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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

Archive for the ‘Firsts’ Category

Confirmation Day

Monday, May 23rd, 2022

May 1: There are few days that give parents greater joy than the days their child is baptized and then the day they are able to make a public confession of their faith for themselves.

Given faith and salvation in her baptism, confirmation day is just another step she takes as she continues to grow in that faith. She marches in the Church Militant, now with the privilege to be strengthened in the battle at His Altar by His Holy body and blood.

We are blessed to call Lily our child but even more blessed to know she is God’s child.

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5th Annual Chili Cook Off

Monday, February 14th, 2022

February 12,13: Saturday started with the usual Chocolate chip pancakes. Then Clara and I spent most of the afternoon making a couple different kinds of chili for church tomorrow. On Super Bowl Sundays our congregation holds it’s annual Chili Cook Off as a fund raiser for our youth. At the last minute I decided to enter two kinds of chili. In a team effort Clara and I cooked up an authentic Texas style chili and a sweet and spicy more traditional chili.

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Clara at the Holland

Monday, February 14th, 2022

February 5: I’m so proud of this girl! Saturday she performed in the 72nd annual All City Music Festival at the Holland Performing Arts Center downtown. We’ve come here many times before for the symphony and now our baby had the opportunity to play on the same stage! She was pretty nervous to take on something so new and then to perform with all these kiddos in front of so many people!

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Esther’s First Riding Lesson

Friday, September 24th, 2021

September 17: Esther meets Dancer! Her first lesson went great. She had a great time, a bit unsure about the trot and she was a little reluctant to kick Dancer to get her to go but she’ll figure it all out. We’ll get her a helmet of her own and she gets 4 more lessons!

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