We had such a fun night tonight at the NE 1/4 corner block party :)
But first, Dad and I got our workouts in.
I had to go and pick up a large box from home depot for our Wednesday YW in Excellence.
Then we went and picked some stuff up at Walmart too.
Back at home, I worked on YW in Excellence stuff and Dad worked on the hot tub stuff.
I went with Vern to get the tables decorated with beautiful wild flowers :)
The hot tub showed up about 3:30.
It got unloaded and Dad hooked it up.
Then we got it in the right place and got it filled up.
It will take a while to heat up though......
We went to the block party, and it was a pretty great turn-out.
I really enjoy where we live.
I am so grateful we were put in this place!!!!
The exact people we needed in our lives right now!
Of course we had our annual marshmallow golfing.
I am just not any good!!!!
I need to do some practicing :)
Graham and Kevin took the winning spots this year.
When we got home, we did a little FHE, which went along with our neighborhood party.
Cassi read us a poem.
"HOLES"
I had been in that whole for a very long time
In the dark and the damp, in the cold and the slime. The shaft was above me; I could see it quite clear. But there's no way I could ever reach it from here. Nor could I remember the world way up there. So I lost all my hope and gave into despair. I knew nothing but darkness, the floor and the walls. Then off in the distance, I heard someone call;
"Get up! Get ready! There's nothing the matter. Take rocks and old sticks and build up a fine ladder."
This had never occurred to me-had not crossed my mind. But I started to stack all the stones I could find. When I ran out of stones, then old sticks were my goal. For one way or another I'd get out of this hole. So I soon had a ladder that was sturdy and tall
And I thought,"I'll soon leave this place once and for all!"
I climbed up my ladder; it was no easy chore,
For from lifting those boulders, my shoulders were sore. I climbed up my ladder, but soon had to stop, for my ladder stopped short-some 10 feet from the top. I climbed back down my ladder and started to cry. I'd done all I could do. I gave my best try, And in spite of my work, in this hole I must die. And all I could do was sit and think,"why?"
Was my ladder too short? Or my hole much to deep?
Then from way upon high came a voice, "Do not weep."
And the faith, hope and love entered my chest
As the voice said to me that I'd done my best.
He said, "You've worked hard, you're labors' been rough, but the ladder you've built is at last tall enough. Do not despair. You have reason to hope. Just climb up your ladder; I'll throw down my rope."
I climbed up the ladder, then climbed up the cord. When I got to the top, there stood the Lord. I couldn't be happier; my struggle was done. I blinked in the brightness that came from the Son. I fell to the ground, His feet did I kiss. I cried, "What can I do to repay thee for this?"
Then He looked all around Him. There were holes in the ground. They had people inside, and were seen all around. There were thousands of holes that were damp, dark and deep.
Then the Lord turned to me and He said, "Feed my sheep."
Then he went on his way to help other lost souls, and I got right down to work, calling down to the holes;
"Get up! Get ready! There's nothing the matter!
Take rocks and olds sticks and build up a fine ladder."
It was now my turn to spread the good word,
the most glorious message that man ever heard. That there is one who is willing to save one and all. And we've got to be ready when He gives the call. He'll pull us out of the hole that we're in. And save all our souls from death and from sin. So do not lose faith; there is reason to hope. Just build up your ladder; He'll throw down His rope.
In the dark and the damp, in the cold and the slime. The shaft was above me; I could see it quite clear. But there's no way I could ever reach it from here. Nor could I remember the world way up there. So I lost all my hope and gave into despair. I knew nothing but darkness, the floor and the walls. Then off in the distance, I heard someone call;
"Get up! Get ready! There's nothing the matter. Take rocks and old sticks and build up a fine ladder."
This had never occurred to me-had not crossed my mind. But I started to stack all the stones I could find. When I ran out of stones, then old sticks were my goal. For one way or another I'd get out of this hole. So I soon had a ladder that was sturdy and tall
And I thought,"I'll soon leave this place once and for all!"
I climbed up my ladder; it was no easy chore,
For from lifting those boulders, my shoulders were sore. I climbed up my ladder, but soon had to stop, for my ladder stopped short-some 10 feet from the top. I climbed back down my ladder and started to cry. I'd done all I could do. I gave my best try, And in spite of my work, in this hole I must die. And all I could do was sit and think,"why?"
Was my ladder too short? Or my hole much to deep?
Then from way upon high came a voice, "Do not weep."
And the faith, hope and love entered my chest
As the voice said to me that I'd done my best.
He said, "You've worked hard, you're labors' been rough, but the ladder you've built is at last tall enough. Do not despair. You have reason to hope. Just climb up your ladder; I'll throw down my rope."
I climbed up the ladder, then climbed up the cord. When I got to the top, there stood the Lord. I couldn't be happier; my struggle was done. I blinked in the brightness that came from the Son. I fell to the ground, His feet did I kiss. I cried, "What can I do to repay thee for this?"
Then He looked all around Him. There were holes in the ground. They had people inside, and were seen all around. There were thousands of holes that were damp, dark and deep.
Then the Lord turned to me and He said, "Feed my sheep."
Then he went on his way to help other lost souls, and I got right down to work, calling down to the holes;
"Get up! Get ready! There's nothing the matter!
Take rocks and olds sticks and build up a fine ladder."
It was now my turn to spread the good word,
the most glorious message that man ever heard. That there is one who is willing to save one and all. And we've got to be ready when He gives the call. He'll pull us out of the hole that we're in. And save all our souls from death and from sin. So do not lose faith; there is reason to hope. Just build up your ladder; He'll throw down His rope.
Then we thought about what we talked about in Come Follow Me the last couple weeks or serving one another and feeding his sheep...
So we chose the word FEED to put on our brick this week.
So we want to focus on finding those that are lost in their "holes" or in need of extra love :)
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