The House the Lord Built

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it...Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward...Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. 

Psalm 127

Our little brown house is nestled in the center of  5.97 acres of land which we have named Shiloh; meaning "He whose right it is". This land, this home, this family, all belong to the Lord to do with "Whate'er my God ordains is right."

This is the house the Lord built.

This is the inside of the house the Lord built.

This is the family, who loves the Lord, that live

in the house the Lord built.

Peter, Nathan, Zachary, Dad, Mom,

Rebecca, Victoria

Adrianna, and Elaina

These are the children, who wait in Cebu, who are joining the family, who loves the Lord, that lives in the house the Lord built. 

 4 J's

(no pictures allowed yet)

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These are the children, who have grown and gone, who love the family, who loves the Lord, that lives in the house the Lord built. 

Joshua, Jennifer, Jael, and Hadassah due in March

T. Garrison (serving in the US Marine Corps)

Melinda and Justin

These are the children, who have grown and gone, who like the family, who loves the Lord, that lives in the house the Lord built.

Cassandra, Susanna, William, and Derick

These are the dogs, who love the family, who loves the Lord, that lives in the house the Lord built. 

Gertie and Betsy

These are the grandchildren, who crowned Grammy and Gramps, who love the Lord, that live in the house the Lord built. 

Jazlyne (Cassandra)

Julianna (Cassandra)

Jael Mercy (Josh and Jen)

 

Athena (Susanna)

Hadassah (Josh and Jen)

This is the land, that surrounds the family, who loves the Lord, that lives in the house the Lord built.

SW corner

NW corner

SE corner

NE corner 

Our two gardens

 The playground

This is the play and work on the land, that surrounds the family, who loves the Lord, that lives in the house the Lord built.

J & M dancing on her 18th birthday (2008)

J & M dancing on their Wedding Day (2011)

family volleyball game

trampoline jumping

(or walking)

 s'mores at the fire pit

  family horseshoes

July 4th Celebration hosting our Church

mega burn pile fire

climbing and repelling from trees

gun shoots in the spring

shoveling snow in the winter


This is the house the Lord built. And happy is the man and his family!



Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
Psalm 128

Birthday Bash!

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:

marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Psalm 139:14

July, August, and September are our family's biggest birthday months...

seven of them to be exact!

We rejoice in the Lord's goodness for each of these loved ones who are 

'fearfully and wonderfully made'.

                                      

Oh, since we are on a roll...here are the other birthday bashes of the year!

Happy 2012 Birthday!

May your next year be blessed as you serve the Lord and each other!

Apples to Applesauce

And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth

shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land,

and shall know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 34:27

As fall approaches each year, we were blessed to harvest apples from our four trees. Some years there is little harvest and others a bountiful harvest. Despite the drought, this year's harvest is the latter.

We have been enjoying our apple orchard for eleven years. This is the first year of 'mostly' healthy and large apples!

A few years ago, we learned of an easy and simple way to make applesauce. We would like to share this recipe with you!

Step #1: Wash the apples.

Step #2: Core and slice the apples.

Step # 3: Put apples in a roaster (crockpot for smaller batches).

Step #4: Layer with lemon juice, vanilla, and cinnamon.

Step #5: Cover the roaster.

Step #6: Set temperature and timer.

A.  250 degrees for 7 hours.   

 B.  300 degrees for 6 hours. 

Step #7: Stir periodically.

Step #8: Once it is done cooking......

....place in blender and/or food-processor to puree.

...collect pureed apples in one bowl for easier handling.

Step # 9: Label the lids of jars (or Ziplock bags) while applesauce cools.

Step # 9: Stir mixture then pour applesauce into jars....

....continue cooling.

Step # 10: Place lids on jars and put in freezer for future dinning. 

There it is...10 easy steps to great applesauce...enjoy!