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Thanksgiving

Another year of blessings, and another day to stop and count them! It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving has come and gone this year already. It was such an enjoyable celebration…we had some friends over for lots of food and fellowship. Spending our day with them was a blessing in itself. We each shared three things we are thankful for, many of which related to God’s love, grace and mercy. It was good to take some time and think about the different ways our Heavenly Father has blessed us.

Our day was filled with lots of preparation, lots of food, and lots of fun and laughter.  Here’s a few snapshots!

use them muscles!

use them muscles!

Sara made the beautiful centerpiece

Sara made the beautiful centerpiece

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so thankful for friends and family                                                       (thanks to Mrs. B. for this photo)

We enjoyed a time of singing together, while the younger ones had fun playing outside in the dark and snow.

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“Sing praises to our King, sing praises!” Psalm 47:6

It was a lot of fun playing ball in the basement!

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Jonathan, being…Jonathan

What a wonderful Thanksgiving! So much fun, so much fellowship, and so much pie!

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“Thank You Lord, for Your blessings on me!”

Family Fall Retreat

Towering pines…teaching and singing in the chapel…eight-thirty breakfast bell…it must be Storybook Lodge! We were not able to make it to family camp this summer, so we decided we had to go to the family fall retreat.

We had a good weekend, seeing friends, learning more from God’s Word, and all the “little” things that come along with camp…unfortunately, however, we did not take very many pictures. Enjoy the few here!

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our cabin

dodge ball is always a "hit"

dodge ball is always a “hit”

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pots and pans crew

pots and pans crew

The speaker was Paul Bramsen, a missionary to west Africa. His main focus was based on the account of Jesus on the road to Emmaus, in Luke 24, and how we can use the model that Jesus did in sharing the gospel in this passage–start at the beginning of the Bible, show them God’s plan for a Redeemer and how that was fulfilled in Jesus Christ. It was also encouraging to hear about Muslims who are coming to know Jesus as their Savior as a result of the ministry of the Bramsens.

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chapel

We always look forward to camp, and somehow we end up wanting it to last longer!

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O LORD, our LORD, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!  Psalm 8:9

Bright Lights Conference

Sara, Abigail and I are excited to be helping at the Bright Lights conferences this week in St. Cloud, MN. Please be praying that the right girls and their parents will be here and that God will work in many people’s hearts for lasting fruit. The Strong in the Lord conference began yesterday and concludes this evening. The Radiant Purity conference will begin on Friday. If you are a young lady (or know one!) in the area looking to deepen your walk with Christ and be challenged and encouraged in the ways of the Lord, please consider coming, or pass the word along! Click here for more information.

And here is a picture of Sarah, Grace, and Stephen Mally sharing about how to make brothers and sisters best friends!P1030078

Hope to see you there!