A Birthday Prayer...

Sent from a kind friend:

May the Lord bless you and keep you
and remind you of his many blessings,
recalling his deeds of faithfulness and mercy
through each and every year.
May he bless you with long life, gratitude for the gift of his son,
with a thankful heart,
and a loving spirit.
May he sustain you through joy and tears,
bless you through trials,
teach you to trust,
and increase your faith in him.

The Everlasting God is your place of safety and his arms will hold you up forever.
(Deuteronomy 33:27)

And the pics of vacation keep on a comin'... :)

It's St. Joe's Strawberry Social Time!!!!

Come one, come all, as this fantastic long standing event is held tonight at the Lena Comm Center from 4-7 pm!!! Dinner includes heaping pulled pork or barbecue sandwiches, homemade potato salad, loaded baked beans, chips, and of course fresh homemade strawberry pie!
MMMMM....we'd love for you to join us! Carryouts available. Adults $8/children $5. Whole Pies available for sale, as well.

More pics of our vacation in the Outerbanks of North Carolina

Here we go to the Outerbanks (and more pics to follow)

Catching up on pics - fishing and Avery's preschool program!

Driving Home from NC

As I write this, rain is splattering our windshield and lightening is flashing all around, as we travel through the state of Ohio. We left Duck, NC, this morning. Our vacation was great there. Days were filled with hot summer sun, a refreshing pool, a sandy hot beach, shopping at unique little shops, snacking, gourmet home-cooked meals, delicious cocktails, catching up on the goings-on in each others lives, and play-time with kid cousins. So, you can see it is difficult to find the "up-side" of returning home to reality. Such is life, and that is what vacations are for. So, 'til the next one....we are so very thankful for times spent w/ close family in fun places, like we did the past 7 days.