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Good morning America!

The sun is shining here as usual. We love it here and are not really looking forward to our probable move next summer. Oh, well. God has been good everytime with wonderful places and wonderful people to get to know. We know this move will be no different.

Some of you may have noticed a new contributer to the blog. Ray is Evie's husband and a US army sergeant. He is also an artist and some day we'll convince him to contribute to the Far Studios store on Etsy. Take a chance and read his blog "A Fight with Depravity". He works very hard to study and learn and to share what God is teaching him. It's heady stuff!

Well, the scout made it home safely and wasn't even that tired - wonder of wonders! He earned a whole chest full of merit badges and the admiration of his leaders, the respect of his fellow scouts! You should see the targets from his rifle test. He is a real sharpshooter!

We shipped him off Monday to Helen, Georgia. Helen is an Alpine lookalike mountain resort town that Evie says really looks like the villages in Germany. She should know. She and her family were stationed in Darmstadt (I think that's how it's spelled) for three or four years. They loved it there.

Orie is spending the week with a friend's family in their time share. He wasn't there two hours before he was tubing down the Chattahoochi (spelling?) river. This has sure been an adventurous (checked the dictionary on that one) busy summer for him. Oh, to be young and courageous! (Gramma says getting old and rickety does have some advantages, too.)

Elijah has been enjoying having his mom all to himself. We've dragged him everywhere with us. He has shopped, walked, explored, worked, exercised, and generally contributed with us all of the last two weeks. We've decided to keep a journal of all the cool things he says. A seven-year-old's perspective is really unique! Even when he's in trouble (not our Elijah!) he's entertaining. Gramma says one of the greatest things about living with her daughter's family is getting to know the youngest of her grandchildren.

Well, gotta go. Only seventeen days left to clean and sew and craft before the family arrives for a visit. Can't wait! Hope you are all having a loving happy day. Remember God in all you do. He never forgets you!

Bye