Esther.............

Hello Blog readers,

I am out of town with my Mom.  My Grandma has had a few falls (due to weak legs) so we are staying with her to help her out.  Please pray that she would regain her strength!

I have been reminded of this encouraging verse:

"Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.  For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” - Matthew 18:19-20

Esther: Summer 2012

 I had a awesome summer!  It was full of fun trips to see good friends and family!  I had the privilege this summer to be one of my cousins bridesmaid!  It has always been one of my dreams to be in a wedding! It was such a special time!

Here are some of the pictures:

This one was taken right before we went outside to walk down the aisle!

This is my siblings and I before the wedding! L-R: Andy, Me, Billy, Amy and Katie.

Here is the bride with all the bridesmaids! L-R: Precious (sister of bride), Mariah (sister-in-law), myself (cousin of brides), Erin (THE BRIDE!), Mycah (sister of bride), Bailey (sister of bride), and the flower girl (cousin of bride).

The wedding day reminded me of this verse: 
^"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice." Philippians 4:4

a Sabbath

Hi blog readers!

Our five perspectives team is taking a sabbath (translation: rest) from blogging over the next month or so.  We've had a great year of fun, and we are looking forward to coming back in July!

Weren't we a handsome family?!!!  (This was taken around 1997.)  My family and I have noticed in a lot of the pictures while I was growing up that I had my hands folded! In this one, I just almost had them together.   :)  It's super fun to look through all our pictures for my graduation! And this is definitely one of my favorite family pictures back then!!!

Hope and pray you all are having a good week!
~Es

Esther Ruth

We had our local Home-school Conference last weekend! I had a lot of fun hanging with Elaine and Rebekah Joy! I will be posting some pictures later this week (still need to load and edit)!

Hope your all doing great!

Esther Ruth.....

 My senior class had its Senior Banquet last weekend! They had it at a really nice Italian restaurant! I had a awesome time spending time with some other seniors and especially my Daddy! Thanks for going with me Dad and I LOVED the corsage you gave me (he knew my favorite color, bright pink)!

Happy Tuesday! (as Trish puts it :)

Esther Ruth.....

A few weeks ago we went to a Casting Crowns concert as a family!  It was an AWESOME time of worship! Mark Hall (their lead singer) has a very neat heart for the Lord!  He told us a story and said, "One time someone told me our songs sounded like sermons.  'Well,' I said to him, 'They all came from sermons.'"  He isn't afraid to say what needs to be said....one thing I dislike about some people is when all they say is what people want to hear! So hearing Mark Hall was very encouraging!!! They started the concert singing "Courageous," the theme song of the new movie "Courageous" that came out last fall!!!  It was a great time with my family.

I hope you all are encouraged!!!!

Esther Ruth.....

The flowers are out! It is so fun to have the gorgeous colors everywhere! (Beware of the ant on flower :)

Enjoy your week!

P.S. What is your favorite flower?

Esther Ruth.....

I am graduating this year! Time is going by fast........      

I have been putting old photos (and came across this picture) up on my computer for a slide show my sister is going to put together!


Those were the good old days when I loved to play dress up! I was 8 years old in this picture!


"Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity." 1 Tim. 4:12

Esther Ruth.....

We went on a trip last weekend to give one of our cousins a wedding shower. On the way home we saw this:

We laughed a ton about this! We think he maybe should of took two trips instead of risking this! Pretty funny, huh?  Have you seen something this crazy recently?!!!

Esther Ruth.....

It's now offically out!!! I'm so excited!! I hope many of you got to see this in theaters, if not, you should see it now! It is a really good movie!  Just had to post a picture of it!

......Many of you might notice this is not my day for posting but I just got over the stomach bug that I had for a few days and today I felt good enough to continue on with life :). Wasn't fun but I'm glad it's over!

Hope you are all are well and happy!

Esther Ruth.....

Good afternoon all!
It's been a super busy time for me the past few weeks! We went to a wedding shower out of town and then helped with one of our friends wedding. It was a super time, but lots of work!  But it was all totally worth it!  These are some of the beautiful flowers they had at the wedding that we got to bring home!

Isaiah 40:8 says,
"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever."



By the way, any guesses for the theme last week????

Esther Ruth......

The roses my Daddy got for my Mommy for Valentine's days!

 Psalms 23:5-6 says:

⁵ You prepare a table before me
    in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
    my cup overflows.
⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
     forever.

Esther

 

 LOVE Lord of the Rings!  Can't wait till the Hobbit comes out....this December!!