Is thy cruse of comfort failing?
     Rise and share it with a friend,
And through all the years of famine
     It shall serve thee to the end.
Love divine will fill thy storehouse,
     Or thy handful still renew;
Scanty fare for one will often
     Make a royal feast for two.

For the heart grows rich in giving;
     All its wealth is living grain;
Seeds—which mildew in the garner—
     Scattered, fill with gold the plain.
Is thy burden hard and heavy?
     Do thy steps drag wearily?
Help to lift thy brother’s burden—
     God will bear both it and thee.

Numb and weary, on the mountains,
     Wouldst thou sleep amidst the snow?
Chafe that frozen form beside thee,
     And together both shall glow.
Art thou stricken in life’s battle?
     Many wounded ‘round thee moan;
Lavish on their wounds thy balsam,
     And that balm shall heal thine own.

From the periodical, Gems of Truth

What an amazing Creator God is!

Decorating the House:

Decorating Cookies:

Christmas Eve Gift Exchange:

Christmas Day!

Hope you are looking forward as much as we are to all that the Lord will do in the New Year!

Caroling:

Concerts:

Christmas Lights:

Float in the Salem parade:

Christmas in the Mountains at Fort New Salem:

Jonathan’s birthday:

Decorating Christmas cookies:

Christmas day!

May the joy of the Christmas season continue throughout the year in remembrance of our Lord and  Savior!

Enjoy watching the trailer!

“Even though it was incredibly humorous and fun to watch, you felt at the end that you hadn’t wasted your time. It had a sobering and inspiring message.” – Dad

“In some movies you have to fast-forward a bit to get past certain offensive sections. But in this one we found ourselves rewinding it to watch some great scenes over again!” – Daniel

“I was impressed at how professionally it had been put together, even though all the actors were all so young!” – David

“My favorite thought-provoking quote was ‘Isn’t it ironic that she can find freedom within the confines of a city?’” – Esther

To learn more, visit www.ravensheadmovie.com!

We reached $500! Read the exciting details on the Purchase with a Purpose page.

And we have now reached $1000!! At 9:00PM, three hours before our deadline, we reached exactly $1002. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who participated! More details will be posted in a different post.

To reach this goal, Lenspiration is selling Original 2012 Calendars at $12 per calendar, $10 of which will be given directly to Jonathan. To help reach $500 $1000 by midnight, November 30, please follow this link to buy your calendar now. This post will be updated frequently to display the fundraising progress!

• Goal: $500 $1000
• Amount Raised: $1000
• Yet to be Raised: $0
• Time Left: 0 days, 0 hours

No more calendars to go! Jonathan and I are overwhelmed with gratefulness for everyone’s generosity, and we thank each and every one of you from the bottom of our hearts for your contributions.

1. Michael B.
2. Jayma G.
3. Esther M.
4. Melody L.
5. Michelle P.
6. Amanda S.
7. John & Joyce
8. Amanda H.
9. Stephen W.
10. Beverly K.
11. Libby Z.
12. Doug R.
13. Mrs. P.
14. Owen Y.
15. Wayne B.
16. Loyniwati K.
17. Michele N.
18. Andrea-Lynne S.
19. Donald S.
20. Richard B.
21. Eddie H.
22. Robert & Kendalyn
23. Richard J.
24. Jim & Beth
25. Nancy B.

For more information, visit their website that my talented husband put together (you’re amazing, Robert!): http://davidlovespriscilla.com/.

What an action-packed, energetic weekend it was! There is something encouraging about being surrounded with enthusiastic smiles for a whole weekend! We praise the Lord that it worked out for the Johnson family to be able to come and visit and we hope it works out again sometime. Thank you for coming, Johnson team!