Canning...

This year, I along with my family have been having fun... canning! There's nothing like seeing all those sparkling cans lined up after all that work... and then best of all, you get to eat it!!! YUM...

My Bible First Promo

Camping Adventure!

This past weekend we were able to take a camping trip down to Tennessee and Virginia - it was such fun! We packed up, and took off for Daniel Boone National Forest. We went on many hikes, and enjoyed the beauties of nature.

One hike in particular stands out as the more adventuresome. It was Sabbath afternoon, and we thought we'd take a quick hike before lunch. Nicole wasn't feeling too well, so she stayed behind. We thought we'd only be gone an hour or so, then be back in good time to have lunch. Well we decided to take this one hike that said it was only 2.2 miles, although marked as strenuous. It was right then 12:00. So we started merrily on our way, enjoying good family time. Well the trail wasn't very well marked at all, and the park didn't have any map for this particular hike. So we did our best to figure our way through the woods, and find the trails that looked right, and made good use of Daddy's compass. Well, we kept walking.... and walking... and still more walking... now we had been hiking for 5 hours. (which was quite unplanned, and everyone was getting extremely hungry at this late hour) Well back at the camp, needless to say Nicole was getting worried, and she said that if we weren't back within the hour she was going to go and find a place with cell service to call the park rangers to find us. =) Well soon the rest of the Kanomata clan was getting somewhat discombobulated, and would go down what looked like a trail, only to find it was a dead end. Then we went down what was supposed to be the right trail, but to all appearances it was a dead end as well. So we stopped, and prayed that Jesus would help us to find our way back. Well about 10 minutes after we had prayed, a lady came walking down the trail towards us. Now this was the first person we had seen all afternoon - we hadn't seen a soul before that. We asked the lady if she knew the way back, and she said she surely did. Well she took us back to what was supposed to be (and really was) the right way, but she stopped as well, and looked about for the trail, but she couldn't find it either. Well after she searched a bit, she remembered where it was. It turns out that the trail led up this trench, and then was camouflaged with the hill and underbrush. Well 6 hours after we begun the hike, we found ourselves back at the camp, tired, extraordinarily hungry, but unspeakably grateful that Jesus had helped us to get back home. It showed us that no matter now small a matter may seem, Jesus always hears the prayers of His children, and sends help in the time of need.

So now, here are a few pictures that I took from our trip for you to enjoy...

Its been awhile...

Well its been several months since I've posted an update on here! Time really does fly... its not that I've forgot about our blog, or that we've had a lack of escapades at all. So here are several updates to make up for my lack of posting =)

*ASI*

Last month we were very privileged to work with an amazing team in the youth meetings. Our family was teaching in the Junior department, and we had an incredible group of kids. We went to bless, and in giving, we ourselves were filled with many blessings. It was an inspiring week, and one we won't soon forget!

Our theme in the Junior Class was, "Living for Jesus, Mind, Body, and Spirit" and we strove to encourage the children to surrender everything to Jesus, and to live entirely for Him.

There was a health expo that we had put together for children. There were 8 stations, one on each of the 8 laws of health, and at each station someone would talk a little on the particular law of heath, and then there were fun activities for the children to participate in.

Our mission project was knitting hats for children in Mongolia. The temperatures there often go town to -30, and the Juniors at ASI were thrilled to make hats to help the kids in Mongolia. We had thought that perhaps the boys in our class wouldn't really enjoy kitting, but everyone, including the boys simply loved it!

Many many inspiring speakers came to speak to the Juniors, including Abraham Lincoln. Opps, I mean Uncle Dan from Your Story Hour. His inspiring and character building stories captivated the childrens attention and encouraged them to wholeheartedly Live For Jesus.

On Friday the Juniors all took a trip to the Orlando Zoo, where a treasure hunt ensued. We had a fantastic group of kids, and we thoroughly enjoyed working with them!

This year, we were also working with a fabulous group in the Youth Department. God richly blessed!!