March Tour

This isn't the first time we've had to back-track, is it? :) We've been posting here and there of some of our Summer activities, but now we're going back to some of our Spring events and travels that had been uploaded but not posted. 

Starting with the joy of having our dear friends the Bontragers at our place and church. (Thanks to Chelsey for the Pictures.)

 Intense games and good conversation. 

 A ladies tea was held, of course. 

Of my nearest and dearest. 

Moving on to VA for a special week of revival meetings. We had such fun getting to know this loving church body. 

This lovely  family was down to road from the church and we had delicious times of fellowship in their little home. 

Between revival meetings we had two free days in our beloved Holmes County. 

Babysitting Cousins is our favorite. 

Plain City revivals

Happy birthday to Father!

We had photographers I could learn from in the church -- here one stole my camera during Sunday fellowship meal. 

And we were graced with snow on the way home!

Fond memoreis wrapped up in these photos. 

"The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth,

 and even for evermore." -Ps. 121:8

~Deborah 

Eugene Graduates

    Four man-friends graduate this year. Here we celebrate together:

Eugene, Reece, and Jaron (boy #4, Tyrone, was missing for the picture) 

 Mother has a tradition of making a photo book of our lives for each of us for our graduations. Something to treasure. 

Assembling cupcakes. Mom had fun creating all different flavors and styles. 

 It was fun for the four mothers to join forces in putting together a lovely, teenage-boy-pleasing, supper.

We were super glad to have Jalon Stutzman join us this weekend! 

And the family. 

Congratulations Eugene! May you go forth in the power and demonstration of the Gospel. We so appreciate all you bring to our family! 

~Deborah 

And then there were four

Good friends of ours offered that we could use their house in Florida sometime. "Family Vacation!", we thought. As we were discussing summer plans the idea came up to spend a week in Florida. The boys said they weren't sure they liked the idea of that much time in Florida. They're teenage boys and need things to do more then laying in the sun. So, the more we thought about it the more we felt we should use the time to get away and work on projects that are hard to get done while in the business of at home. 

This Summer we are hoping to have new dramas written as well as working on other writing projects. So it was decided that the parents and the girls would go to be refreshed and work on these projects. 

The trip was somewhat delayed due to the passing of a man we all greatly honor; Mr. Hallelujah Ervin. Mother and Father came home late Wednesday night from the funeral and we woke early Thurs. morning, packed the boy's lunches for work that day, and headed south. 

And so the week went on with special outings, time in the sun, walking the beach, and some intense times of writing. We were so blessed and refreshed by our time along with feeling relieved to get some much-needed writing done. 

The trip down was even special. Grace and I played a I Spy game we'd printed out before we left. We listened to glorious music and had such joy in our hearts as we shared of things the Lord had been doing in our lives. We discussed the legacy of Hallelujah Ervin and had tears in our eyes at how the Lord used his life. We had time to share our hearts and talk through things. That in it's self was such a blessing. 

The gate to enter the beautiful patio behind the house. 

Another reason for the trip was celebrating Mother and Father's 22nd anniversary! The first day there us girls did our thing while they did theirs. It was a fun first day before hitting out laptops for writing. 

Meanwhile the girls are chilling at Books-a-Million 

Prayer and devotional time by the water one morning. 

Daddy took Grace out to watch the sunset on a night when Mom and I were writing. 

Our very favorite Florida restaurant. 

And the final night held a picnic by the water. 

They really like each other. :) 

We are grateful. 

~Deborah