Andrew Alpaugh Blast From the Past

And I absolutely LOVE to decorate for this season! :) Pumpkins, scarecrows, crows, leaves, yummy spice candles. Looking forward to some cooler weather too! :)

If Jesus came to your house To spend some time with you, If He came unexpected, I wonder what you'd do. Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room To such an honored guest And all the food you'd give to Him Would be the very best. And you would keep assuring Him You're glad to have Him there-- That serving Him in your home Is joy beyond compare. But when you saw Him coming, Would you meet Him at the door With arms outstretched in welcome To your heavenly visitor? Or would you have to change your clothes Before you let Him in Or hide some magazines And put the Bible where they'd been Would you hide your worldly music and put some hymn books out? Could you let Jesus walk right in, or would you rush about? And I wonder - if the Saviour spent a day or two with you, Would you go right on doing, the things you always do? Would you go right on saying, the things you always say? Or would life for you continue as it does from day to day? Would you take Jesus with you ev...

We pray for blessings We pray for peace Comfort for family, protection while we sleep We pray for healing, for prosperity We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering All the while, You hear each spoken need Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things 'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops What if Your healing comes through tears What if a thousand sleepless nights Are what it takes to know You’re near What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise We pray for wisdom Your voice to hear And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love As if every promise from Your Word is not enough All the while, You hear each desperate plea And long that we'd have faith to believe

Thanks to Beth Frazier for these amazing pics!

James 1:2-4 English Standard Version (ESV) Testing of Your Faith 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

oh so quickly! Sept. 1st we celebrated 12 years with our beautiful princess. Happy Birthday Emily!