Happenings

Autumn is in the air, and I can't help but pull out the candy corn and peanuts! It reminds me of my grandma. She always had a bowl of this mixture sitting out for us to snack on this time of year. I still laugh to myself when I think about the time that a friend of ours asked for the recipe! Ha, ha! A couple of weeks ago we got our first snow. Even though it didn't amount to much, the kids were very excited to get bundled up and go play in it! I have a feeling there will be more to come!

Tirzah sure does keep me busy! She is such a big helper ;)

The other day she found a blue marker on the floor and decided to taste it (it was the smelly kind, so can you blame her?!)

Thankfully we are all feeling much better, although Titus still struggles with a cough. We also got spoiled having the kids at home (even if they were sick). We've had to readjust to the quiet house. Praise the Lord for children who bring such life to our home!

Sickies :(

Well, Goshert's Medical Clinic has been open this week and we have almost reached our maximum capacity! All five kids plus mommy have passed around the same flu/colds that, from the sounds of it, many of your families have been passing around as well! It's miserable, isn't it? So today I would like to send some encouragement your way...

Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!
~Luke 1:45

Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope; Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him."
~Lamentations 3:21-24

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Your law.
~Psalm 119:18

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
~2 Timothy 3:16-17

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I know these verses won't make the fevers come down, or the coughs go away, or the physical body aches stop hurting, but I pray that they will be balm for your soul! Take care!

Random Ramblings

We had such an exciting Wednesday evening! Three kids put their trust in Jesus as their Savior! Wow! It's always exciting to welcome people into His family! Please help us pray that these kids will grow in their knowledge of Jesus and that the desire to serve Him will grow.

Yesterday was no school for the older 3 kids. I really liked having them at home! It made me miss the days of homeschooling even more! We have them for such a short time, and when they're at school all day it feels like I don't get to spend much time with them. Anyway, they kept themselves pretty busy. The big project of the day was "Fun Fusion". I'm sure most of you have probably seen them. You put tiny beads on a plastic shape, put special paper over your shape when your done and iron it to fuse the beads together. The kids decided to turn their creations into necklaces. I was amazed at how well they did! Even Titus (who's 3) made several.

Saturday is my big Mary Kay debut! I've invited quite a few people, but so far don't know of any attendees. I've had some pre-orders, though, so that's good! If your in the area Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m., come on over!

Final thought...

football season is upon us!!

Back in Business!

I've decided to get back into the Mary Kay business! I sold it a few years back, but with Nathan in school and some other issues I decided to get out of it. But now I felt like I was ready to give it another try. Things are a bit more settled now (well, as settled as they can get around here!) and I had been thinking of ways I could help with the family's finances. With the kids still being young I really didn't want to have a "real" job, so to speak. I'm prepared for it to take awhile to build up my customer base, but I'm ready to try! I'm also hoping to use this as an opportunity to meet more people and who knows, this may be an avenue the Lord will use to bring people into His Kingdom! I'm excited about all of the possibilities!

So....if you're interested (or know of someone else who might be) you can check out my website! It's up and running!

www.marykay.com/bgoshert