Creation Museum

We are enjoying our week tremendously.  I will reveal where we've been as I update the blog.  I am going to post in the order that we did each activity.  We have had an amazing week together and made memories that will definitely last a lifetime.  One of the stand-outs of this trip was our visit to the Creation Museum in Kentucky. What an experience.  To walk through a place where God is so unashamedly proclaimed, without apology, and to see Truth proven throughout the entire place was soul-inspiring, to say the least.  I wish I could take every unbeliever I know and lead him or her by the hand so that they could see that the Word is TRUTH!  This sign is toward the beginning of the tour through the museum.  It certainly hit home for me.
Right after you see this, walls full of today's headlines are splashed everywhere.  I don't even have words to describe my emotions as I looked at the reminders before me...all the ways we've abandoned God as a culture (click on the photo below to see just a hint of what we saw on the walls around us).  It was chilling.

Another very powerful moment for me was looking at a display that took us through bible prophecy dating back to the very beginning of time, laying out history and showing that hundreds of bible prophecies have been fulfilled and that none of them have failed.  You could have heard a pin drop in that part of the museum, as people just stared at the timeline of one historical event after another leading up to now....BACKED UP WITH SCRIPTURE.  (While in that area of the museum, there is a flatscreen television with one person after another proclaiming God's Word.   I loved this sign:  
Throughout our entire week, we've been working on memorizing this (I think it's a great witnessing tool when sharing Christ with people):
One thing I really appreciated about this place was the fact that they displayed both sides of the argument (Creation versus evolution).  They lined up the "logic" side by side with scripture and and allowed you to see how the two stack up.  I personally think it takes more faith to believe that we emerged from primordial ooze than it does to believe there is a CREATOR who made it so.
If you've never visited the Creation Museum in Petersburg Kentucky, you simply must.  It is worth every penny you will pay in the admission price and you will walk out of there changed. I am planning on telling everyone I know about this amazing place.  More to come soon....

A Little Hint....

There's so much to fill you in on...but until I have the ability to do so, this will have to suffice.

Can you guess where we are?

The Apples of My Eye

We had a great day at the apple orchard.  If you live in the area where I do and you are looking for a great, family friendly, Christ-centered place to spend the day, you must go to Royal Oak Farm Orchard.    It is totally worth the drive.  The grounds are beautiful.  For $6.50, you can pick five of your own apples, take a hay ride, eat an apple cider donut, watch a movie in a teepee about apples, bees, pollination, and honey, visit a petting zoo, play on the grounds, visit their market and gift shoppe, and drink a half pint of fresh apple cider.  We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day.  The wonderful thing about this particular orchard is that they openly talk about God's creation and they teach the children that it is because of Him and His wonderful ways that the apples can even grow on the trees.  They taught us about the cooperation that occurs between the farmers and the bees and how they are such great "workers."  If it weren't for the bees, we wouldn't have apples.  (This gave me a new appreciation for the bees.  : )

Definitely a wonderful place to visit if you ever get the chance.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

And We're Off to HUSKERLAND!

If I'm MIA for a couple days, it's because I've gone to see my Huskers play Ball State this weekend. I really hope they win. But it's not all about the winning. That Sea of Red is just something you have to experience for yourself!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I'll be back soon with pictures and tales to tell.

Goooooooo, HUSKERS!

Wordless Thursday???

Cody and his friend Christopher were almost positive this was Zaboomafoo.

Back home again

This is a picture of the St. Louis arch from hubby's perspective. Isn't it cool? We all had a good time visiting the sites in the city, as it's a place I haven't been but once. We enjoyed our time with friends but are glad to be back home. (Thanks Marc and Jen for a great visit, and thanks to D and D too!)

As usual, laundry is piling up, the house needs a good cleaning, and I have several pressing things that need to be done before school starts next week, but all in all, things on our end are going just fine. Other than trying to wean the baby off the bottle and onto a sippy cup which he is fiercely fighting. Oh, and you might be interested to know that both boys had good check-ups at the dentist yesterday. Caden was mesmerized by Thomas choo-chooing on the DVD they had playing in his check-up room. What on earth did we do before pediatric dentists?

Jerry and I are planning a trip to Nebraska to see a Huskers football game in September and I am so psyched for that. I've been busy working out logistics. My grandfather would be so glad to know that the season tickets my mom purchased will not be going to waste. GO HUSKERS! I can't wait to make a big pot of football chili and veg out in front of the first televised game. School starting is not the beginning of fall for this girl. Oh no siree. The fall begins when the Huskers start their season.

I may post Wordless Wednesday tomorrow (I know, I'm such a rebel). And yes. You may see a couple more pics from the zoo. It seems the animals there have quite a sense of humor. Kinda reminds me of a little film entitled, Madagascar.

Happy Wednesday!

A Day at the Beach

We had a "family reunion" of sorts this past weekend with my mom, dad, sisters, brothers-in-law, nieces, and a whole lotta fun. It started on Friday with a trip to Lake Michigan, and I'll simply let these pictures speak for themselves. Everyone had a great time. I'll be posting more pictures throughout the week...I took 159 of them. Don't worry, I won't post them ALL!

And....a big thanks to everyone who shared what they are thankful for over the weekend. Sometimes it's really good to reflect upon the goodness of God, isn't it? After a weekend like we had, I'm so thankful for my family and for my kids getting to know and love their cousins.

Enjoy these pictures and your week!

Building castles in the sand...

Fun on the beach with Cody and his cousin "Cass"

And finally, a time for cuddles with Nanna.