Book Review - Gladys Aylward

Oh dear...I apologize for the lack of attention to my blog!!  But the truth is that we've been super busy lately and I didn't really have anything to write about when I did have time! 

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I've been reading a LOT of fiction books lately...I love to read!!  My favorite author is Lori Wick.  She writes Christian romance novels, which I love!  A friend of ours just gave me a bag full of books by her so I've been reading tons!  Now, to start off 2014, my mom wants us to take a break from reading fiction, and read things like biographies and other non-fiction books.  I chose to read a book about Gladys Aylward, who was a missionary in China in the early 1900's.  I've read this book before, but it is so good that I'm reading it again!  It's by Janet and Geoff Benge...they have written lots of biographies about missionaries and I've read quite a few of them.  There is also a movie about Gladys Aylward called Inn of the Sixth Happiness but I haven't seen it since I was really little so I want to see it again soon.  The only problem is that nobody else in my family really wants to see it again because it's pretty graphic considering all the horrible things that the Chinese people used to do...maybe still do.  That kind of stuff has never really bothered me that much though, unlike my sister Carrie :P but I'm getting off the subject.... I highly recommend this book, but although not as much as the movie, it is graphic too.  I also recommend other books by the same authors...some of the ones I've read are Jim Elliot, Mary Slessor, Hudson Taylor, George Muller and Betty Greene.

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Thanks for reading!!  Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!
 

Recent Pictures

Hey there!  I figured it's been awhile since I posted recent pictures of my nieces and nephews (except for Lindsey).....

Janae Catherine 

Brady Wade

Lindsey Renae

Michael James

Beckett Leander

This one is just funny...notice Brady's new glasses!  :P

See ya!

New Look And Other Random Things

Hi Everyone!  What do y'all think about my new look?  I found the new name on Pinterest and thought it was perfect...and true!  Sorry that it isn't centered where it's supposed to be on the header...I can't really figure out how to do that!  So until I do, you'll just have to excuse it ;)

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I am getting so so so excited for Winter this year!!  

 

I love snowy trees...

and Christmas...

and wrapping up in a quilt with a good book and some Hot Chocolate...

and playing with my doggy in the snow...

and going out in the crisp morning to feed our chickens after the snow fell all night...
and (believe it or not) the cold weather...
and building things in the snow with my sisters...
.....I'd better stop before I get carried away though, but I love pretty much everything about Winter!

♫ ....I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.... ♫

Lindsey-da-Lindsey!

Hey!  Here are some adorable pictures of miss Lindsey-da-Lindsey (a nickname given to her by her cousin Brady :) ) when they were over last Sunday...enjoy!

She's such a happy little girl! 

I love her 2 little teeth :) 

Princess!!!! ♥

Sorry, the pictures are a little bit fuzzy....but she is just so cute!  :D

Heads Up!! :)

Hi girls!!  Just a heads up.......I am working on a whole new design for my blog!  I know I have been changing it a lot (sorry about that :/) but hopefully after I do this one I will be done for awhile!  I'm really excited about this...I'm going to have a whole new template and possibly even a new name :) can't wait to show it to you all!                                                                           
                                                                                                                                          

                                                                            In God's Love,

New baby girl!!

Hi everyone!!  We have a new sweet little baby girl in our family!!  Her name is Janae Catherine Duke and she was born yesterday (October 22) to my brother Joel and his wife Lydia.  Janae was 7 lbs. 3 oz. and 20" (which is kinda funny because when Lydia was in labor we were all guessing how big Janae was going to be and I said "she will probably be 7 lbs. 3 oz. and 20"!!!  And she was!!!!) we got to see her today and she is so sweet <3 <3 :) I can't wait to see her again!!

Photoshoot of Shannon

Hi!  Sorry, it's been awhile since I last posted... anyway, a couple days ago I took a photoshoot of my sister Shannon!!  It was a lot of fun (and cold)!  :) It's been getting pretty cold here at night and even in the day too!  I'm getting SOO excited for Christmas/Winter this year! :D Alright...I suppose I should show the pictures... :P

 I love taking pictures :)

Aw! 

 This one is by far my favorite!!  I love the lighting

 and how she is posed...I just love everything about it!! :)

 She's so cute :)

 Silhouettes!!!!

 I like this one!

 :)

Shannon loves this one...it's her favorite :) 

 so fun!

 This one was fun to take!

I just loved the sunset this night!  It was perfect for all the pictures we took :)

Hope you enjoyed all the pictures!  Some of them might be a little over-edited (if that's even a word...) but I just love them :) See ya later!!!!!