Stella...

 

The entire time that we've had Stella she's had diarrhea off and on.  She's pooped💩 a ton.  We were just giving her time to get acclimated thinking it was stress of new environment or that we needed to switch her food.  We found out two days ago at the Vet that she in fact had a parasite that doesn't get taken care of with the normal kitten protocol meds that they give.  Two days into the meds and she's like a brand new kitten.  What a difference a couple days into a med can make.  This picture is of her once she got home from the Vet.  She was wore out.  

E. Staal's Jersey Retirement....

E. Staal is one of my favorite hockey players.  He's now retiring.  

The team all wore the number 12 at the game after the retirement ceremony.  

My Cabin at New Life Camp....

This was my cabin at New Life Camp when I was a camp counselor back in the early to mid '90's.  I spent four summers in that cabin and loved every minute of it.  The cabins were open air with wash sheds that were used for going to the bathroom and taking a shower.  I loved sharing Jesus with all the girls that were assigned to my cabin all those summers.  I got to watch as some of those girls became Jr. Counselors and then actual Counselors years after my time there.  Watching them grow in the Lord and now have families of their own and raising their kids to love the Lord has truly blessed my heart beyond measure.  I'm so thankful for social media in that regard because I've been able to keep up with so many of them.  This is what the new cabin that sits where the old cabin was looks like:

It has indoor plumbing with an HVAC system.  Definitely much nicer for today's kids then the rustic one that I had all those years ago.  

Here's some more pics that I want to share of all the changes that have taken place at New Life Camp since my time there.  I'm hoping to at some point to visit and see all the changes for myself up close and in person.  

Let's start with this picture.  The bottom portion is the dinning hall that I knew but the upper picture is the dinning hall all future generations will know:

This is an old picture that I'm sharing.

This next one is of the Tabernacle.  The first one is the one I knew and the second one is the one that all future generations will know.

The Tabernacle now sits where the maintinence building (pictured below) used to sit:

The bottom picture is of when it was first built and the second is of the Johnson men who all used that building for all the repairs of the camp just before they tore it down.  

There are more updates than what I've shown you here but I don't have pictures to share with you of them.  Suffice it to say that the camp I knew is gone and been replaced with a camp that is more conducive to how it runs now as compared to then.  I will always have such fond memories of the way that camp was when I was there.  I'm also hopeful for the years that the new camp will be able to run and accommodate all future endeavors of the camp and the souls that will be saved for Jesus because of all that they've done to improve camp for everyone!    May God Greatly Bless All That Come There!!!

Haircut...

 The boy needed a haircut:

WooHoo🙌🙌🙌

Virus Performance & USA!!!

Weightlifting Shoes are Here...

 

Tim can't wait to use these shoes tonight at training.  He already loves how they feel on his feet.  He's tested out how well they help him balance down in the dip and was really impressed.  These will be a game changer in his lifting.  So glad that he decided to buy a pair.  He paid for half and we paid the other half because they are sooooooo expensive.  

2025 Verses From Pastor Chad at Cross Assembly...

 

Stella Watching Church....

 

Stella watched church with us yesterday.  Ever since "C" (bad flu) happened and Scot and I have aging parents that we don't want to get sick we've been extra careful about being in crowds.  When you go to church it's near impossible to keep away from catching something or carrying something to someone else.  We love going to church too but I've been able to get more out of the sermons by sitting at my desk with my bible open while listening and taking notes from the sermon.  Added bonus is even though it's live you can press pause and go to the restroom and not miss any of the sermon.  You can press pause so you can have a moment to write down a note before the pastor goes on in his sermon and you miss something.  You can press pause and discuss something the pastor just said that was important with your family.  While I love fellowshipping with other believers I have loved being able to get more out of the Bible teaching too.  Stella rather enjoys it too as you can see in the picture...LOL!   

Our Animals...

At first they didn't like one another and now they are like this:

Encouraging Word of The Day....