September Hodgepodge

Hi, everyone! Hope you're all doing well. Things are good here, just busy as usual! School started on Tuesday, so we're trying to get back into the swing of things.

These are some pictures from Katie's missions trip. They ministered to over 2,500 people and reported 328 salvations! It was a great experience for her. It definitely made her appreciate the little comforts we tend to take for granted!

They took bucket showers and slept on floats while they were in Mexico. They went from one little town to another doing dramas, and would talk to people and pray with them through translators.

She stayed at a Christian college while they were in Guatemala, so she actually had a bed and running water there. They ministered to school children during that part of their trip.

She said the people were very friendly, receptive, and hospitable- willing to share whatever they had.

Katie is the one in the green shirt.

The missions team

My mom made this beautiful quilt and entered it into the West Virginia State Fair last month. She worked on it about three years. Isn't it beautiful?! She won second place for it. I didn't see the first place winner's quilt, but I can't imagine it being more beautiful than Mom's. This is a stack and whack quilt. Everything about it is just so pretty!

Katie started 10th grade on Tuesday. Oh my, how time flies!

I hope you all have a great week! Thanks for stopping by!

Take care,

~Melanie

Our Vacation

We had a great time visiting with my parents last week. Most of the time was spent relaxing, talking, and just enjoying each other's company. We don't get to see them very often, so we try to make the most of our visits!

This is a picture of the Greenbrier River in West Virginia. We had a family reunion there on Saturday. In the left part of the picture is the stage for an amphitheater. I think it's a beautiful place for one.

There's a picnic shelter there too with lots of trees and a playground, so it's really a nice place. It was good to see our relatives and find out how they're all doing. Most of them we only see this one day a year.

Katie had a lot of fun swimming in the river with her cousins. The water is so nice and clear and you can see all the pretty river rocks.

Mom and Dad have a fire pit and a shelter out in the woods, so of course we had to go out and roast marshmallows and make some s'mores! It was so relaxing to watch the fire and listen to the leaves rustling in the wind.

I recently told you about how talented my mom is, so last week I took some pictures of just a few of the beautiful quilts she has made. She does a wonderful job, don't you think!

I'll try to get some pictures of her other quilts and post them sometime.

Jewel Box Quilt

Maple Leaf Quilt (I love Fall, so I'm really partial to this one.)

Garden Trellis Quilt

Hope you enjoyed the pictures and are having a wonderful week. :)

Melanie