In which Sgt.Sam shows Seth the proper position to hold a gun in.

http://onthefieldofbattle.com/

Awww! Doesn't he look cute?!?!

Jillian and Zoe
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The last night at the Love the Church Conference we enjoyed an evening of fellowship discussion, and encouragement...

Seth playing with his new gun that Mrs. Tavares convinced Mom to buy for him :)

-The Story-
Seth was in the Vendors Hall with Mom for a little while and they passed by the Vision Forum table on which Seth saw a rifle! With eyes big, he wistfully asked Mom if he could "please have it"? To which Mom replied in the negative. With a broken heart and little tears in his eyes he gently laid his head on Mom's shoulder and did his best to play the man and bear himself with dignity. Mom; however, had not noticed that this was such a disappointment for him until Mrs. Tavares came by and asked if Seth was tired, and then Mom noticed the little tears and asked what was the matter. When Mrs. Tavares discovered that Mom had denied the gun request, she replied in laughing shock, "What's a boy without his gun??? He must have a gun!" And so his request was granted and he was a happier boy for it. Now, like a man, he uses his gun for the protection of the ladies and the defense of the innocent!

Back to the fellowship, 

Sarah plays with Judah who is fascinated with the hard white substances that are in her mouth but not in his. (teeth)

Pioneer woman! 

"She rode with an infant on her lap and a 3-yr old boy behind her...Each man and boy carried his rifle and ammunition, and each woman her pistol"

~Jane Trimble of the wagon train crossing the Appalachian Mountains heading to Kentucky in the year 1760~

Judah, such an adorable boy!

Hahaha...sorry, private joke. :D

Todd, Mr. Fournier and Mr. Arnette

Some of the ladies

Should I name them all?

Alright, here goes...

Mom, Mrs. Arnette, Mrs. Tavares, Ruth, Mrs. Fournier, Lilya and Elizabeth!

Matthew

Christine and Zoe
Beautiful girls! 

Ruth and Christine

 Let those be thy choicest companions who have made Christ their chief companion.

Thomas Brooks

We had over 60 people in our tiny hotel room!

A vital Christian, radiating that hidden beauty of the heart, is more attractive to the right sort of Christian man (the only kind you want) than the raving beauty who is hollow within.  A woman who is developing her domestic abilities, who is reasonably attractive, and who is a vital Christian in her own right is an irresistible person.

Jay E. Adams

♫Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! 

Happy birthday dear Mrs. Arnette! 

Happy birthday to youuuu!♪

The beautiful Arnette family

Mother and son

MORE GIRLS!!!! :D

Jonathan, Tim and Brandon

Coffee???

Meeting new friends

One of my favorite things about conferences is how we can meet someone new that we've never met before and then we can have conversations like we've known each other forever! Tis the beauty and joy of a friendship in which the Lord is the center of it!
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Conversations

Smiling Sweetie

The beautiful Moms :)

 

Smile girls!

Lovely ladies

Mrs. Fournier and Mrs. Lowry

Tabitha, Sarah and Mom,

Talking and encouraging each other :) 

♥ :)

Chatting outside...it was a little cooler out there than in the room.

 

A bunch of 'unsocialized homeschoolers...socializing? ;)

We ended the night with singing praises to the Lord!

♪♫♫♪

Iiiiiiiiiinnnnn mmmyyyyyyy hearrrrrrtt theeerrre  rrrrrings (roll that R)  a melody!

Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth;
         Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises. Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre,
         With the lyre and the sound of melody.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
         Shout joyfully before the King, the LORD.
Let the sea roar and all it contains,
         The world and those who dwell in it.
Let the rivers clap their hands,
         Let the mountains sing together for joy

"O come, let us sing unto the Lord a new song." Thus the grateful notes of praise have gathered volume and augmented their compass as the ages have rolled onwards; and these as it were only the rehearsals for a grand oratorio. What then, shall be the marvelous novelty and the matchless glory of that song which shall be sung at the last upon Mount Zion, when ten thousand times ten thousand of the warriors of God shall surround Jesus the conqueror, when we shall hear a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters, and like great thunders, when shall be heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps; what shall be, I say, the strange novelty of that new song which they shall sing before the throne, when the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures shall fall before God upon their faces, and worship him for ever and ever? Would that our ears could anticipate that tremendous burst of "Hallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah! the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth." ~ Charles Spurgeon The New Song

Sing Choirs of New Jerusalem
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"Then loudest of the crowd I'll sing,

While heaven's resounding mansions ring

With shouts of sovereign grace."

What a transcendent triumph!
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	Oh sing to the Lord a new song,

     I will sing of steadfast love and justice;
    to you, O Lord, I will make music.

Psalm 101:1

Sisters in Christ

Sisters

Looks like it's past someone's bedtime

Sunday

After the church service Sunday, Stephanie decides to begin a snowball fight...

Good catch Mr. Fournier!

Gotcha! 

Teeheehee :)

Our Energizer bunnies

Breathtaking view from the highway

If I see aright, the cross of popular evangelicalism is not the cross of the New Testament. It is, rather, a new bright ornament upon the bosom of a self-assured and carnal Christianity. The old cross slew men, the new cross entertains them. The old cross condemned; the new cross amuses. The old cross destroyed confidence in the flesh; the new cross encourages it.

A.W. Tozer

If Christ had not gone to the cross and suffered in our stead, the just for the unjust, there would not have been a spark of hope for us. There would have been a mighty gulf between ourselves and God, which no man ever could have passed.

J.C. Ryle

Thus ended Part 2 of our trip to the Love the Church Conference. An encouraging, soul-strengthening week! Thank you Lord for providing the way for us to go and enjoy such a fantastic week and for giving us such wonderful friends for our traveling buddies!
Stay tuned for Part 3-Cabella's!