Mary did you know?

Children...

Some would gather money
Along the path of life;
Some would gather roses,
And rest from worldly strife.

But I would gather children
From among the thorns of sin;
I would seek a golden curl,
And a freckled, toothless grin.

For money cannot enter
In that land of endless day;
And roses that are gathered
Soon will wilt along the way.

But, oh, the laughing children,
As I cross the sunset sea,
And the gates swing wide to heaven -
I can take them in with me.

-Author Unknown

Jumping in with two feet....

Many of you know that I am all about "real" food. Making it the quickest way and the way that our bodies will digest it the best and get the best nutrients. Many things that you buy in the store have numerous ingredients and really only need to have a few but in my case it has traveled from where ever in the US to Germany and then to the UK. Of course, it will have all kinds of stuff in it so it will last that long.

Today I have started the "starter" for sour dough bread. I am kind of excited. It takes a week just to do the starter before I can even bake with it. I will let you know how it goes..

Here are a few things that I make that really don't take much time at all....
Cream of Chicken Soup (or mushroom, celery)
Mayo
Whipped Topping (Cool-whip)
Tarter Sauce

Cheers to health!

Fall...

 

 

 

 

Here are a few picutres of the children this fall. Sarah is very into legos right now and she is silly. Bethany is getting big and into everything. Cory likes his sports and knows how to hit a ball pitched by daddy. I also thought you might enjoy this picture of a very foggy English day.

Things God won't ask on that day...

1.... God won't ask what kind of car you drove. He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation..

2.... God won't ask the square footage of your house, He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

3.... God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet, He'll ask how many you helped to clothe.

4.... God won't ask what your highest salary was. He'll ask if you compromised your character to obtain it.

5.... God won't ask what your job title was. He'll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.

6.... God won't ask how many friends you had. He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.

7.... God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, He'll ask how you treated your neighbors.

8.... God won't ask about the color of your skin, He'll ask about the content of your character.

9.... God won't ask why it took you so long to seek S alvation. He'll lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, and not to the gates of Hell.

Generation to generation

Over the past few years I have been studying health. I want to have a healthy family. I came across this video. I am very familiar with these people but have never seen something like this. How eye opening. Makes me think a little.

From the hand of God...

We had a very busy summer of traveling and seeing friends and family. After things finally settled we went to the Dr and confirmed that we are expecting another baby! YEP! God really blessed me this time with very little sickness and it didn't keep me from all of my travels. We had an ultrasound this week and a little to our surprise we are further along than we thought. 20 weeks! The ultrasound was so much fun and this little bundle is healthy and doing well. This little boy, Jason Michael, will join our family the end of February and that will be here before we know it. Isn't technology great!

Captivating

We just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. Oh how we have grown together but also how the Lord has used us and grown us to do His works is amazing. I am thankful for my amazing husband and when we were in the Hohenzollern Castle in Germany, Mike took this picture of me. Sometimes I think about when he was perusing me and calling me to be his princess .I read this poem today and it made me think about how my husband does not see all my stretch marks from having children or the flaws in me but he sees the beauty in me the way that Jesus does. Sometimes I think that I need the reality of that Jesus loves me just the way I am. I love you Mike! Cheers to many more years together!

Captivating

To see a woman from my own eyes
is to look into heaven in a beautiful disguise
a heart so tender a love so strong
deep in her soul i know she longs
to be loved, wanted, fought for and treasured
the beauty on the outside is not to be measured
but the wonders of her love like the vastness of the ocean
a heart so captivating it hypnotizes like toxin
for to see a woman through God's own eyes
is to look past the beautiful disguise
to see her soul for what it is
a wonderful place where Jesus lives
a nurturing, caring, passionate heart
an awesome, capturing, alluring art
with eyes that pierce and lips that beckon
a force which man has yet to be reckoned
for the beauty of a woman is not discovered
by the outside wonders, a wonderful cover
but in her soul and in her heart
a true account for God's own art. - unknown

Where in the world....

I don't know where all the words went that I typed before... well. We have been in 6 countries in the past 3 months. This is just a few pictures from our trip to the USA. We had a great time with our family. We hit the ground running when we landed in the USA. We got a space available flight from the UK to Spokane,WA. We stayed with my friend Sarah for a few nights to get over jet lag before we were in the car. Then we went to my parents in Missoula. The Frederick family reunion was in Wyoming so we drove there and had a great time with my mom's family and all (or most) of my cousins. We were in Bozeman for the 4th and then back to Missoula for a few days before going to Great Falls. We had a great time visiting our friends in Great Falls and seeing some people that we may not see again til Heaven because they were/are leaving GF. It was nice to worship and fellowship at GFCC. We went back to Missoula and then back to Spokane and a short trip to the farm before our long plane ride back to the UK. We stayed 9 different places and drove over 2000 miles in the 6 short weeks we were there. We did not get to see people for very long but we at least got to spend a little time. Our other journeys will be in my next post... TBC!!!! xx

A few of my favorite things...

* Grocery shopping online
* Having groceries delivered, for free!
* My Honda Odyssey
* The internet... I don't feel so far way from my friends and family

Just a few facts...

Population:
England 52,000,000
Oregon 4,000,000
Montana 968,000

Size (square miles):
England: 94,251
Oregon: 97,031
Montana: 145,552

Person per square mile: England: 551 Montana: 7

Cambridge, UK
Population: 123,000
Elevation: 50 feet

Great Falls, MT
Population: 57,000
Elevation: 3334 feet

Burwell, UK: 6046
Power, MT: 171

No wonder I feel so bombarded by people.

