Ben definitely enjoyed his advanced circuits lab this semester. The final assignment was to design and build an advanced device with a team member. Ben and another student received an A for their metal detector. We hope you “techie types” enjoy the photo. Continue reading Ben’s Metal Detector
“I lost two pounds.” Jose is a big man and he was looking right at me when he said this. I was mulling over what to do with this information and later was VERY glad I did not congratulate him. As a plumbing supervisor, he was not talking to me at all, but to his two assistants who were testing our house’s water pressure! We were expecting a team of plumbers to come and replace all our pipes, so I made some brownies the day before and had them on the kitchen table with some tracts. Those brownies were a … Continue reading Goodies and the Good News
We had our house totally re-piped this week. On Saturday, we will have fourteen holes patched, then we can start painting and moving things back. The boys will want to sleep in their room for the Thanksgiving holiday! There IS a bunk bed under all that STUFF! Just about every room has piles of things we had to move out of the way. We expect for this spot to be transformed! We’ll replace this pile with a beautiful Christmas tree on November 25th. If you would like to read a story about how we were able to share our faith … Continue reading The pipes are in!
For many years, our family has been making shoe box gifts for Operation Christmas Child of Samaritan’s Purse International Relief. I knew Christian literature was included with our boxes, but did not think too much about the impact of these gifts until this year. I read in Samaritan’s Purse’s literature about last year’s follow-up program. “More than 1.2 million children from 57 nations enrolled in the 10-lesson Bible study course… and over 430,000 have accepted Jesus into their hearts.” I also read about an entire village in the Ukraine coming to Christ and starting a church because of the boxes … Continue reading Operation Christmas Child
Sus joined Jenny and 90 high school students for a field trip to a local “Renaissance Faire.” We spent the day with Jenny’s friend, Win. All three of us love that time period and had a great day together. We chatted with a few of the “locals,” watched jousting, and practiced archery. We enjoyed the musicians, a horse show, and a demonstration of falconry. Continue reading The Renaissance Faire
“This trail is familiar,” Mike said. We all agreed. Even though we have only taken our kids to the Smokey Mountain National Park three times, each time we ended up taking the exact same trail! We had wanted to explore a new area, but God had a reason for our collective forgetfulness. After some time, we noticed a knot of hikers halted on the trail ahead, pointing into the woods and taking pictures. Soon, we saw them, too, a mother black bear and her two cubs. We were about to join the group and as we approached the family on … Continue reading A Divine Appointment
Mike and Sus Schmitt 