September Review

September was a full month, in which Dad and Mom celebrated 23 years of marriage, we enjoyed some good family outings and Mom celebrated her 43rd  birthday!

At the beginning of the month, Dad and Mom went to see War Room (a movie on prayer) for their anniversary! They enjoyed it so much they took the whole family to see it again!:) We like to support good Christian movies in the theatre, when they have them, and this one was no disappointment! We gave it 11 thumbs up!!:D

  Another outing was a trip to the Creation &  Earth  History Museum in Santee CA, for their "Family Festival." We had been there several years ago, but ICR had since sold it to a man named Tom Cantor who is a Jewish businessman and Christian believer. He owns Scantibodies Laboratories which helps fund the museum. He remodeled it, and has a lot of really neat displays on creation, Noah's Ark, Tower of Babel, where the different ethnic groups came from, and baby growing in the womb, along with many other important body functions.

 As part of the special event, they had several Christian Creationist speakers come and share during the course of the day. Our favorite one was Dr. Jobe Martin! We had met  him and his lovely wife years ago at a conference, while visiting the fellowship where Mom was saved! When they discovered we were a homeschool family, they gave us some of their resources on science and creation as a gift to encourage and benefit us. We have been using those books and DVDs in our homeschooling curriculum since and have been very blessed by them!:)

 The younger children were very excited to meet the man from the creation videos!;) It was great to see him again and he remembered us, despite his many travels and all the people he speaks to!

 We also enjoyed getting to meet Buddy Davis, a children's song writer, and hear him sing!

 Beside the gift store, there is a presentation of the Old Testament Tabernacle that God commanded Moses and the Israelites to make. During the presentation, each of the articles in the tabernacle were looked at in light of their purpose, significance, prophetic meanings and how they all connect to the Lord Jesus and point to Him.

 We really enjoyed this part of the museum! Here is the outer court where the sacrifices were slain....

The ark of the covenant in the holiest of holies.....

Inside the museum, there are several different rooms, each with a different theme and focus. There was so much to see and read! This particular room was focused on Day 4 of Creation-
"Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;  and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.  God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. So the evening and the morning were the fourth day."

After a fun day at the museum, we were able to meet up with some friends, the Spears, who live in the area! Mrs. Spears and mom finally got to meet, having talked before over the phone.:)
David Spears (who worked with us at Ironwood during the summer) and Isaiah are parkour buddies.:) They always enjoy practicing all kinds of flips together.

At the end of the month, Mom celebrated her 43rd Birthday! How grateful we all are for her! Without her, none of us kiddos would be here and Dad would be one lonely guy!:) We love you Mommy!:)

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.
                                                                                                   Psalm 100