mango, peach, or mixed berry, then top them off with lime, lemon, or orange wedges, mint leaves, or sliced strawberries. 

The Lord led me to share with the ladies on Answers to prayer.  I did my best to encourage the ladies to talk to Jesus like they would their best friend.  

To pray like they were the BABY OF THEIR FAMILY!  

Because God cares and wants to hear our petition.  It's up to Him to decide what He wants to do with those petitions, but He wants to hear our heart!  

We are looking at the bottom of our tapestry and just see the big ol' knots, and see the mismatching threads going everywhere, and feel the jab of the next needle going in, but God is looking at the top of our tapestry and is making something beautiful of our lives. 

It was a delightful evening, and I felt privileged to get to be with that great group of ladies. 

~Our table with Faye and her daughter Anna, 

my Mary & Abigail, 

a nice lady named Hannah, and I.

We all had a nice visit together.~

~It was so nice to meet sweet Jessica J. who reads my blog and has commented before.~

~On the way home, we came across this tree or power line that had fallen across the road, so we were rerouted.

~LOADING THE U-HAUL TRUCK, 

AND MOVING CHRIS, KIMBERLY, & STELLA'S 

THINGS TO PA~

It was an intense Thursday as Chris, Phillip, and Elijah ran around looking for a U-Haul truck and car dolly.  (The one they had reserved, fell through.)  

So, instead of starting to load the truck at 11:00 AM, we started around 4:00 P.M.  But, Jesus helped us get it all done and Chris, Kimberly, and Stella slept in our 5th wheel that night.  

The next morning found Chris leaving with the U-haul pulling his car, and the rest of us came in Kimberly's car and our van. 

While we were traveling to PA, Phillip was flying out to visit our Christian Nation Church and loved ones in Montana.

Dear Noah was a blessing preaching both services at Strait Creek!

C and Kimberly's new church family had a yummy supper waiting for us when we arrived, and yummy food for us to eat on while we were there. 

We unloaded some on Friday night, and then finished on Saturday.  

We didn't get a lot of organizing done while we were there, for we were too tired from the move, but Kimberly said she would organize when they got back to PA after Chris had worked his 2 week notice in OH.  

Kimberly said that this house won't be her "Better Homes and Gardens era" but it is comfy and a stepping stone to getting their own home one day. 

We had a good Lord's day with Chris' sister Hannah and her Quint, and their new church family in Pillow, PA. 

Monday morning the kids and I left to go back to Ohio, and Chris, K, and Stella came later on that afternoon.

Tuesday found the kids running to Cinci for their music lessons.

We absolutely LOVED getting to have Chris, Kimberly, & Stella back with us for 2 more weeks.  They stayed in our 5th wheel.  We packed those 2 weeks full of FUN MEMORIES that will Last a life time!!!  

Sunday was their last Sunday at our Strait Creek Church! :-( 

They pulled away around noon yesterday for PA!  

There were Lots of tears!!  We will miss them more than we can express...but we know that Jesus will help them in PA and help us here too! 

Now, here are a lot of fun pics!  

~MOVING DAY~

~The truck and dolly had ARRIVED.~

~Abigail scrubbing the tub.~

~A gorgeous table that Chris made.~

~Uncle Noah arrived from work to help.~

~Aunt Sarah reading to the little girls.~

~Last Bond fire at their house.~

~On Friday, when we were heading to PA, Phillip flew to visit our Christian Nation Church and the Deets and Hoopers there in Montana.  

We loved this gorgeous pic he sent us.

~Phillip loved getting to see the Hoopers, and....

the Deets! 

~The Deets surprised Phillip with a HUGE ice cream cone. :-D 

~The nice drinking cup that the Deets made for me.  

They made one for Phillip that says his name, but he is gone right now and must have it with him. 

~Joe and Janelle sent us some nice gifts too. ~

~They sent us some Yummy teas and things from Montana. They also sent us some lavender oil.~

~TAKING CHRIS & KIMBERLY'S THINGS TO PA!~

Kimberly bought us nice snacks for our trip!

~One exhausted Stella.

~Stella eating popcorn out of a bag. :-) 

~We got her a little Winnie the Pooh on the way out there.~

~Their new church family had a yummy supper waiting for us when we arrived at 10:45 that night.

