Travel back in Time with us to..

....The time our whole church went to the corn maze for the Harvest Festival.

 

Here is Esther with a cousin,"The Cow", and a new friend!!
Our church was blessed to have a missionary couple  join us for the Harvest Festival.
Please pray for this missionary couple. They are English teachers in China{a Communist country}.

....The beginning of school. Here Esther is learning the difference between d and b:)

...The time Mom and Dad surprised us with a trip to Zipple Bay.

 Here I am pushing Victoria, in her stroller, down the trail that we walked on. The leaves were so beautiful!! How grateful we all are that God made different seasons.

Victoria also loved the surprise trip. You could literally experience fall with almost all your five sense.   

You could see the fall colors:
Hear the crunching of the leaves under your feet:
Feel the leaves on the ground: and
Smell the wonderful smell of trees.
You could only not taste fall..at least not at the beach. If you were at our house on Canadian Thanksgiving, you could have tasted fall:):):)

The waves were so pretty at Zipple Bay.

Mom and Dad...still in love with each other!!

No trip to the beach is complete without a game.

Siblings!! Best friends....at least most of the time:)

 The winning team!!!

Esther still active, even with a cast on( The cast came off last week.)

Psalm 127

1Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

3Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

 

Serve the Lord in all that you do today...You never know, today may be your last day on earth. Don't you want the Lord to say to you"Well done thou good and faithful servant"? I know that I do. You will stumble, but nothing you do the Lord won't forgive( not an excuse to sin). Keep pressing toward the mark and the high calling that Christ has for you!
Blessings on your day.
Signing off: The Mitton family.

Happy 20th Birthday, Reuben!!!

We were so very thankful to meet you...20 years ago.  Through the years we have been so thankful for you, as well...I asked your brothers and sisters for things they enjoy about you...or things they enjoy doing with you...so...here come just 20 of the list in honour of your 20th birthday, along with 20 pics...walking along memory lane...   #1  Matthew and Caleb love playing games with you.

Here you are...already flying!  Preparation for that long flight to Taiwan!  #2 Someone mentioned how thankful they were for the cozy fires that you make.   Hmmm...what does that thermometer say???

"Look, Mom...No hands!"  #3 Elizabeth has enjoyed climbing trees with you...very high...in the wind!

#4  We have always appreciated your generous spirit!

#5  The girls have enjoyed the fine gentleman who has taken them out for ice cream on their birthdays!

#6  We have enjoyed your amazing sense of humour.

#7  Everyone has enjoyed skating with you.

#8 Caleb & Matthew enjoyed shooting with you.

#9  Camping together is always fun...you're a great camper.

#10  We enjoy singing with you at home, church, at the care center...or in the van on the way home from Illinois...your joyful noise is sounding better all the time!

#11 Working with you is so much fun...sometimes hilarious fun!   And the work even gets done! (most of the time, that is!)

#12 Esther loves it when you carry her up to bed!

#13  Marie loves the names you give her.

#14 JoAnna loves your emails...they make her feel special.

#15 Your enthusiasm greeting folks...and in so many things is great to see!

#16  Working together on VBS skits has been fun...

#17  Your teaching skills in Sunday School are so appreciated...by more than just your brothers and sisters!

#18 It has been fun to watch your diligence in learning Chinese!

#19  Oh...and about enthusiasm...we love to see how you use it in your teaching...I bet all of your students appreciate it!!!

#20   Your kindness and love for all of your family makes us all smile!

"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ...and this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgement. That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ:  being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God."  Ph. 1:3-6 & 9-11    We love you so much, Reuben...and are so glad you are a special part of our family!  May our great God bless you today, and fill you with His love, wisdom, strength and joy!   Happy Birthday!!!!!

How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee;

How great Thou art,

How great Thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;

How great Thou art,

How great Thou art!

 When we look into the future, we might not see pleasant times ahead. BUT.....we serve a God that knows the future!! Hope you all are having an awesome fall; We sure are. On Monday we went to Zipple Bay. We should have a post on that in a little while. May God bless you all with his peace and joy today!!
Signing off: EJM
P.S All the pictures are from around our property.