Archive for February, 2009
Plantings
Saturday, February 21st, 2009Our goal for the last several months has been to clear enough land to plant fruit trees and berries. They can be growing as we work on the house or on other parts of the land. We have generally enjoyed cutting down trees of every size, stacking wood, pulling out vines, chopping brush, and digging out [...]
Bible Quizzing
Sunday, February 8th, 2009Bible quizzing is a competitive means for teens to learn the Word of God. We have three teams at our church, Hampton Park Baptist, and we compete each month with about nine other ministries through the Piedmont Quizzing Association. Each team quizzes against two other teams in a month and then we have a tournament at [...]
Scenes from January
Monday, February 2nd, 2009The first month of 2009 has come and gone so quickly! Major events in the Garland family included the start of school, Joyce’s birthday, our first snow, work on the lot, preparing the garden, and a visit by Andrew and Melanie. Joyce received a very good report from her doctor this month and continues to [...]