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House Pictures, and Family Photos

Kerin - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 15:32

Below are links to a couple albums of the new house! We settled on January 22nd, and work began the 23rd. Hopefully we'll be able to move in by March.

Before Pictures

During Pictures (to be added to)

Our New Year's Eve celebration!

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Just pictures

Kerin - Monday, January 11, 2010 - 22:13

Bethy-boo (2 months)

Who's who? All my girls at two months old. Guesses? :-)

Punky-doo

My pretty girl

I wore this hat when I was her age!

Rachel loved the snow

Staying toasty warm inside, and quite happy

What the deer did... and we didn't even get to "bag" him!

My first thumb sucker

Christmas bear from Granny (great grandma)

We gave Abbi a special baby doll... she is loved! (oh, and that is Abbi's favorite shirt... Aunt Katy got it for her this summer, and it barely stays in the drawer)

Big blue eyes!

All the pictures from November through December
(to view pictures in order, click "previous" button above picture)

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Well, we found some land!

Josh - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 15:32

My last blog post on here was back in May, and at the time we were looking at a lot about 5 minutes down the road.

That didn't work out, but it's probably for the better, as we found a 7 acre lot with a house, a barn, a dog kennel (a concrete storage building with lots of doggy-doors), and a machine shed. It needs quite a bit of work, and we're going to be rolling some of the repair work into our loan for purchasing the property--but it's going to be years before we finally finish all the various projects we want to tackle to fix this house up.

But, we've now got our existing property to sell! This house has worked out great for us, and we hope that it can be a great blessing to somebody else. We're pricing our house to sell or rent as quickly as we can.

A two month old, house update, and pictures

Kerin - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 14:45

Our precious two month old, Bethany!

House Update:
We're in the process of buying a new (to us) house! We currently have a contract on a house about 10 minutes away. It's a farm house originally built in 1914, on 7 acres, with a barn and a couple out buildings. We're so grateful to the Lord for His leading thus far. It's been a long process (we first saw the house a little over a month ago). And if the Lord continues to lead and open doors, we'll be closing on January 8th, and moving shortly thereafter.

So, life never slows down I'm learning... which means this blog gets neglected. But that's ok. There are more important things that require my time right now.

Please be praying for us as we continue to move forward in this journey. Pray for the Lord's continued provision and protection. We desire to walk in the center of His will for us, no matter what that is.

This house does need a lot of work to make it truly a home, but we're going to work on that little by little as the Lord provides for us to do so. I would especially appreciate prayer for myself as we live somewhat in a construction zone for who knows how long. I want joy and peace to flow out of me to my family so they are blessed. My human tendency is quite opposite to this when I'm dealing with stressful situations.

And now for some pictures. :-)

All the pictures from August to November
(to view pictures in order, click "previous" button above picture)

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We also have a One Month old!

Kerin - Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 16:16

Bethany at one month -- October 5th

And just for fun -- Three Girls!

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We have a 3 year old!

Kerin - Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 16:00

How special is that?! Three-year-olds are just great. So much learning and figuring things out. Our Abbi-doll is no exception!

We've been counting down the days till October 4th, with Abbi getting to put a sticker on the calendar each day leading up to the special day. And Sunday morning she woke up and knew exactly what day it was.

After church both our families gathered together to celebrate. Lots of yummy food and special desserts. The birthday girl was showered with love and special gifts.

We are so grateful for our firstborn. She is a true joy! Abigail means "joy of the father" and she lives up to it. Abbi loves to help her daddy to just about anything... and Josh is eager to teach her! She has also been a big help with Bethany -- watching her while I take care of something, bringing me things, or singing to Bethany when she's sad.

Pray with us that we would be faithful to train her up in the ways of the Lord, and that her heart would be drawn to the Lord.

(not the best picture, but I thought it was cute)

Her favorite breakfast -- cereal and milk!

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More Pictures

Kerin - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 08:55

And here's Bethany at three weeks -- has it really only been three weeks? Seems like she's been apart of our family for longer than that.

Picture Update

Kerin - Friday, September 18, 2009 - 12:57

A picture update of our newest! We've had a great first two weeks. Everyone is adjusting well. We appreciate continued prayer though, as I'm sure there will be days that are a bit more challenging than others.

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Bethany Lauren -- September 5th, 2009

Kerin - Sunday, September 6, 2009 - 18:44

Bethany Lauren arrived at 3:42am on September 5th, weighing 7lbs 6oz and is 19 inches long.

The Lord answered our prayers that we would make it to the birthing inn at the right time. Sure, we were only in the room 9 minutes before she was born, but we made it! (though on the drive there, it seemed pretty close to a car birth at some points)

Big sisters Abbi and Rachel adore their sister. Abbi especially so, as she understands it all and has totally shifted into the "biggest sister" role, helping Rachel to "be gentle."

We pray the Lord gives us wisdom and grace each day to raise our daughters to be women of God.