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Ok, so here is the Palmer’s List of a Hundred things we are thankful for….  Okay, Okay, we thought we would only be able to come up with a Hundred, but ended up with a hundred and twelve

1. God’s word
2. Computers
3. Emma’s friend, Maddy
4. Mrs. Hursh
5. Mrs. Peterson
6. Corvallis Nazarene
7. Katy our Children’s Pastor
8. Sunsets
9. Mountains
10. Lakes
11. Sand on the beach
12. Cars that we drive
13. School
14. Work
15. Warm feet
16. Water to drink
17. Grammy’s and Grampa’s
18. bed
19. blankets
20. warm running water
21. Coffee
22. Nintendo DS
23. Warm Coats
24. Slippers
25. Donald Duck
26. Stuffed Animals
27. Healthy Kids
28. Blue Skies
29. Clouds
30. Fog
31. Rain
32. Snow
33. Grace
34. Mercy
35. forgiveness
36. Jesus dying on the cross
37. Love
38. A place to call home
39. Pillows
40. Hiking trails in the woods
41. Big Rocks on the coast
42. Trees
43. Flowers
44. Birdsongs
45. singing and humming children
46. life
47. Adventure
48. Friends
49. Family
50. Michigan
51. 1st Wesleyan Church
52. Grass
53. Lavender
54. Soap
55. Socks
56. Shoes
57. Clothing
58. Gloves to wear in the cold
59. Smiles
60. Hugs
61. Kisses
62. Goodnights
63. Goodmornings
64. kind words
65. Someone to share our lives with
66. Grammy and Grampa’s house
67. Chocolate Milk
68. Bagels
69. Facebook
70. Crisp cold air to breath
71. Feet to walk
72. Hands to feel
73. Minds to comprehend and imagine and create
74. Peace
75. knowing what we believe.
76. Oregon
77. WordPress
78. the ability to read
79. The land of the free and the home of the brave
80. the smell of wet asphalt
81. God’s sense of humor
82. Psalms
83. Joy
84. rivers
85. waterfalls
86. sleeping children
87. laughter
88. books
89. Libraries
90. Cameras
91. Music
92. Memories
93. Photographs
94. Sleep
95. a quiet house
96. Giggling children
97. the ability to learn
98. Swimming Pools
99. Knitting
100. Our Families who love us and put up with our quirks and shortcomings
101. The warm sun
102. The moonlight
103. Boardgames
104. Taylor’s friend Brendon
105. Legos
106. Emma’s friend Abby
107. Our neighbors
108. Our Pastor
109. that Jesus isn’t finished with us
110. that he never gives up on us
111. That he is faithful, and that his mercies are new every morning
112. that he has saved us from the pit (Psalm 103)

Rainy Day

It has been so rainy here in Oregon for the past 2 weeks.  I thought since there won’t be any adventures for awhile that it would be good to re-cap some of our summer activities, since I haven’t had the opportunity to fill you in yet.  It started in June, over Father’s Day weekend when Tim and the Kids and I spent the weekend in Vancouver, WA visiting our friends, Rob and Karen Brown.  Rob is the Pastor of Vancouver Wesleyan Church.  Tim and I have known Rob and Karen for our entire married life…. about 13 years now.  While we had not remained in contact with them for all of that time, we have always known where they were ministering, and believe it or not, we have lived near them in 3 states.  Now that we are in Oregon, we have been privileged to be able to visit them as often as possible, and on occasion Tim has been able to help them with some computer work.  We are so Thankful that the LORD knows what we need, and provides it for us!  He provided Rob and Karen to us at a time when we really needed friendship and encouragement.  Thanks Rob and Karen for blessing us with your availability and friendship and for being there for us!

In June, over father’s day weekend, Vancouver Wesleyan Church has a Car Show.  If there is something you should know about Rob is that he has a thing for Mustangs.  He has owned and restored many through the years, and belongs to a car club.   So, following, you will find photos of the cars from the show, if you want to view the image at a larger size, just click it.  

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