Wyoming with family

We are in the good ol USA!! It is so nice to be home and do some shopping. We have been in the car a lot but here are a few pictures of the family reunion in Wyoming. I love the Fredericks! xx

Phones In Church

A man in Topeka, Kansas decided to write a book about churches around the country. He started by flying to San Francisco and started working East from there.Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and making notes. He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued with a sign, which read "Calls: $10,000 a minute." Seeking out the pastor he asked about the phone and the sign. The Pastor answered that this golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to
Heaven and if he pays the price he can talk directly to GOD. The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way. As he continued to visit churches in Seattle, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Reno, Denver, Oklahoma City, and around the United States, he found more phones with the same sign, and the same answer from each pastor. Finally, he arrived in Montana, upon entering a church in Deer Lodge, MT behold - he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign read "Calls: 35 cents." Fascinated, he asked to talk to the pastor, "I have been in cities & towns all across the country and in each church I have found this Golden telephone and I have been told it is a direct line to Heaven and I could talk to GOD, but in the other churches the cost was $10,000 a minute.. Your sign reads only 35 cents a call. Why?" The pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in Montana now.
You're in God's Country, It's a local call."


American by Birth - A Montanan by the Grace of God!

Learning...

1+2=3

4+2=6

2+1+4=7

7+3=10


10-3=7

7-2=5
5-1=4
to grandma
I did mi work
Dade and Sarah

love from daddy and Sarah.



Sarah and I were working on adding and subtracting using different numbers of colored Legos. Sarah is learning the difference between the plus sign for adding and the minus sign for taking away.

Sarah wanted to send you a message that she was ‘doing her home school’. Her message originally read, “to grama I did mi wrk [with] Dade and sarah luve from dade and sarah.” Sarah noticed the crooked spell-check lines under some of the words and wanted to know what they meant, so I explained that those lines meant that the words were spelled wrong. So, of course she wanted to correct them. Spell check didn’t catch ‘mi’ or ‘Dade’ (daddy). So we learned how to spell grandma, work, and love. We also learned how to use the shift key to capitalize the first letter of a name.

Also of interest this week, Cory helped me unload groceries from the van, build a wardrobe, and he installed foot platforms onto their toy car with plastic screws by himself. Both kids are helping to set and clear the table, and load and unload the dishwasher – at least to drawers and cupboards that they can reach!

-Mike

Think about it...

Lead your children, by your own example, to prayer and reading of the Bible.
Keep their consciences tender. Teach them gracious speech. Watch over their
behavior. Get them Bibles and Christian books, and see that they read them.
Examine them often as to what they learn. Especially spend the Lord's day in
this work, instead of sports and idleness. Show them the meaning of what they
read. Instruct them out of the Holy Scriptures. Keep them out of evil company,
and acquaint them with Christian friends. Especially show them the necessity and
pleasure of serving God. - Richard Baxter

The winner is....

I was Skyping with Mike the other night and thought that I should draw. Mike took pictures of me.


Congrats Susie! I will get your goodies out soon...

churning...

Churn is a container in which milk or cream is shaken to form butter. Churn may refer to:* Butter churn, a device used for churning butter.

I always have something stirring in this house of mine. Whether is cooking, cleaning, diapers, laundry, scrapping, sewing, parenting, or striving to be more like Jesus. God has shown me a lot since I have moved to England. He has shown me who I am in Him. I really am a farm girl at heart. One day I hope to make butter. It is not a simple process. There is a lot of stirring involved. I hope that this blog with a new flavor can stir you. I would love to be a part of your life. I hope that you will see Jesus in me and even can smell His aroma. I hope that you will feel loved and even sometimes challenged to be a better mother, wife, sister, chef, and daughter of the Living God. Just for fun and with creativeness in my bones post me a comment about one thing that you would love to do in your lifetime and I will do a drawing for a little something. God Bless <>< Kxx

Change...

I think that change is coming to this blog soon. I have some ideas but we will see what happens. Just want you to know that I am still here...

England thoughts....
I went and got my hair cut today. When I have called to make the appointment every time they ask me if I just want a "Wet cut". I say yes. I don't need anything fancy. I just needed a trim. So my hair dresser cut my hair and combed it strait and said well I think that I am done. My thought was what! You are just going to let me walk out of here like this. I asked her if she had time to quickly blow dry it. She said that I needed to ask for it to be blown dry. Humm... well here in England you pay for every thing separate. Nothing all inclusive. Well... I went home and washed it and did it myself. Just different...

There are also lots of cars that drive around with a few red "L's" on them. These people are learners. Learning how to drive. Honestly they scare me. I would not want to be learning how to drive on these roads but I also would not want to have that big sign on my car saying to everyone else that I was just learning how to do this crazy driving.

Most British don't have a drier. If they do it is in the garage and therefore they don't use it very often. Mine quit working this week. I have not been home to get this handled so that means that I am using my clothes line and changing my carbon footprint. I like this change. Very different. We will see how I like it in the winter.

Just a few more weeks without my husband. Maybe a trip to Spain. A family vacation to Amsterdam and then back to Montana for a few weeks. I am SO ready for a change in scenery. xx

Our trip to the grocery store...

Here in England every grocery store has a rack of flowers right as you come in the door. They are beautiful! I love getting them and filling my kitchen with beauty. While Mike is gone I am religious about getting flowers. As we walk in the door to get groceries that week the kids ask if they can help pick the flowers this week. Sarah will ALWAYS pick pink flowers. Cory was looking at the orchids today. Ooo! I may have to get those next week. Today they got to help and here is what they chose. I always enjoy the flowers and getting something new and different every week. Thanks, honey!

Planting

When I was little I always helped my grandma plant her garden. I have been wanting to plant a few things in pots for a garden here and so I decided that when grandma was here we were going to plant a garden together. This time it would be my garden. Here are a few pictures.