Tales from Idaho

Here are some stories from our recent trip to Idaho:

My Brothers

The Friday night we were there we were all talking while my brothers were outside playing volleyball. Well, they soon came in and disrupted our peace and quiet and before we knew it they had the milk and cookies out and were playing rummy.

Thursday night we met the Callihan family and Kate (the girl Jesse is courting). While we were at their house we decided to take some pictures. After a big family picture we started taking ones of us siblings. Right before the camera went off Jesse started jumping and laughing. He had gotten tickled by someone. ;)

My Nephew, River

Thursday afternoon River wanted to go swimming (he had been encouraged by his cousins I think) and he was so much fun to watch. His grandparents had a little kiddie pool and at one point River walked back a few feet from the pool and started running. He ran right up to pool and then jumped in. Splash! He is a great big boy.

When we first saw River he was watching “Sleeping Beauty” and when I asked him about the cover he pointed to one lady and said “That’s the bad Lady, she’s not good.” The next day after reading the Bible he told me “Molly, you need to be like Jael and kill the bad man.” I told him that I would need his help.


My Niece, Felicity


This little girl is walking at 11 months. She was very cautious about accepting us and it took a little while for her to allow us to hold her, but she eventually did both. She follows her brother around and wants to do everything he does. At one point River was climbing up and down the steps on the back patio of the Jackson's (my sister-in-laws parents) house. Felicity watched him closely and soon tried to do it too. She moves slow, but once she makes up her mind to do something she does it. She is a little doll!

Those are my tales from Idaho. Hope you enjoyed them!
-Molly

Advantages of sickness

I'm at the tail end of being sick for a week. Now I will be the first to admit that it wasn't a pleasant experience, however, I had some fun being sick. Here is a list of advantages to being sick:



1.You get waited on. Of the last 7 days I spent 5 in bed and had food brought to me and medicine was at my disposal. Nothing was done without my comfort in mind and I was even called "your highness" at one point (even if it was said in a sarcastic way :D).

2.Entertainment is forced on you. When you get sick eventually you are asked "do you want a movie?" You don't want to appear rude, so of course you say politely "Yes, please." Movies, tapes, and books are brought to you from all corners and all at once you feel so much better.

3.You are treated with special kindness. As soon as you feel under the weather, people insist that you stay in bed. "Oh no, you just stay right there." You also are exempted from having to do dishes and other jobs. "She's sick, could you do them for her?"

Well, now that I'm pretty much over this sickness I can't use the excuse "I'm sick!" any more. I am glad to be well, but as an encouragement, remember the fun things about being sick when you are.

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ," -Ephesians 1:3
-Molly

"Those that have given themselves up to the direction of God's Word and Spirit steer a steady course, even when they seem to be bewildered. While they are sure they cannot lose their God and guide, they need not fear losing their way."
-Matthew Henry

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Idaho Pictures

Good Morning! We visited family in Idaho last week. It was a lot of fun! Here are some pictures:

Our Family:


My Brothers:


Felicity:


River:


We will post some highlights of the visit soon. That's all for now!
-Molly

The Last Sin Eater

This past Friday night we watched The Last Sin Eater. The movie is an emotional and beautiful story about the journey of a village of mountain people to faith. It's all centered around two people: Cadie Forbes and the Sin Eater.

Cadie is a ten-year-old girl searching for answers. She is torn up with guilt about her sins (one in particular) and hopes to be rid of them. Her search leads her to the Sin Eater.

The Sin Eater: This villiage of mountain people have a custom that after someone dies the "Sin Eater" comes and "takes away the deceased persons sins." For the whole movie the Sin Eater is covered in black and isn't unveiled till the end. We soon find out that the Sin Eater isn't a happy person though. He has resigned himself to a life of seclusion and mortification and he firmly believes God chose him for this.

This movie is a wonderfully inspiring story and I highly recommend it. This movie is rated pg-13 and that should be taken seriously. This movie is not for children; however, older kids and teens should really enjoy this film about the power of God.


-Molly