Family time

Summer is finally here!  The pool is warming up, the dandelions are all fluffy, we have some performances coming up, Bible Bee is starting, and much more!  I am so thankful for warm weather!  We have a performance tomorrow, keep us in your prayers.   

Photo and video credit: Lydia F. at Reel Christian

Saint Patrick's Day

Hello!

Did you do anything for Saint Patrick's Day? We did a lot of dance presentations some were with our dance class, but our family likes to do some on our own too.

You see, Mom didn't think that it was enough just to do a few competitions and a recital once a year and we needed to use our talent to bring glory to God. Then Mom saw a advertisement for an Irish tea in our area and she decided to look into it and see if they had any entertainment. It so happened, that they didn't and were happy to have us come and dance for them!

The great thing is, that we don't only dance and share Irish history, we always make sure to add scripture into the program and afterwards pass out the Mally's Saint Patrick's Day tracts. People love it and always ask us to come back!

The last presentation that we did was on Friday the 19th. The people were liking it so much that Mom asked me to tell the story of how we started memorizing scripture (the one that I told at Leaders Training). After the show, a lady came up to me and said, "I have memorized my favorite verses from the Bible, but I have never memorized a whole chapter." I said, "I really think that you should try!" She answered, "I am going to, what you said really encouraged me!" I was so excited to see the fruit of our labour and very glad that I was ready and willing to share the story of how we started memorizing! Usually people will just blow the story off and say that it is too hard for them and we just have been gifted, but I always think, how can they memorize a whole scene from a movie and say that they can't memorize Scripture... our spiritual food!

I can't wait to hear something about your Saint Patrick's Day!

Lydia Joy Fedewa

Jam~and other things

Yesterday, we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's to make Strawberry Jam! We had a great time! My job was to boil the gelatin--the hottest job, but in my opinion, the funnest!

I forgot to take along the camera. :-(

I also have a bit more of Daniel chapter six: "Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him, and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against this Daniel, but they could find none occasion or fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error nor fault found in him. Then these men said, 'we shall not find occasion against him, except we find occasion against him concerning the law of his God."

Notice all the 'thens'? Over half the verses in the chapter-at least from the KJV-start with 'then'!

We have a lot going on that I haven't posted. Grant's baseball team played on Monday--they lost. Over the weekend, we went to our Aunt's house and celebrated Father's day with Grandpa and Dad. On Saturday, our Grandma and Grandpa from Tennessee came for a visit, which brings up a good point. The reason they were here is because our Uncle David has liver cancer. Would you please pray for him? He is not a believer, in fact, he is an atheist. So pray not only for his healing, but that he would come to know the Lord. Our Uncle Kyle also came to visit on Saturday. Pray for him also, because he not a Christian either. Also pray for his upcoming marriage. Three of our cousins are also engaged, most of whom are not Christians. Pray for them also.

Thank You!

Love~Haley

Oh! one other thing: Yesterday, our neighbor, who works at a landscaping business, came over and asked us if we wanted any vegetable plants. We said, "Great!", so she gave us a bunch of plants. Yesterday, we planted around forty cayenne pepper plants, ten banana pepper plants, along with cabbage and leaf lettuce, and now we need to find a place for broccoli, cauliflower, and forty zucchini plants! From a small garden to a large one!

We haven't had much happening.....On Tuesday, we went to the orthodontist, and I baby sat in the evening. Yesterday, we were just in and around the house. Lydia, Grant, and Vince had piano lessons and we went for a walk in the evening. The boys fished while Dad and I walked. Grant was supposed to have a baseball game, but it was rained out. Today, we are in the house again.

I started to memorize Daniel chapter 6--the story of Daniel in the Lions Den. Here are the first two verses:

"It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom. Over these he placed three presidents; of whom Daniel was the first, that the princes might give account unto them; and the king should not have any damage."

Good start!