Raising Arrows

 What a month of fun, adventure, friends, outdoors, and long full days.  climbing around rocks and exploring Brimham with these guys.  It was a great day of exploration sometimes the garden grows lettuce in the craziest places -  but we enjoyed it.   my wonderful husband putting together my crazy ideas.  Raised garden beds for wheelchair users.  at home our garden went crazy growing courgettes!  we will have courgette for days this winter... super proud of this guys dedication to education thankful for an amazing, talented and kind friend who came to the garden and captured our family with a group of Americans - working hard and enjoying a break.  love this shot of us!  enjoyed a wonderful girls night with some incredible gals!  harty rd went pink!  celebrating Grand Poppy's 90th bday via messenger video - but we got in there!  at the end of the month we headed to Germany and enjoyed GEM's annual conference.  GEM...

 SUMMER! Glorious summertime in England. Oh how we have been trying to do all the things and enjoy every second of sunshine. We've been busy tho! Busy in the garden. Busy with school. Busy with ministry. But we have still found time to marvel at the little things, take time for adventure as a family, and enjoy a good cup of tea. N had a b-day this month and we enjoyed celebrating her with loads of water games, cake and plenty of friends. We also were able to enjoy the company of some young American missionaries who came over for a week long mission trip. We enjoy a few days getting to know them all. Thankful for all their help. As usual tho, we will the pictures speak...  enjoying one of our favorite streets in a quaint English seaside town.  forest school project - complete!  Mr. Toad - found in the community garden after a long day of work the American mission team that did SO much wonderful work in the garden with us.  E found this rare but real, PINK grassho...