~And their sweet pastor's wife Katrina had this nice gift awaiting Kimberly, plus sourdough bread and 

cinnamon rolls.~

~Chris & Kimberly's house is very cozy and nice.  

PRAISE JESUS it has this nice attic too.~

~Ready to unload.~

~Nearly all of Chris' family came to help unload the truck.  

They, our children, and Pastor Aaron and Katrina and their family were such a blessing.~

~Mom Kline arrived.~

~Aunt Hannah and Stella.~

~yummy coffee from a local roaster.~

~Abigail enjoyed visiting with the Dorman girls.~

~C and Kimberly have such a nice green area in front of their house.~

~Elijah and Jer~

~Rosie and Mary~

~The church provided some delicious pizza and Stromboli for lunch.~

~Sunday~

~After church Stella went from pew to pew (Which still had people's belongings, but they were elsewhere in the church visiting) and she collected toys to play with and sippy cups to enjoy.  

:-D

~For Sunday Dinner we went to Quint and Hannah's!  They served us such yummy food! 

The view from Quint and Hannah's house.~

~My little seat partner.~

~Another baby doll Stella found on an abandoned pew Sunday night.  :-) 

~Pastor Aaron and Katrina had us over for a yummy snack on Sunday night.~

~Some verses Jesus made special to me.~

~Chris & Kimberly's house is near the Susquehanna river.~

Back to our Home in OHIO!

It was so delightful to have them come back to OH and to hang out with us for 2 weeks while Chris worked his 2 week notice!! 

We made soooo many wonderful memories.

~We had some water bottles, dried fruit, new lights, and fresh flowers awaiting Chris, Kimberly, and Stella when they arrived that first night back to stay in our 5th wheel.

~They stayed in our 5th wheel.~

~Visiting with a friend and her kids...for Kimberly to say goodbye.~

~Grocery Shopping in Hillsboro.~

~Stella enjoying Grammy's little rocker from when I was a girl.~

~Silly Uncle 'Lie put headphones on her.~

~We took lots of wagon rides.~

~I made some yummy refreshing drinks for us.

Sparkling water, pineapple juice, raspberries, apples, and lime wedges.~

~Facetiming Sweet Sarah and adorable Adelynn.~

~Stella adores the ground that her uncle "Nona" walks on.~

~And she Loves her uncle "Lija" too.~

~"Marybaba" Loves to do her nieces hair ...we especially love their curls.~

Any time we came by in the morning, Stella would be looking out of the screen door like...

"PLEASE GET ME OUT OF THIS 5th WHEEL!"~

Another time on the trampoline Mary captured this pic of Stella.

~Our lawnmower has been struggling for years!  

PRAISE JESUS he helped us to get one used for less than $100!!!!~

~Sarah sent us this of Sweet little Adelynn.~

~Since Kimberly was moving, we took a special trip to the Sassafras Kitchen in Hillsboro.  

It was my 2nd time to go.  

I enjoy it every time.

~My Affogato...DELICIOUS!

It is a classic Italian treat made by pouring a hot shot of espresso over a scoop of cold vanilla ice cream...and this one was topped with salted pistachios.  Mmmmmm!

Their food is very tasty!

~Doing some looking around at stores in Hillsboro.  

We didn't do much shopping, just looking.~

~At Strait Creek Church on Thursday night.~

~Mary & Elijah played the prelude.~

~After church, Little Stella, on her own, went up to uncle Bill and shook his hand!  <3

~Mary made a quadruple batch of yummy Choc. Chip cookies to take to visit the Grandparents and cousins the next day.

NOTE: To get your Chocolate Chip Cookies to NOT RUN all over the pan and be FLAT, and have more shape, 

use the Tolle House Chocolate Chip recipe, 

just TAKE OUT 1 stick of butter.

And if you mix them by hand, 

they keep their shape more.~

~Friday, before Mother's Day, found the girls and I leaving early to drive over to IN, to meet up with our dear friend Bethany B. for coffee.

We have known Bethany since she was around 3, she and Sarah were best friends then!!

Later Bethany and her sister Kara came to Argentina and lived with us for a month while they studied Spanish, so we go back a long ways. 

