Merry Christmas from the Millers

Jesus is the Reason for the Season

We finally managed to our sign up in the yard.

Elizabeth has worked hard at growing out her hair.

Elizabeth's first Piano lesson

Still Moving in.....

 Elizabeth puts on her best to go to church.

 Grandpa and Grandma are excited to have Elizabeth here.

Uncle Jared's going to be a bad influence...

Grandpa gave me a new bottle!!!

My name is Booger-T-Washington

Grandpa gives FREE crawling lessons!!!

After crawling lessons I like to play with Grandpa!!

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with our family in Centerville, IA. 

Uncle Jared tried starting Elizabeth on energy drinks early. Good thing she can't open it. :)

Elizabeth was excited to meet Mary Stufflebeam!

Aunt Jo Ann enjoyed feeding Elizabeth her first Thanksgiving meal.

Elizabeth was happy to have a turkey drumstick!!

Moving back to Iowa

Praise the Lord we have made it back to Iowa safe and sound. We are very tired, but glad to be here. Yesterday we unpacked the trailer and started making a home in my old bedroom. Grandpa and Grandma are very excited to have Elizabeth Grace around. She seems to brighten up everyones day. 

Destiny

When we see that our destiny is to be one with God, we cannot care for any earthly glory.

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Hannah Whitall Smith and Melvin Easterday Dieter, The Christian's Secret of a Holy Life : The Unpublished Personal Writings of Hannah Whitall Smith (Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997), November 5.

Picture Update

It has been a few weeks since I last posted some pictures so here you go...

Sorry mom but I still think that hat makes her look like a gangster.

Elizabeth's first rose from daddy on her 6th month birthday. 

(Ok, so it was the second rose. we never got the picture with the first one.)

We were able to put in carpet in our basement!!

We have been waiting to do this for over a year.

 Donnie & Sean Nelson were a big help with the carpet. Even when there was nothing that they could do they kept Elizabeth happy. Keeping her happy was a HUGE plus!!

I'm glad with a Job well done!

But the LORD was with Joseph

²⁰And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

 ²¹But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

What else could go wrong for Joseph? His brothers hate him and sell him as a slave. He is in a foreign land without any comfort. His boss has just thrown him in prison on false charges. Everything humanly was against Joseph and yet he had one thing going for him He had favor with Jehovah. 

Life will be unfair and harsh. People will let you down, friends will turn on you, finances will fail you but no matter what happens God is there. Do you have the same favor with God that Joseph had or have you allowed things to get in the way?

When I sit in darkness the Lord shall be a light unto me Micah 7:8

When I sit in darkness the Lord shall be a light unto me

     Micah 7:8

If you are willing to choose the seeming darkness of faith instead of the illumination of reason, wonderful light will break out upon you from the Word of God.

A. J. Gordon

Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour, Originally Published: Chicago: Revell, c1990. (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1998, c1997, c1994, c1990), October 7.

He shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways Ps. 91:11

Count no duty too little, no round of life too small, no work too low, if it come in thy way, since God thinks so much of it as to send His angels to guard thee in it.

Mark Guy Pearse

Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour, Originally Published: Chicago: Revell, c1990. (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1998, c1997, c1994, c1990), September 30.

“The vigor of our spiritual life will be in exact proportion to the place held by the Word in our life and thoughts.” 

- George Mueller

Found in Kenneth W. Osbeck, Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions, Includes Indexes. (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Kregel Publications, 1990), 292.

Elizabeth finishes her first box of Oatmeal

Today Elizabeth finished her first box of oatmeal. She was very excited to play with the box after she finished it.

Elizabeth's First Jewerly Box

When Grandpa and Grandma last visited they took pictures of the Jewerly Box that Grandpa's coworker Chris Dover made for Elizabeth.

"I think I can see myself!"

"Grandpa, I like it!!"

Elizabeth learning her ABC'S with Pinkie the Pink Elephant

Elizabeth Meets a Laptop

Elizabeth isn't satisfied to sit in her swing and watch daddy prepare his Old Testament Survey notes for class. She just must sit on his lap and watch the screen. 

And when daddy doesn't let her type on the keyboard she decides to put her mark on it...

I didn't know a keyboard could smell so bad.

The Famous Star

Hope you enjoy these videos from our Farm Activity!!

This is a favorite trick of the Clark girls. Watch and enjoy but I must warn you this may make you laugh pretty hard.

Jordan Delli fell for it!!!

Poor little Brennan Nelson fell for it too!!

Sean Nelson Jr. got it!

Matthew Delli fell for it not once but twice.

Sean Sr. was warned by Brennan beforehand, but he put on a good show!

Pictures from our Jr. Church Trip to the Clark Farm