Day 31

Day 31 - A Heart for Missions

Lord, please help my children to develop a heart for missions, a desire to see Your glory declared among the nations, Your marvelous deeds among all people.

Psalm 96:3

Day 30

Day 30 - Gratitude

Help my children to live lives that are always overflowing with thankfulness, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Ephesisans 5:20

Day 29

Day 29 - Prayerfulness

Grant, Lord, that my children's lives may be marked by prayerfulness, that they may learn to pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.

Ephesians 6:18

Day 28

Day 28 - Self-Discipline

Father, I pray that my children may develop self-discipline, that they may acquire a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair.

Proverbs 1:3

Wedding Shower!

Today Caroline and I attended a wedding shower for Miss Jessie Carroll.   I kept Jessie on Saturday's during tax Season for her mom Kim.  She and John Wayne were in the same classes through school.  We also spent a lot of time with her extended family.  Her grandfather was my Civics and 7th grade Mathematics teacher.  I worked some for her grandmother during tax season.   Our son Austin Kieff is named after her cousin Austin.  She has wonderful parents and a wonderful extended family that do so much for the Church I grew up in, the local school and community.  Her fiance, Todd, is a very lucky man. 

If you can believe it, I did not get a single good picture of Jessie today!  I did however capture a cute expression on Caroline's face:

Saturday Fellowship and Family Fun Day

This past Saturday our Sunday School class was hosted by George and Vickie Browder at their cabin in Petrey, Alabama.  After more than 8 hours in the office after very few hours of sleep I was definitely ready for a little fellowship, fun and family time.  It was so nice to fish (okay,  I did not fish, but  I did have the most wonderful time capturing everyone else fishing!) and enjoy a fabulous meal.  The weather was perfect, not too hot and not too cold.  The  mosquitoes were ABSENT.  And, the fish were biting.  The men envied the success of the transformer and Barbie poles!!

Here are a few pictures from our day:

Caroline with her new Barbie pole

It even came with a little tackle box. 

Caroline and Cole enjoyed putting crickets in the box.

L-R:  Tori holding Caroline S., Caroline S.'s dad Kris, Caroline S.'s mom Amy

Austin Kieff, the Cricket Bucket and David

I got one Daddy!!

This is one of the SMALLER fish caught Saturday!!

Bliss?  Joy? 

BEAUTIFUL!!

The kids were all FASCINATED by the Cricket Bucket. 

The Cricket Bucket became an accessory for Caroline, a source of

entertainment...not to mention BAIT!  Look how excited Caroline S. looks!

She really enjoyed playing with the crickets.

L-R: Camden, Caroline S., Amy, Caroline and Tori

More fun with the crickets.  We joked that Caroline was

The Keeper of the Crickets

The Carolines

The Keeper of the Crickets

Notice she STILL has the Cricket Bucket

Cole holding a cricket

Austin Kieff reeling in another one

Caroline and Owen

Dance Off

L-R: Cole, Hudson, Austin Kieff and Caroline

Caroline and Mommy

(taken by Austin Kieff...not too bad)

Day 27

Day 27 - A Passion for God

Lord please instill in my children a soul that followeth hard after thee, a heart that clings passionately to You.

Psalm 63:8