This Saturday I had the privilege of running in the Cherish Kids 5k run. I didn’t win anything, but I got my best time ever by 2 minutes and 16 seconds, which was a reward in itself! My time was 23:20, placing me 7th in my age category(15-19) and 76th overall (716 people ended up crossing the finish line). I had a great time and was able to help raise money for children in need of adoption while I was doing it- what more could you ask for?

Fishing

Roasting “Gourmet” (A.K.A. Hotdogs) over the fire.

Luke and Dad

Their campsite

Who needs a skillet when you have a rock to fry your ham on? (bottom of the picture)

More fishing

Cake!!!

I recently read my siblings “Wisdom and the Millers” and “Prudence and the Millers”, both by Mildred A. Martin. They are collections of short stories, in which the Miller children have various problems such as lying, tattling, snooping and slothfulness, which the children’s parents help them work out in a godly way- using a verse from proverbs as a framework for what they’re saying. Of all the children’s books I’ve reviewed so far,these ones are definitely the most character building, and I would highly recommend them to anyone, especially parents trying to instill godly principals into their children.
We all enjoyed them and would give them 5 out of 5 stars

Today I finished reading my younger brothers “Coon Tree Summer” by Mary Landis, the first book in a series that is continued by “Ice Slide Winter”, which I read to them several days ago. Just like “Ice Slide Winter” it was very,very good and continues (or actually, begins) the tradition of excellence that we all enjoyed from “Ice Slide Winter”, chronicling the many trials, adventures and projects of the Brooke family.

We would all highly recommend it, and I would give it 5 out of 5 stars.

“Coon Tree Summer” is available at Amazon.com

By Adam E. Heironimus

Today I finished reading my siblings “Ice Slide Winter” by Mary M. Landis. We all enjoyed the story as it following the adventures and excitement of the  8 Brooke children and their father and mother, as they built forts, sledded, and learned to “live together in unity”. I was really blessed by how well the children responded to the admonition and advice of their parents, always changing their ways when they were corrected.

I would give it 5 out of an available 5 stars

“Ice Slide Winter” is available both  new and used on Amazon.com

Isaac put the dough evenly into the 5 pans (with some help from me)

After it was done cooking, I took it out of the roaster (which we used instead if the oven to avoid heating up the house)

Unfortunately, while it cooked, the bread has rose a lot more than I had expected it too, resulting in this sorry looking mess!
(They still tasted good,though!)

“Autumn With the Moodys” is available at Amazon.com and Titus2.com

After we ate breakfast, John opened his presents, which included some diet Coke and Mentos for an experiment

The evil genius in action!

John and Isaac enjoyed cooling off in the pool to escape the 100 degree heat

While John was swimming, Rachel and I made pizzas for his birthday dinner

The test…
They passed!
After dinner, Mom and Rachel prepared us all a delicious dessert of Angelfood cake, strawberries, and whipped cream
Make a wish!

By Adam E. Heironimus

Yesterday night I finished reading my younger sibs the first book in the Moody family series: “Summer With the Moodys”. It is a little bit more far-fetched and crazy then the other 4 books that we’ve read, but that kind of gives it a special charm that makes it stand out as a little bit more of a funny, exciting book! I liked this book because the siblings actually had a (very) few conflicts, which their parents showed them how to work out in a constructive and God-honoring way, somewhat unlike the other books, where the children act almost “angelically” and unrealistically good. We all really enjoyed this book and would give it 5 out of 5 stars!
You can buy it on Amazon.com used, or at Titus2.com new.