Elise's Perspective

       Before you read this, I apologize for how long it takes me to get a point across. I hope you understand my point with out too much trouble ;)       Many people have asked me if I plan to go to college now that I am graduated high school; I normally reply that if God so wills, I will do so, but as of right now, I do not see Him leading there.  And I have been thinking about that response recently, and it seems that there could be an attitude behind that mentality that is seen in many young peoples lives, within the "christian" circle. I know some young people who have not really done anything with their life after they graduated high school.   This is not to say that they are wrong for not going to college, as I do not believe everyone needs to go to college. But if you are sitting around "waiting for God to show you what to do" and it's been a couple years, maybe you are not diligently seeking God's will for your life.  I do...

I told you that Callie was expecting a calf, right?  When we went to Florida, we thought she would have it while we were gone, but as it turned out, she didn't. {and we were very glad she did not} A week after returning from our Florida adventures, when Nathan and I were out checking Callie, we found her in Labor! It was a family affair to watch Callie- poor girl. We all watched as Callie gave birth to a beautiful little calf!   And since Callie's real name is Caledonia, we named her little bull, Scotland-Scottie for short :) And so Scottie was born at 11:30 Saturday morning, on May 23rd 2015.  And I have pictures as well, like always =) The story of Scottie's birth: Nathan and I were in my herb garden, discussing the fact that Callie had not yet had her calf, when we decided to go down to her pasture and check on her. When we arrived, we found her in labor, quietly standing through contractions. We were quite excited, and sat down to watch her. After some time, we r...

As graduation is getting closer, it is starting to seem more real.  It's really happening...wow, I used to think the day would never come. I thought I would always be in school, but it is not so. The older I get, the faster time passes.   Life changes so quickly. Watching my two older brothers grow up and pursue the things God has called them to do, hasn't been the easiest thing I ever done.  In fact, it has been somewhat hard.  But yet, I know it is life; life must continue.  Someday, maybe when I am preparing to move out of the house and start my own home, I will realize how necessary it really is. I can't keep time standing still...it is always changing and there is nothing I can do about it- except learn to love my new normal.  I used to look at other families, that had a lot of children like us, and then little by little, their children moved out, got married and started their own homes.  and it seemed like we would always be together, our family,...

Note added August 30th-I am sorry if you have already seen this post- I was rereading it and found some typos, and after I fixed, accidentally reposted it again;)    So, we took a trip to Florida...and we have so many pictures, it is almost over whelming... But I shall do my best to pick some good ones for y'all's benefit =)  Olivia and I with some of our purchases at the big flea market.  We were able to play one round of mini golf as a family! eating ice cream and watching a storm move it over the water me, holding a little crab- with a BIG pincher Me, next to a huge tree in a big garden in FL family picture next to one of those big trees the gulf was so pretty! our family picture after mini golf some of us children just before leaving to walk on the beach Josh and I are counting the money we children saved over the past 5 months to play mini golf and get ice cream We found a tortoise on a hiking trail and I ...

Time passes so quickly! It's almost June- can you believe it?!   And actually, that's the reason I have not posted in a while. I am preparing to graduate high school in June!  That is the reason for the senior photo shoots- in case I did not tell you :) My family and I did take a trip to Florida two weeks ago, so I will hopefully be posting about that soon :) We were able to stop and see some good friends in Georgia as well, which was a blessing. Since Dad had off work yesterday because of Memorial day, we were able to get some work done around our place.  We got a whole lot of periwinkle planted in the front of the house. The guys were able to work on the new cow shed. We did some yard work in the back of the house too. Oh yes, you should also know, this past Saturday morning, our little calf was born! He is so adorable- we named him Scotland, Scottie for short.  I'll be posting pictures of him too. Hm, it looks like I have lots to post about. =) Until nex...

Yesterday, two friends came down from the VA beach area to take Olivia and my senior pictures.  We had a wonderful time! We went to the "river front" in town and Katie took some nice photos there and being that it was 90 degrees outside, we stopped in a little homemade ice cream shop and talked over a cone. They stayed the night with us and we had a blast singing, jamming, and spending time together.   We even took them down to the swing that goes over the creek. What fun =) We wish Katie and Maddie's sisters could have been there too...maybe next time. The day ended too quickly for us and we look forward to next time! I have a few pictures of the day and will share them with you. And the same one in color :)  And we found a baby turtle on our drive way! It is sitting in my hand; so cute!! Check out Katie's blog to see the photo shoots she did :) She also did a photo shoot for our good friend, Joshua Fuhrmann.   Katie       ...

Recently, a friend, Sheila, who is practicing to be a photographer, asked my sister Olivia and I if she could do a photo shoot for us, considering the fact that our graduation will soon be here. We both happily said, "sure!" The day turned out to be a cloudy one and we even got caught in a shower, But, we had fun anyway, and I thought Sheila did a nice job on the pictures :) Olivia and I have very different personalities! It's like comparing night and day. You will probably be able to guess who is the adventurous, and "exciting" personality ;) And now I  will upload a few photo's. (Photo credit goes to Sheila Fuhrmann.) And now for Olivia's picuters :) Be ready ;p  And then, some of us together :)  Me: "You really want me to jump?" Olivia: "I don't know, really?" And a BIG thank you to Sheila ...