~Our FUN trip to see Baby Stella (& Chris & Kimberly), GMYC, God PROTECTED Noah, MY HUGE ANSWER TO PRAYER...a NEW Ninja Espresso machine for $42~

~Thank you for your prayers for our trip to PA! The Lord gave us a WONDERFUL trip!  

I wish I could post the CUTE video that Kimberly captured of Sweet Little Stella as she SQUEALED with JOY when we walked in!  

Her first words were, "LIJAH...and BEE, for Abigail!"  

She was sooo HAPPY and it melted our hearts!  <3

I have Lots of pics to post, so I will get to it. 

I'm sorry that I always post LOTS of pics...

I really DO TRY to cut out ones that are extra.  

But, since Life keeps me hopping, 

I cannot always post every week, 

like I wish I could, 

so that means I have LOTS of FUN pics to share!  :-D 

~HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO MY WONDERFUL PHILLIP!!~

He is such an amazing Daddy to our Children. 

He is godly, sacrificial, prays long and often for them, fasts for them, 

is patient with them, 

takes time to teach them, 

play games or ball with them, 

works with them, 

Listens to them, and 

points them to Jesus by His example!

~Here are 2 adorable pictures of Phillip as a baby!!~

~The night before we left for PA, 

Cousin Laura surprised us by bringing us a nice cake to Church, to celebrate ~our 31st Anniversary!~ 

It was so sweet of her and we enjoyed a piece of the cake with those at church that night.  

Thank you, Cousin Laura! 

~On our Way to PA...to see Baby Stella!~

~The Lord helped us to be able to fit a 

nice white dresser, a single bed frame, and a rocking chair in our van to take to Chris, Kimberly, & Stella! 

~While I was in PA, Noah and the crew he works for 

were building the 

VERY-ANTICIPATED Pavillion 

at Christian Nation Church!  

It was so fun to see the progress.  

So, every once in awhile, 

in this post, I will add an updated photo. 

~Crossing over the Susquehanna...getting close to our Chris, Kimberly, & Stella.~

~There SHE IS...

OUR adorable little bit that we MISS soooo badly!!~

~It was sooo cute to hear her SQUEAL WITH JOY!!!

~Walking to see the River.~

~Chris & Elijah~

~Little Stella has no FEAR!

She loves to go down this high slide!~

~We brought her this baby doll that used to belong to Abigail.~

~Chris has his man cave / shop so Neat! 

~Praying before she eats!~

~Chris made this Beautiful Table for Kimberly!!~

~Months ago The Ladies from the Kline Family, 

(Kimberly's other family,)

took her to 

this neat Paris Bakery and Cafe! 

Kimberly had shown me pics and it made me want to go to it, 

so we went there on the Saturday before we took Mary to 

God's Missionary Youth Camp!

It was in the University Town of Lewisburg, PA, and 

Lewisburg reminded us of the shops in Argentina! ~

~So many yummies to chose from.~

~DELICIOUS!~

~Then we walked the streets and looked at the fun shops.~

~Picnic at the Park~

~God is so good, because there is nice park and the river near 

C & K's house. 

~Kimberly's pretty tablecloth, centerpiece, and fun picnic basket.~

~Then it started pouring!

And before long, we heard a tornado siren, so we hurried home.

~And we lost our electric for some hours.~

~But we still enjoyed our yummy picnic, indoors.~

~In Church together Sunday AM~

~Abigail and her friends.~

~A cute skit about the friends taking their friend to Jesus...and the song, 

"There's a hole in my roof."

~And these 2 were introducing their new theme in Jr. Children...a detective theme...on discovering that SIN is the biggest problem!

~Kimberly's yummy Sunday dinner.~

~Doing clay together.~

~Kimberly made adorable piglet.~

~Abigail did this. Neat!~

~Mary made this Cute crab.~

~And this.  Cool.~

~Heading back to church on Sunday night.~

~Hannah & Mary.~

~Visiting.~

~I enjoyed coffee-ing at Kimberly's house. 

I love it that she is using her GG's neat spice rack!~

~Dropping Mary off for her first year at God's Missionary Youth Camp (GMYC.)
She stayed in a room with Jamie, Maren, and Macie Spivey.
I was only 35 mins. away at Chris & Kimberly's house.~

~Then we met up with Karen and Katie Kline and had fun shopping at The Community 

Aid Thrift Store. 

Katie got us a NICE discount with her medical tag.~

Let me tell you 

My MIRACLE STORY OF MY NINJA LUXE CAFE 

ESPRESSO MACHINE!

Our first espresso machine died, and we 

got our money back from it!

Then, A friend found A NINJA LUXE CAFE ESPRESSO MACHINE 

on the Bidding App called Fast Track for CHEAP!  

