This picture goes with the post below. R. looking out of the tank. He was the only one who fit down in it that could clean it out.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Water has returned!
The water in our community came back on 2 days before Thanksgiving. We were so delighted and it was definitely one of our Thanksgiving praises. It certainly makes life easier to not have to worry about water and calculating how much you can use for each task.
Thank you to all who prayed! It certainly was an inconvenience that ended up affecting other aspects of life as well.
One blessing of the water being off was we were able to clean out one of the tanks when it emptied. D. had noticed in one of the times it was filled that there was a lot of sediment on the bottom of the tank. So one morning we had R. climb up to the top of the roof to crawl down in the tank and scoop out the remaining water. 
The tank to be cleaned.
You can see how dirty the water is. R. scooped it out with a bucket until it was completely gone.
The tank to be cleaned.
You can see how dirty the water is. R. scooped it out with a bucket until it was completely gone. 
D. throwing out what was in the bucket. A lot of calcium deposit was in the bottom of the tank.
After they got all the water out, they took a towel and wiped up the remaining water. It was wonderful to know our tank was now clean!
Thanksgiving pictures
Following in the footprints of Daddy - reading His Bible. So glad for a wonderful Daddy who leaves Godly imprints for his children to follow.
We were blessed to have my mom and brother visit us for Thanksgiving this year. We also had 2 other American missionary families join us. The table is pulled out to fit all of our guests. The computer and orange desk to the left is where R. does school. I don't particularly like it there, but it is the best place that I can watch and help him and is separate from the other children.
The view of dining and living room from the dining room to give you a full view of how big our living area is. And yes, I changed the tablecloth to the orange one because I didn't like the multi-colored green one as well. :-)
A view of our dining room taken from the front door.
The view of dining and living room from the dining room to give you a full view of how big our living area is. And yes, I changed the tablecloth to the orange one because I didn't like the multi-colored green one as well. :-)
A view of our dining room taken from the front door.
Thanksgiving pictures cont.
To help my husband deal with buck fever, I put this nice buck out for decoration to remind us of hunting season. 
The yummy food.
Our guests
The yummy food.
Our guests 
The kids ate at a little table.
2 little Indians
Christmas miracles
It's hard to believe how much time has gone by since I last posted! Life has a way of keeping on.
We had a wonderful Christmas! I think every year at Christmas our family experiences a Christmas miracle. I remember several years ago when we were living in the US and D. could not find a job. We were living on pure faith. It was a very difficult time and yet our faith was deepened as we watched God provide at every turn! We look back to that year with fond memories of what the Lord did for us.
I remember several miracles about that Christmas. I remember I was just about out of dish soap, liquid cleaner that I used to clean my floors, and laundry detergent. I know it sounds silly, but I don't think we had the money to buy it. God showed His amazing love and provision when one of my close friends came to the door with a gift bag. She said, "I had no idea what to get you for Christmas, but I thought you would use these." Would you believe in the bag was a box of detergent, Mr. Clean, and dish soap?!!!! I was amazed!
That same Christmas I had a newborn baby and I was feeling overwhelmed with getting little sleep at night, taking care of a 3 year old, a newborn, and homeschooling 2 children at that time in 1st and 2nd grade. Somehow I managed to make a batch of Hershey kiss cookies - our favorite Christmas cookie. It was the only kind I was able to get made with juggling everything and everyone else.
I felt the Lord nudge me to take a plate of the kiss cookies to a lady who had lost her son in an auto accident that spring. I had been in touch with her trying to show love and sympathy to her. She was not a Christian. I hesitated fixing a plate of cookies with the only cookies I knew I would likely get to bake. But I obeyed the Lord.
That Sunday I fixed up the plate of cookies for the lady to drop off at her house after church. Meanwhile, a lady from church came up to me and told me she had something for me after church. To my astonishment, she handed me a plate of different kinds of cookies. She said, "I imagined you were so busy, you wouldn't have time to bake. So enjoy these." I could not believe it! The cookies I did not have time to bake were now handed to me!
We have found that God cares about Christmas. That same Christmas I so badly wanted to get gifts for our families - not because I felt I had to, but because I wanted to show my love and appreciation for them by giving to them. I took it to the Lord and He so amazingly provided! I was able to find gifts for just a few dollars. As I prayed about it walking through the stores, the Lord seemed to lead me to the right gifts. As I handed out the gifts, the receivers really liked them and stated that it was such a lovely gift. I felt they probably liked them more than if I had spent a lot of money.
We had another Christmas miracle this year. But I'll save that for another time since this one is getting long.
Whatever miracle you may need, God cares - even about the small things and He is so capable. He just wants us to bring it to Him. Too many times we lean on ourselves instead of on Him. He will not force us to lean on Him if we want to handle it ourselves. But when we leave it to Him, He proves how big He is.
If you haven't experienced a Christmas miracle this year, I hope you will some year.
If you have experienced a Christmas miracle, I'd like to hear about it. Feel free to comment or send me a message.
We had a wonderful Christmas! I think every year at Christmas our family experiences a Christmas miracle. I remember several years ago when we were living in the US and D. could not find a job. We were living on pure faith. It was a very difficult time and yet our faith was deepened as we watched God provide at every turn! We look back to that year with fond memories of what the Lord did for us.
I remember several miracles about that Christmas. I remember I was just about out of dish soap, liquid cleaner that I used to clean my floors, and laundry detergent. I know it sounds silly, but I don't think we had the money to buy it. God showed His amazing love and provision when one of my close friends came to the door with a gift bag. She said, "I had no idea what to get you for Christmas, but I thought you would use these." Would you believe in the bag was a box of detergent, Mr. Clean, and dish soap?!!!! I was amazed!
That same Christmas I had a newborn baby and I was feeling overwhelmed with getting little sleep at night, taking care of a 3 year old, a newborn, and homeschooling 2 children at that time in 1st and 2nd grade. Somehow I managed to make a batch of Hershey kiss cookies - our favorite Christmas cookie. It was the only kind I was able to get made with juggling everything and everyone else.
I felt the Lord nudge me to take a plate of the kiss cookies to a lady who had lost her son in an auto accident that spring. I had been in touch with her trying to show love and sympathy to her. She was not a Christian. I hesitated fixing a plate of cookies with the only cookies I knew I would likely get to bake. But I obeyed the Lord.
That Sunday I fixed up the plate of cookies for the lady to drop off at her house after church. Meanwhile, a lady from church came up to me and told me she had something for me after church. To my astonishment, she handed me a plate of different kinds of cookies. She said, "I imagined you were so busy, you wouldn't have time to bake. So enjoy these." I could not believe it! The cookies I did not have time to bake were now handed to me!
We have found that God cares about Christmas. That same Christmas I so badly wanted to get gifts for our families - not because I felt I had to, but because I wanted to show my love and appreciation for them by giving to them. I took it to the Lord and He so amazingly provided! I was able to find gifts for just a few dollars. As I prayed about it walking through the stores, the Lord seemed to lead me to the right gifts. As I handed out the gifts, the receivers really liked them and stated that it was such a lovely gift. I felt they probably liked them more than if I had spent a lot of money.
We had another Christmas miracle this year. But I'll save that for another time since this one is getting long.
Whatever miracle you may need, God cares - even about the small things and He is so capable. He just wants us to bring it to Him. Too many times we lean on ourselves instead of on Him. He will not force us to lean on Him if we want to handle it ourselves. But when we leave it to Him, He proves how big He is.
If you haven't experienced a Christmas miracle this year, I hope you will some year.
If you have experienced a Christmas miracle, I'd like to hear about it. Feel free to comment or send me a message.
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