Kimberly wanted to meet up with Bethany before she and Stella moved to PA.~

They gave Stella an empty cup to play with.

~OUR NEXT STOP WAS TO MY PARENT'S HOUSE 

TO VISIT WITH THEM AND 

MY 2 NIECES AND THEIR ADORABLE BABIES.

Our guys came to my parent's house too.

Kimberly had never met Brittany's baby boy, 

and Brittany had never met K's Stella.

~The guys visiting.~

~Swinging on the swings in the back.~

~Dear Phillip loves all of his great nieces and nephews, and of course his granddaughters too.~

~Sweet Kimberly put together a nice little photo album for Gram of all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren's baby pics.~

~Our neat 3 D Mother's Day card that Phillip found in Montana to buy for my Moma.~

~Stella playing with Gram's dollies.~

~The photo album that Kimberly gave to Gram.~

~Kimberly made a yummy soup supper for us all.  

And we enjoyed Mary's Choc. Chip cookies.~

~Moma and her Mother's Day flowers from Andrew and Vonnie.~

~Throwing Disc or frisbees.~

~Stella saying Goodbye to Gram...the last time she will see her before she moves to PA.~

~Then we headed to Grandpa and Grandmas to spend time with them and 

Michael and Beth and kiddos.

That Baby Stella was worn out.~

~Noah got sweet cards and beautiful flowers for his Gram and Grandma for Mother's Day.

~Jeremiah and Beth picked these purple flowers for Grandma.~

~Grandpa making peanut brittle.~

~On Saturday morning, Kimberly made us some yummy quiches, and Grandpa, Michael, and Phillip made us a yummy breakfast on the grill.

~I snapped these pics of Uncle "Nona" taking Stella's pic.~

Here are the adorable pics he took!

~There rhubarb was growing wonderfully!

~A yummy part of Kimberly's Mother's Day gift that Chris got for her.~

~Our 3D Mother's Day card and 2 Nice books we got for Mom.~

~Grandpapa was resting and little Stella laid down beside him.~

~Stella telling Grandpa goodbye for the last time before they 

move to PA.~

~And Grandma too.~

~On the way home to get ready for Mother's Day Sunday.  

With Noah working, and soon Elijah, It is rare that we 6 are on the road together now.~

~Beautiful sunset on our way home.~

~MOTHER'S DAY~

~Church gifts:

chocolates, and a card, and a gift card to Marshall's~

~Cousin Laura sent me these 2 pics.~

~Me presenting the Mother's Day gifts.~

~Crumbs from my Camera~

~I wanted to accompany Kimberly playing the violin one more time.~

~Dear Mr. and Mrs. Fields.~

~U. Bill and Cousin Laura.~

~Chris, Kimberly, & Baby Stella~

~Silly Elijah posing with my bike.~

~Our precious family...missing Josh, Sarah, and Adelynn~

~Dear Mrs. Fields got each of us ladies a sweet card and a rose.~

~I got all excited about my Mother's Day tablescape and theme.  

BERRY EXCITED!!! ;-)

You see, back in Jan. at CPYC I found this Strawberry drink dispenser brand new at a thrift store.  

I couldn't wait to plan a theme around it.  

~I had wanted a little red plate to put in the middle of my big plate, and at our New Bargain Barn, 

I found these little red and white glass plates 

6 PLATES FOR 50 CENTS!!!!  

So, I paid $2.00 for 24 plates!!! 

My kind of deal.

~I Love my old wooden Strawberry carrier!!!

As a teen, I used to live in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, and at one time it was the STRAWBERRY CAPITAL of the world! 

Dear Mr. CD from our church made this Strawberry carrier.

~Our yummy salad.~

~Kimberly learned this new way of baking potatoes.

She put down wax paper, and a small pad of butter under each HALF of potato and baked them for around 30-35 mins. on 425 or 450 degrees.

~We made Strawberry lemonade.~

~It was a gorgeous sunset that night.~

~Trying to get a pic of all 4 kids...but Elijah never stays still :-D... so I caught him doing push-ups.~

~Abigail doing school with little Stella!~

~Abigail (and I) cleaning out the old chicken house, for her house.~

Thanks for stopping by.

Coming Up:

Part 2 of Chris of Kimberly, & Stella's last week with us!

~HEATHER~