Skiing at Crotched Mt. in NH

 Lance and Hannah.

 Great friends! It's so much more fun skiing with people you know.

Ready for the Black Dimond? While I had the camera I didn't trust myself to go down it, so I couldn't take any pics of people going down.

Praise the Lord!

Gabriel is home from the hospital! He's doing better but still sick. For those of you who didn't know, he had what they thought was just a bad cold, but he was having trouble breathing, a high fever and would just cry all the time. So they took him to the hospital, put him on oxygen and said he has RSV (some sort of virus), which can be fatal for infants. Their whole family has it, so please pray for them. They are getting better though.

Visit

 This past weekend we went to the Anderson's and Leclerc's house for a visit.

On Friday we went ski/snowboarding in the rain! We had a lot of fun though, and we had the whole mountain almost to ourselves-approximately 42 people there, and we knew most of them.

Saturday we played knock-out and street hockey. It was so warm, almost like spring.

Anyway it was a great weekend!

Concert at my Uncle's Church

 Even Marshall joins in,

 and there's Uncle and Nephew doing Dueling Banjos.

I love doing concerts here, we always stay and fellowship afterward for at least an hour.

Fellowship

A few weekends ago the Andersons and Leclercs came to visit and play some hockey. We had a great time with them

 Titus and Mr. Anderson talking on phone.

We had the church over for hockey, a pizza party, and a time of fellowship in singing, reading the bible, and prayer.

The guys did the dishes.

Catch Phrase.

Children Are a Blessing and a Gift

 Psalm 127

Unless the Lord builds the house,

They labor in vain who build it;

Unless the Lord guards the city,

The watchman stays awake in vain.

It is vain for you to rise up early,

To sit up late,

To eat the bread of sorrows;

For so He gives His beloved sleep.

Behold, children are a heritage from

the Lord,

The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,

So are the children of one's youth.

Happy is the man who has his quiver

full of them;*

They shall not be ashamed,

But shall speak with their enemies in

the gate.

  

*(As my dad says, "Who wants to go to war with only even 6 arrows unless you have to)

 Psalm 128

Blessed is every one who fears

the Lord,

Who walks in His ways.

When you eat the labor of your hands,

You shall be happy and it shall be well with you.

Your wife like a fruitful vine

In the very heart of your house,

Your children like olive plants

All around your table.

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed

Who fears the Lord.

The Lord bless you out of Zion,

And may you see the good of Jerusalem

All the days of your life.

Yes, may you see your children's children.

Peace be upon Israel!

We memorized these chapters at Pilgrims Rest family camp a few years ago. Brochures for camp are now available!