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Friday, July 17th, 2009Family and Friends,
Many have asked when we were going to post something to our family blog. Six months or so is probably too long to ignore it…
Let me give you an update on the Garland clan.
Doug is in the summer break from school. I am working at BJU as the project manager for BJU Online, [...]
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 do [...]
Update on Joyce
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Joyce received some very favorable test results today. The doctor’s words were “outstanding response!” We give God the glory for His goodness to us! We also want to thank our many friends and family for praying. Please continue to pray in the assurance that God does indeed answer our petitions.
FYI: Friday is Joyce’s birthday.
A Family Work Day
Sunday, January 11th, 2009We (Doug, Joyce, Anthony, and Auria) spent the first part of Saturday working on our land. Anthony and I drove over early. Several small and medium size trees fell over in the last week due to some rain and high winds. We cut them up with the chain saw and then started on some trees that [...]
New Years Day 2009
Sunday, January 4th, 2009Doug, Joyce, Anthony, and Auria stayed up to observe the beginning of 2009. We anticipated lots of fire crackers and fire works in our neighborhood and we were not disappointed! All of us slept in for a while in the morning. Anthony and Auria then took down the Christmas tree. Once the temperature reached about [...]
The Joys and Sorrows of Life
Friday, December 26th, 2008The Garland family has enjoyed a wonderful Christmas in every regard. Our fellowship with one another has been pleasant and frequent. It has been refreshment to all. In the providence of God, however, our time of joy has been flanked at the beginning and at the end by two funerals.
I am reminded of the words [...]
Scenes from the Garland Christmas Celebration
Thursday, December 25th, 2008The Garland family enjoys a number of traditions each year in celebration of the birth of Christ. On Christmas Eve in the evening, we go to the service at Hampton Park Baptist Church. The service is a little different each year but has the unchanging focus of directing our hearts toward the true meaning of [...]
Thanksgiving
Friday, November 28th, 2008The Garland family gathered at Grandma Q’s house for a traditional Thanksgiving meal and celebration. Moriah Mullen (sister of Lincoln), Brian Buda (BJU grad student) and the Snow family (Dave, Janet, and Katy) joined us. Andrew and Mel drove down from Virginia. Abby and Lincoln are local. We praise the Lord that we could all [...]
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