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Our little car reached a milestone today - 345, 678 miles!  Can you believe it?  The Lord has definitely blessed us.  We like to call our car our little Torah - mobile.  That's  because we spent a lot of time in Alaska riding around in it,  listening to Torah teachings with George and Katie (our dogs).  Those were some wonderful times!

Here's a little card that we kept in the car to remind us to watch for 345, 678!  

We took a little ride today and waited for the the miles to turn over.  We bought some snacks to take a long with us.  In this picture, we already ate our donuts.

Riding down the road

Chad is so excited, he can't wait!

I'm excited too!

Here it is!

We even stopped to take some pictures!

The faithful driver!

The faithful passenger!

What a nice view.  Such a beautiful day!

Numbers 6:24-26 (NASB)

The Lord bless you, and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine on you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance on you,
And give you peace.’

A Nice Walk

Yesterday, we took a nice walk at the Springfield Botanical Gardens.  It was a really nice day and we took some pictures along the way.

I love weeping willows!

The world's largest dragonfly!

We celebrated Shavuot here last summer!  I like to think of this as our Shavuot bench.

Genesis 1: 1 (NASB)

 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth

Blood Moon

We just came back in from seeing the blood moon - the lunar eclipse on the first night of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which we are observing by the way.  Last night, we observed Passover - we had our Seder meal.

We went out at 2 AM CST to see the blood moon.  It was a little chilly so we didn't stay out there long. The moon was a sight to see.  The planet Mars was very close to the blood moon, which was kind of interesting since that name is associated with the pagan diety of war.  Standing there in our apartment complex parking lot, we prayed to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and asked Him to bless and protect Israel, which I believe, as followers of Yeshua, includes us as well.  The scriptures tell us that once we are in a covenant with Yeshua, we are considered the seed of Abraham!

I was really tired when we went out.  I had on my sweats and a sweat shirt as Chad and I made our way down from our 2nd floor apartment to the parking lot.  We met an older lady on her way out to; I'm not sure where she was going since we were going the opposite way but I'm guessing that she was on her way down to see the lunar eclipse too!  I was still struggling to get my eyes open and from the look she gave me, I must have looked kind of funny.

Here's a picture of us when we got back to our apartment.  I'm much more awake now!  We were both awake so I made Chad a cup of coffee and I had some warmed spiced wine.

Thank You Father for letting us see this tonight.  We are blessed to be part of the commonwealth of Israel and look forward to the day when we are ordered into one of the 12 tribes, all under the headship of Yeshua, our Messiah!

Joel 2:31 ( NASB)

“The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

First Day of Kindergarten (Oops! I Mean Basic Drawing Class)

Today was the first day of my basic drawing class.  It started off real dark - we were under a tornado warning.  It was so dark that it almost felt like it was evening.  Here is our living room and kitchen.  Granted the blinds were closed, but it was still dark outside too.

Here's my art bag, all packed and ready to go.  I have a sketch pad, a ruler, eraser, pencils, pencil sharpener, charcoal, q-tips for bending, and a board to draw on.

It got lighter the closer I got to my class.  It was still hot and humid though.  Here's me, feeling nervous because I haven't had art class since junior high.  I'm worried that I'll be the only one that won't be able to draw.  I wonder, is it too late to drop out and get my money back?

I feel like a little kid going off to kindergarten the first day.  I even have a cup of coffee.  I don't think kindergarteners drink coffee, do they?  Chad was like a parent on the first day of school - he took my picture, straightened my sweater, said a prayer for me, and gave a quick little kiss before he sent me on his way.  I think he was tempted to walk me to the school bus (really our car).  I'll be expecting cookies and milk after class!

Isaiah 64:8 (NASB)

But now, O Lord, You are our Father,
We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all of us are the work of Your hand.