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" This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." Jeremiah 6:16


Jul. 5, 2007

~ Beach time with out of town friends and Birthday at the church BBQ ~

I have had a lot of fun the last couple days.  Monday my friends that were visiting from the coast came over for lunch with their four kids.  Oh, I love it when my friend with lots of kids comes to visit.  I love a full house.  I guess that is a good sign b/c one day we will have grand kids and big family get togethers. ( I know I need to live here in the here and now.)  After lunch we went off to a another beach on the same lake we live near to.  We don't normally go here b/c the water is a lot colder. buurrrr But it is a great beach for sand play.  I love coming here and watching the boys build cool sand castles.  I want to get some cool sand castle molds.

 

See I actually DO get in the water ....kind of, lol

 

Sand play time

 

Someone is getting burried ( Nicolas 4ds )

 

What did I do most of the time ?  Knit socks of course

 

 

Now for the pics of the church BBQ

 

 

Here I am getting my cake

There was fun talks

The fellow that is in middle is our friend Dave who has over seen with my hubby to build "The House that God Built" .   Hubby  is on the right.

Soccer play 

 

Awesome food and fellowship

What happens when you give your 1ds14 your camera ???

A nice pic of his mom.

This pic reminds me of my theme song in my life....

" I lift my eyes up to the mountains where does my strength come from."

 

 

 God Bless and Thank you ....

all for the best birthday wishes a girl could EVER ask for.  I DO feel loved.  You all have to tell me when your birthdays are so I can do the same.

In Him<><

-Mary

 

PS:  The party isn't over !  Tonight I get to celebrate my MIL's and my B-Day party tonight at the small local beach we all love.  She and I were BOTH born on the 4th.  I guess my Handsome has NO reason to forget our birthdays.   B/c if he did he would be in DOUBLE TROUBLE. lol  Pics to come of course.



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Jul. 5, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by ApplesofGold
Happy Birthday, Mary!!!
It looks like you had an awesome one! Holly
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Posted by MiryClay
I'm glad you had a great b-day! Ewww, that picture of Nicolas burried up to his head in the sand freaks me out. YIKES. I'm afraid that would make me a little clausterphobic. What if a spider or something were to come? Ewww! LOL

Blessings,
Lori

Oh by the way, thanks for the lovely comment about me not looking old enough to have a 15 yo. Ha
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Posted by eclecticeducation
I'm glad you are having so much fun!!! :) I hope you have fun tonight! :)
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Posted by 2peter318
Lovely pictures. It looks like you all had a great time. :)
JoAnn
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Posted by PlainJane
It looks like you had a great day! Yes Mary, I would not constitiute that as going "in" the water. lol I hear long skirts slow a swimmer down though. Nice cake too - I'm not seeing 38 candles - if I were from Florida, I'd demand a recount (a USA joke from a presidential election)! A nice picture of you -- if you ever want to change your avatar (not that it needs changing), the photo your son took might be a good choice.
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Jul. 5, 2007 - Birthday and church bbq

Posted by bakerswife
Hi Mary,
Your birthday photos are wonderful to look at. Thank you for sharing your special day! Have fun tonight with your MIL & family.
Best wishes,
Karen (aka Bakers Wife)
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Posted by sharity
You are one of the most celebrated people I know - how fun! You are loved! Have a great time tonight.

Blessings!
Sharity
ps that is a great pic of you and fits your song nicely
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Posted by withHim4ever
I'm so glad to see you all had a wonderful time. FUN!
We had a lovely fourth. It's been a very busy day for me, I won't be around for awhile, we leaving town tomorrow to visit my fil. Back on Sunday, Lord willing.
Blessings in Messiah Yeshua,
*K*
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Jul. 5, 2007 - Happy Belated Birthday!

Posted by OurLittleSchoolRoom
I think I missed it last year too. Oh dear.

Blessings,
Karen
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Posted by Tiany
Great pics Mary!!! Im so glad to see you had such a fun time! Looking forward to pics from the second fiesta!!! :-)
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Jul. 5, 2007 - Belated Happy Birthday!

Posted by SuzyScribbles
Oh, I just saw this! And I found out it was your birthday. Congrats! Which lake is that? I thought for a moment it was the bay, because of all those mountains. It looked familiar. Where in BC do you live? Ever been to Hope?
I'd better sign off. I posted my S&T early and it took me forever because the server went down just as I was ready to post! I'd saved the text to a Word document, but I had to rehost the pics. What a pain. is there an easier way to host pics than by using ImageShack?
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Jul. 5, 2007 - Hello!

Posted by Jocelyndixon
Well, I knew it was your birthday and I thought I would stop by. I hope you had a wonderful bday and I hope you are doing well! God bless.

Jocelyn
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Posted by StitchNchick
Wow! Great pictures! It looks like a great time was had by all. :o) Are you doing show & tell today?
Here's my link just in case! Have a wonderful weekend.

http://www.homesteadblogger.com/SimpleFolk/61675/Show+%26amp%3B+Tell+Friday.html?#c93333

Amy
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Jul. 6, 2007 - do you know

Posted by bubbebobbie
about the knitting of a mystery stole? My daughter is doing this with some of her knitting friends. They get clues for the project and have no idea what it will look like. you can read about it at her site. http://yarnyenta.blogspot.com/ I do NOT knit!

Looks like you are having a blast!
because of Jesus, Bobbie
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Posted by sahmto4orMore
Happy Belated!

I'm a bit slow getting around to visit this week.

I love your new mirror, but honestly it reminds me of labor. The nurses roll over a mirror just like that when i'm pushing so i can see my babies born. It's a good memory, mostly.

That lake is so gorgeous!
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Handsome and I




First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 9, and 7. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north. We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.



Recent Posts



• Laird Creek Homestead Ramblings
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• First "No Procrastination Challenge"
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• Guess What ? A COOL Contest !
• Show and Tell Friday~ Pretty Pickles and Flowers
• A Not So Wordless Wednesday~ A Rainy Day At Larid Creek Farm
• Tightwad Tuesday~ Saving Seeds From the Garden
• Show and Tell Friday~ VBS-Jerusealem Market
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• Tightwad Tuesday~ Growing and Preserving Herbs
• Update on The House That God Built (saga)
• Show and Tell Friday~ Look What I found !
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