We bid on it and won it!

AND only ended up paying $42.00, Including fees!

BUT WHEN WE GOT IT...

IT WAS MISSING NEARLY ALL OF THE PARTS!!! :-(

It had NO water reservoir, 

NO bean hopper,

NO wand,

NO espresso cup,

ETC., ETC., ETC.!!!

Needles to say it was quite discouraging!  

And we didn't even know IF IT WOULD WORK, 

until we ordered all the parts.

So, one by one, we started ordering parts. 

If the machine worked, 

it would only cost us around $200, with parts!

Since it is a $600 Machine, it felt worth it!

 

BUT, then the last part came in, and 

WE HELD OUR BREATH

AS WE TRIED TO MAKE OUR FIRST ESPRESSO!!!

BUT...THE NINJA LUXE CAFE DID NOT WORK!!!

I was soooo SAD! :-(

So, while I was in PA Phillip called the Shark Ninja Customer Service, and told them that we had purchased this Ninja Luxe Cafe Espresso Machine from a bidding site and that it was not working.  

Phillip asked him if he could buy a new sensor button for our machine. 

When the guy had Phillip read off the numbers on the back of the machine, 

THE MAN SAID THAT THAT MACHINE WAS STILL 

UNDER 

WARRANTY 

AND TOLD 

PHILLIP THAT HE WAS GOING TO MAIL US 

A 

BRAND NEW NINJA LUXE CAFE 

FOR 

F!R!E!E!

GRATIS

NADA!!!!!!

THIS IS A $600 MACHINE!!!

I WAS SHOPPING IN THE THRIFT STORE IN PA WHEN I GOT THIS NEWS!  

I STOOD RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THRIFT STORE AND CRIED!

I COULD HAVE SHOUTED RIGHT THEN AND THERE!!!!!

ISN'T GOD AMAZING?!

SO, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS ON YOUR HEART TODAY, 

BUT IF GOD CARES ABOUT AN ESPRESSO MACHINE...

(WHICH IN THE SCOPE OF ETERNITY IS NOTHING) 

THAN HE CARES ABOUT YOUR NEED AS WELL!!!

(When I got home, we mailed back the parts we had purchased, so we should get that money back.)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 

~Kimberly and I were able to find a nice comforter that Tuesday 

for her guest bedroom bed.

This is the bed frame we brought to her from OH.~

~Elijah and Jeremiah.~

~Quiet Time with Jesus on Chris and K's nice front porch.~

~K's pastor's wife Katrina invited Abigail over to spend the day.  

She had a lot of fun.~

~So, there is a lady in Kimberly's church that makes the 

MOST AMAZING WHIPPED TALLOW!!

It SMELLS AND FEELS LIKE YOU ARE RUBBING ON PURE YUMMY 

VANILLA ICING ON YOUR FACE!!! 

ONE FEELS SO PAMPERED!!

YET...IT IS IS ALL AMAZING INGREDIENTS! 

USE HER LINK BELOW TO CHECK IT OUT!

    ThreadandTallowCo

~The kids and Abigail had a lot of fun this day.~

~Katrina was a sweetheart and had Kimberly, Stella, and I over for a yummy lunch!

It was such a blessing to not have to cook that day.  

Kimberly and I could just relax at home, and then went to Katrina's for a yummy lunch.

~She made the yummiest Peanut Butter shake.~

~Grandpapa ('Papa') and Nona talking to Stella.

~Look at my little Elijah on the left hand corner.~

~This Fresh Roasted Coffee place is near Chris and Kimberly.

I got some bags of freshly roasted beans and we LOVE it! <3

~One Wednesday Phillip went and helped on the pavilion!

He and Noah were so surprised and HAPPY when Josh, Sarah, and Adorable little Adelynn pulled up to see them!!

~Shopping in Hobby Lobby with Miss Stella!~

~THESE FUN PICS POPPED UP ON OUR FB MEMORIES!

THIS WAS ELIJAH AND MARY'S KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION IN ARGENTINA!

~These 2 are the closets in age of our 6 children.

They have always been 

FRIEN-EMIES! ;-D

BUT FOR THE MOST PART THEY ARE BEST FRIENDS!

AND COMPETITORS!

~God's Missionary Youth Camp~

~GMYC~

Held on Penn View's campus.

On Wednesday night we went to GMYC to see Mary and Elijah and to enjoy the service.

Elijah didn't attend GMYC, but stayed with and hung out with Jeremiah, who lives close by.

~Little Stella giving Aunt "Mary-baba" a kiss~

~Some of these pics are from GMYC's page.~

~Coffee-ing in a fun Colombian cup that Sarah gifted Kimberly.~

~A yummy iced coffee I made at Kimberly's house.

(Just coffee, ice, and Chobani extra creamy oatmilk.)

Kimberly and I had so much fun being together...

organizing, laughing, coffee-ing at her house, having heart to hearts, etc. 

~At The Community Aid thrift store, Abigail found this doll for only $2.50.  She bought it and was going to fix it and then sell it.  BUT THAT ADORABLE STELLA FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS DOLL!!!!

So, Abigail washed and combed her hair....and gave it to Baby Stella!

~SHE LOVES IT!!~

~Little Stella is SUCH A BIG help in the kitchen!  Kimberly has her help her a lot.  

When Kimberly was around 2 or so, she would help me slice strawberries with a sharp knife.~

~GMYC captured this fun pic of our Mary.~

~Kimberly's yummy supper.~

~It was so fun to help Kimberly get baby Stella's room organized.  

So CUTE!!

I have always LOVED this baby stroller that a friend mailed to our baby Kimberly when she was about 6 months old.

Now, it is in Baby Stella's nursery! <3

~I enjoyed reading lots of "ooks" to Stella!~

~On Thursday night we went back to GMYC and it was a very good service!~

~Mr. and Mrs. Harry Plank sat in front of us.~

~It was so fun to see Natasha and Eva, and Lucas too.~

~We got to stay for the Stars and Stiffs games.~

~Sarah Kline and I had a fun visit.~

~Stella and her babies.~

~Stella LOVES her puppy Chiquita...She gets hugs all the time, whether she wants them or not.~

~Abigail had Stella "Sign" some cups for Elijah and Mary, since they were not going to get to tell her goodbye. (We were driving to Penn View, 35 mins. away to pick them up.) ~

~On our way home to Phillip & Noah.~

~GMYC's pics.~

~The pretty banquet that they put on for the kids.~

~The Theme for GMYC was more than Conquerors.~

~MARY'S PICS FROM PA~

~Kimberly sent us this pic recently. 

Baby Stella sleeping with her namesake's blanket.  

Stella was named after her GG Stella!  

Sweetest Lady ever Lived!

~Such a Tiny bag of chips.~

~THE PAVILLION AT CNC IS NEARLY DONE!!  

PRAISE JESUS!~

~Our Vacation Bible School is coming up July 9th-12th!  

PLEASE PRAY!!

~MY FIRST COFFEE IN OUR NEW FREE 

NINJA LUXE CAFE!  

(See above story!!)

~My dear sister Laura and Daryl got to come by for a night!  So fun to catch up a little!~

~Our supper that night.~

~Sarah and Josh were just team captains at PYC.

She sent me this adorable pic of little Adelynn! 

WHERE in the world is time going?

Look How BIG she is getting!

~There's our Sarah and Josh.~

~GOD PROTECTS OUR NOAH!!~

Last Monday Morning, I woke up and thought, 

"I NEED TO PRAY FOR NOAH'S PROTECTION RIGHT NOW!!!"

I DID PRAY, and then I texted him that I was praying for him that day!

Right around that time, 

GOD WAS LOOKING OUT FOR NOAH!

Noah was squatting inside 2 Scissor trusses on the New CNC Pavilion using a Sawzall...

when it hit a nail and kicked back, causing him to lose his balance!

He was FALLING BACKWARDS SLOWMO around 11 Feet TO LAND ON CONCRETE!!!

He reached out one hand to catch himself...and there was nothing there.

So, he reached out the other hand to catch himself, and there was NOTHING THERE.

So, he dug his head into the ceiling...

AND PRAISE JESUS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF AND DID NOT FALL THE 11 FEET!!

But then one of the guys told him he was bleeding.

He got a 3" gash in his head from one of the roofing nails that was sticking through the roof, and had to get 4 staples. 

HOW WE PRAISE JESUS FOR HIS PROTECTION TO OUR NOAH!!

~CLEANING AT COMARGO!!~

Last Tuesday found us cleaning at Comargo Camp.

WE LOVE OUR COMARGO CAMP!!!

And we LOVE helping there too!

It is always fun to help Grammy and Pastor!!

~And for lunch we ate at the YUMMY LUNCH BUCKET!!~

~I got a delicious sandwich and a Yummy Coconut Creme Latte.~

~Having fun making all kinds of fun coffees at HOME in our new Ninja!!!~

~Went to CNC the other night.~

~On My Island~

~All lit up.~

~After church Thursday night.~

~The kids just finished their testing.~

Lord willing, The kids and I leave for IHYC youth camp 

this Monday Morning.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE YOUTH CAMP!!! 

HOW WE ALL NEEDS GOD'S HELP!!

AND PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR VBS.

~HEATHER~