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4th July

For the fourth we planned ahead this year and filled our day full of good things.  Time for good coffee in the morning.  Time to take care of the little kid goats that were just birthed on Sat.  (the nanny didn't survive her three big babies' births)   Got to the annual air show in Seward in plenty of time to have fun conversation and laughs  with good people while we waited for it to start.  Then home for naps for the kids and setting up for a cookout.  Our cookout was a success with Misc clans from our church community that we hardly ever get the chance to connect with.  Very relaxing and encouraging.  And then off to watch the fireworks.
A most interesting moment for me today was when they sang our song and stood for our flag at the air show.  Little ole me, a nonresistant Mennonite girl teared up!  I guess I understand even more how blessed we've been especially as I've kept more current in the last few years of the world events.  I'm not panicking but I'm aware.  I'm thankful for God.  My solid Rock.   But I wonder how well we're teaching our kids the history of our good land and if they understand fully how blessed we Americans have been.  And most of all I wonder how well my kids understand how we're pilgrims and strangers here and what we've taught them of what really counts and that in the end no one can take Jesus from their hearts.......And how deep is their understanding of God the Solid Rock?  How deep is mine?


Sweet Pepper poppers our neighbor brought to the cook out.  They were SOOOO good!  
A blurry pic at the air show.   What fun conversations went on all around us!
Our Messy big yard full of good people. 
So much to learn from each other. 
More good food.
This kid is so typically wonderful! 
There was some amazing good meat in those things! 
Chasing wild kitties.  
A big topic of conversation was babies and labor.  Carrie is having twin girls in October and Barb is longing for her baby to be born now!  I love these good ladies.  Francis' interest on her face shows the fun conversation. 
Blurry but couldn't leave it out.  Lovely ladies here! 
At the air show.  Twice related.  
My favorite picture of the night,  Morgan is a good girl.  She knows the value of old books and bare feet and summer evenings. 

A small portion of the kids. 
My great niece Ann with her grandma.   I love this picture.


And that ends the documenting of another good time in our lives.    Thank you God! 

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Unknown said…
Aww Amy! I enjoyed the pictures.....looks like ya'll had a lot of fun!
July 12, 2016 5:49 AM
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