Fall Picture

Turkey Run!

Our family had a wonderful time camping at Turkey Run State Park in Marshall, Indiana. It was amazing to see God's marvelous creation! Turkey Run is a beautiful park and I am sure we will be going again soon. We had a lot of fun with the Prenkert, Balos, Cowden, Noonan, and Hageman families. Thankfully, the weather turned out lovely for the rest of the weekend (Friday was a bit damp).

Christina found this HUGE millipede and Kenny kept "Curly" for awhile as we hiked.

Turkey Run Inn where our family stayed.

And something Konos related:

Antelope

Baboon

Cheetah

Dromedary

Elephant

Fish

Giraffe

Hippo

Impala

Jackel

Kob

Lion

Monkey

Ostrich

Penguin

Rhinocerous

Snake

Topi

Vulture

Water-buffalo

Ox pecker

Zebra

Ape

Bushbuck

Crocodile

Dickdick

Eland

Flamingo

Gorilla

Hyena

Ibis

Jerboa

Kudu

Leopard

Mandill

Okapi

Pelican

Rat

Shrew

Termite

Worthog...

Whew!!

Have a great week!!!

~Sarah

Comfort

With all that is happening in our world today, it is such a comfort to me to know that God is in complete control of EVERYTHING!

Our family had the great opportunity to travel to the Creation Museum in Kentucky with some very dear friends of ours. And can I say what a blessing it was!! I am so thankful that God gave someone the means to establish such a place... and to openly declare the Lord's wonderful power and salvation.

After we visited the planetarium that was in the museum, I was astounded at how small our world truly is. The universe is infinite and as humans, we cannot completely grasp in our minds the vastness of God's creation.

And I was comforted.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoseover believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

The Lord knows today, tomorrow and a week from now what is going to happen. HE KNOWS. I should not worry or be afraid, since I am His and saved by grace. We are such a small world and He cares...so very much.

It is so nice not to have to worry--what a relief.

Just a thought I had today.
~Sarah

One more quick thought...

A few Sundays ago our Pastor had an interesting comment. Of course, I forgot to write it down until now.

I know everyone is worried about our future and uncertain about how events are going to unfold. Our Pastor said that he likes to read mystery novels, especially ones by Agatha Christie. He noticed that the hero in the books always seems to get into so much trouble and so Pastor wonders if everything will turn out ok. So...he looks at the ending and sure enough everything works out all right for the hero.

Well, we should not be worried about our future (eventhough it is so hard sometimes). As a Christian I know the ending to our story through the Bible and everything is going to be fine (if you have accepted Christ as your personal Saviour).

Crickets

It has been a good weekend. So, far we have almost one other room finished with fresh new paint! It looks so much better than the other color the previous owners had. Also, since it was so nice out, we finally got our flowers planted. My garden is smaller this year, but I really don't have as much time to take care of it.

Let's see...nothing else to say right now. Oh! I would only request that Leo and Vangie Seraphinoff and Delbert and Dorothy Arend would be kept in prayer. Leo has recently had knee surgery and is in pain. Delbert had hernia surgery about a week or so ago and is slowly recovering. I am sure both families would appreciate the prayer!!

While at work today I got to watch a bicycle race. They were having it across the street from where I work. So, every few minutes a whole pack of bicycles would go whizzing by. They were traveling so fast I thought for sure someone was going to fall off! The bikes nowadays are so slim and light. I saw several people just pick them up easily and sling them over their shoulders. How far technology has come! (Although I am not sure if that is a good thing in some cases.)

All right, have a good night. The crickets are chirping and it is one of those peaceful summer nights. AHHH.

~Sarah B

Verse of the day...

Because thou has kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Revelations 3:1o

Yes!

School is over! Yahooo! I am very happy. What a relief--whew.

~Sarah

San Diego II

The back neighbor's trees were loaded with oranges!

Just relaxing.

My dad reading a paper of some sort.

This was a view from the local library parking lot. Beautiful where ever you go.

A cute little lizard. We saw these guys everywhere, so you have to watch where you sit!!

Making tangerine juice. Yummy and messy.

From left to right ( Mama Dorothy, Papa Delbert, my mom, Aaron, and me) I really miss Mama Dorothy and Papa Delbert. They were so generous enough to open their home to us!

The profits from our work. In the left bucket oranges, on the floor grapefruit, in the right bucket tangerines.

A picture with Papa Delbert. He has the funniest sense of humor. He was constantly making me laugh. (By the way...those are lemons in my hands.)

No, that is not a grapefruit! That, my friend, is a California orange!! It was huge to say the least. And of course that is me. :)

A weird looking tropical flower called Bird of Paradise. Kinda pretty.

The ocean shore.

Aaron and I. The day we went it was windy, cool, and rainy. :( But it was still wonderful scenery. It was the kind of day that Lake Michigan seems to have often.

Another view, with my mom's shoulder in the bottom left hand corner. ;)




That's all for now! Back to homework I go.

~Sarah

San Diego

Here are some pictures of out trip from San Diego. We have so many so I am starting with a few at a time. This one is from the driveway of the friends we were visint. What a view!

Another shot from their front yard.

And another...

They have a grapefruit and an orange tree in their front yard. The orange tree was covered with creamy white blossoms. You have never smelled anything so heavenly!

This was my first little palm tree that greeted us at LAX.

This is veiw from the air (obviously) as we were heading for Los Angeles. I believe this is the Rocky Mountains over Utah.

I think this might be Arizona? Not sure about that thought. The desert looked beautiful.

And this is the Grand Canyon. Kinda blurry though. The Captain anounced we were flying over it so I made sure to get a good picture.

This is early on our way to Los Angeles. We had just taken off from Indianpolis. (Sorry the photos are out of order I am still trying to figure out how to post them).

Another beautiful view of the mountains with snow. As I was seeing this scenery before me the hymn 'I Sing the Mighty Power of God' came to mind.

That is all for now! Will post some more soon!
~Sarah

Quiet Evening

It has been awhile since I wrote anything, because I have been quite busy. One highlight is that my family was able to go on a trip to San Diego, California to visit some dear friends of ours. It was very enjoyable and we made some special memories together. We stayed for 5 days. It was kind of cool and there was a downpour of rain one day, but overall it was nice weather. However, it was not warm enough to get a tan, so I am still quite a paleface. :) Hopefully I will get some pictures up. The scenery was so beautiful! It was just as pretty as I imagined it to be. If I had the chance to spend the summer there, I would go lickety-split. (I would just have to find another way to get there other by plane. Flying is NOT my favorite.) And just so everyone knows, for those unbelievers ;), the ocean is truly salty. Honestly, I thought people had been making that up all along! Just kidding.
I had better get going. I have a lot to do before morning comes. *Sigh* Goodnight.

~Sarah