Busy days :)! Fun days :)! Over the last couple of weeks we've been getting ready for camp and seeing God do great things to provide us with a new and bigger vehicle!! A couple of weeks ago, our Subaru blew its head gasket (sp?) and required a new engine! Days prior to this I had been thinking how nice it would be to have a roomier car, but I knew we weren't really in a position to get something new. Friends of ours heard our plight and offered to give us their '99 Dodge Caravan instead of trading it in on the new car they were buying. We are SO blessed! When frustrations like car trouble arise, why do I even worry! The boys were so sweet and matter of fact as they prayed for God to provide to fix our car or give us a new one. They prayed and were off playing again! (Such confidence- child-like faith!!) We had fun this week washing our new van :)! We're off to camp for 2 weeks today - more pictures soon :)!!!

Schools out!!! Last week, Keith had a fun week - field trip, movie day, cleaning day, . . .! We took a picture of his class climbing on a cannon at a local park (you can see Keith's head behind the boy standing on top). Now, we're SO thrilled because the end of school means . . . IT'S CAMP TIME!! Tonight begins staff training, and we can hardly wait to see all our counselor friends! We are SO blessed! They are such good buddies for our kids & us!
This week at the dinner table, we had the neatest discussion about heaven :)! The boys said they wouldn't mind doing "chores" to help Jesus. Jacob said, "I like to do the dishes, so I bet God will ask me to do that job." They also decided that their favorite movies would be there, but they wouldn't be able to watch when it was time for that big feast Jesus has planned.
It's been warming up a bit, and Kara's favorite activity has become "bababa" (splash, splash, splash). She's going to love her daily trips to the lake at camp :)!

The days are getting busier as camp approaches :)! We're all getting excited. We're having fun in our yard (me, especially). It's wonderful to have our own place where I can see surprises bloom and plant new ones . . . I'm so grateful for the abundant blessing this house continues to be for us. Keith even prayed today, "Thank you, Lord, for giving us this new house." I pray our hearts keep this "new" thankful attitude :)!!
Keith also took part in his first communion at church, today. It's so neat to see him grow in his understanding of his relationship with God. The boys and I have recently been talking about our sin and how God promises to forgive and forget it! We all thought it was cool that He stomps on it and throws it to the deepest part of the ocean (Micah 7:19). Of course, the question of whether or not we could take a submarine or something down and find it was asked, but I think, the point of God's love in sending it far away made it through :)!
No pics of the kids this week, but I don't want to forget what bloomed, when, so have a peek at the house and the yard all abloom :)!