Rom 3:23-24

There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

All around THANKFUL!!!

All things considered, our 1600 mile drive from VA to TX went fairly well. Our first stop was at Samaritan's Purse in Boone, NC...AMAZING people and organization. We also had a chance to visit some friends in Atlanta (no picture though) and spent an extra day in Pensacola at the aviation museum and beach.

Kingsville, TX is the home of 25K people living in about 14 square miles. We see LOTS of farm animals (cows, donkeys, goats, zebras, horses) and cotton fields. The people here are extremely kind. We feel very blessed to be living in a small, quiet neighborhood on a big piece of property. The house is great and it is slowly feeling more like home.

The children seem to be adjusting fairly well. We've had a few setbacks, but nothing major and we're thankful for that. Although he doesn't show it at all during the day, Law is probably the most stressed. He started walking and talking in his sleep one night at the hotel. Generally, we figure it out when we go in to see why Ford is crying (because Law has woken him up) and find Law stomping around the room loudly proclaiming 'that he's looking for, that he's looking for' or just talking jibberish! Nothing from him these past two nights, so maybe he's settled in.


The gang with Scott Sunday afternoon.

Serious business....
Horsing around!
Feven lost her FIRST tooth! We were all surprised. No one knew it was loose!
Feeding the neighbors...this is the view out of the front door. The neighbor's horses graze on the unkept part of our rental property.
A group of 4 wild turkeys live in the neighborhood.
Helpful...
Silly!
Cute...both of them.

Enjoying the aviation museum.

Can't get enough of the pool.
Some critters, this Jersey girl can't quite get used to. This mouse and scorpion were pulled out of the pool skimmer. The snake at the backdoor was a little bothersome to me, but no one else seems too bothered by it.

3 comments:

Anderson Crew said...

Loved all the pics! Ford is getting so big! They are all cuties! Glad you are there safe and sound!

Anonymous said...

Well, this is embarrassing. Being techno-impaired, I stumbled across something called "RSS" which still means nothing to me. So I click on it and up pops the Shoe Family IN AN EMAIL!!! I then click on "more" and up pops this link!!! Well, shazaaam!! Now, my question, is there anything later then August of 2011. I.e., is techno man missing something basic that will get me a bit more current?

Anonymous said...

Raz Beareze?? Well, uh, that's new too. It's Tom the Navigator calling.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing.