New Chapter

Well after a lot of prayer and counsel from our pastor the Heyboer family has joined Faith Bible Baptist Church. After 6 years of driving 40mins on Sundays and Wednesdays the Lord has shown us that He wants us at FBB. Faith is about 15 miles from our house, it is also the church where Charlie goes to school. After having the pastor and his family over to our house we began to see the vision that he has in growing God's church. Scott and I needed to know his testimony and if he was leading the church in the right direction. It was so hard to say goodbye to everyone at CBC. We had made such great friends and had the priviledge to serve with some really genuine christians. Community Baptist of Lansing will always hold a special place in our hearts. I think the hardest part was saying goodbye to the teens. The Lord has given us the complete priviledge over the last 6 years to show many teenagers how they can know for sure if they are on their way to heaven. There is such joy to see a hard, rebellious teen give their life over to Christ and cry like a baby when they realize how much Jesus loves them. They now have the rest of their lives to live for Him but the key is to support them in their walk and encourage them to keep going. The world is a bit different now then when I was a teenager and it seems they get bombarded from every angle by the world and what the world wants them to be. To all you teens, I love you guys and the Heyboer's will always pray for you. Scott and I are so excited for the Lord to use us at Faith. We just want to see our lives move forward for Him.
God is good all the time
Kerry

O happy day

Hi everyone,
Today was a difficult day but a good day. Sometimes the Lord chooses to allow trials in your life so that He can reach others. I am learning that it is so important how I handle myself as a christian in the hard times because someone is always watching. My testimony needs to stay right for the Lord even when times are tough. Today I had a flat tire and had some trouble changing it and after two adult men tried to help me I gave the good old AAA a call and they saved the day. Then as he was driving away I got in the car to start it and it wouldn't so needless to say after an hour of my already hungry and tired children complaining I called AAA again and the same guy had to come back out and Jump the car. The whole time I was thinking "Lord what do you need me to do right now" and I fully believe that man needed to hear the gospel and how much Jesus loves Him. It wasn't coincidence that the same guy had to help me twice. My carnal side wanted to push the car off a cliff and stomp my feet but God had other plans. How is the world going to know if we don't tell them. As christians we need to stop throwing pity parties and start doing something for the Lord. There are always trials in life, they never stop. Always around the corner is the next one. I heard such a good sermon the other day about David and Goliath. I always wondered why David picked up 5 stones when He knew God would allow Him to kill Goliath with one. It was because David thought he would have to fight many more attackers and not just Goliath. He was ready for more. When we get done fighting one Goliath in our life we will have to fight another one. We have to be prepared and ready to fight. I need to be doing everything possible daily to be stronger in the Lord, that means studying my Bible and memorizing so that I can attack the battles of weariness, down-heartedness, temptation, backsliding and anything else Satan throws my way. We live in such a world right now where people are hungry for answers. Let's give them the Bible and what God has to say and watch it change their lives. I say all this because God has really changed me and is changing me daily to make me more like Him and He knows He has a whole lot of work to do on me. My prayer everyday is to be less like myself and more like Him because when I rely on myself I always fall flat on my face but the cool thing about my God is that He is always there to pick me up.
God is good all the time
Kerry

We have too much energy

Hey everyone, this is just for fun to peek at the energy of my kids.
God is good all the time
Kerry

This is the day the Lord has made

Hey everyone, thought I would show a new pic . Hope you all enjoy. We are loving this weather. I took the girls for a bike ride tonight and got chased by many large dogs so needless to say I got a nice workout and the girls just laughed. We had such a nice visit from Charlie's teacher and her family tonight. I am always amazed by the simple thoughtfulness of some people. I think in today's world when so many people only look out for themselves, it is such a breath of fresh air to know there are still caring, compassionate people just trying to share God's love with others. Well have a good night
God is good all the time
Kerry

Smarty Pants

We made it through the first day. What an experience. All the kids woke up better than I expected, really Quinn was the only one I really worried about. She doesn't do well with change. Charlie was so excited but nervous. At the school she goes to the older kids are asked to help the little ones so when we got there her new "bestfriend" so she says "miss Katy" helped her get to the gym. I left her as a little girl and when I arrived to pick her up in the afternoon I am pretty sure she aged a couple years because she couldn't stop talking about how much fun she had and how she just didn't have enough time to eat her sandwich and how she thought she would save it for the ride home. If you know Charlie you can picture her speaking with her hands in great detail like she always does. I love that about her. She can't wait to go back. She told her sister on the way home from church tonight that she would not be at her house on Friday because she had to go back to school. Quinn was a little angel today. I think that this is just what she needs, her own space. Even at the gym this morning she was chatting it up with her friends and pretending they were lions. She is starting to let herself be who she is, my crazy little Quinn.
God is good all the time
Kerry

Bring it on

Gideon hugging his sis
Scott and Quinn at the beach


Tomorrow is the big day for Charlie. I am pretty sure that I am more hyped up than her, just packing her too big backpack that is now too small because I can barely fit everything she needs is stressing me out.
She is starting preschool right? We realized tonight that her gym shoes which were not that old do not fit so off to Kohl's we go where I will add it is very hard to find normal shoes nowadays. I guess the definition of normal has been altered a bit. Our little pup is working out so well. Gideon really enjoy her and feels the need to constantly pick her up since she slightly resembles a stuffed animal. Pray this dog lives, I don't know what to do if it doesn't.
I decided that if there are any Christians reading this then I would post some prayer requests so that we might work together to see God do mighty things in His time
Phil Gunden (my sister-in-law's brother) has cancer undergoing a bone marrow transplant
My friend Kim- has a connective tissue disorder, severe headaches and is now losing function of one of her legs and is going to the cleveland clinic soon
Charlie- for her to accept Jesus Christ as her savior once she understands
Our family- as we contemplate the Lord maybe leading us to a closer church
Feel free to comment me with your prayer requests or answered prayers
Well goodnight ya'll
God is good all the time
Kerry

Goodbye Shiner, Hello Pixie

Well I can hardly believe this has happened. Our new dog whom we really were enjoying had to be returned to the original owners. It was a stray and its family had gone on vacation when he ran away so when they returned 2 weeks later they decided to put an ad in the paper. We had to do the right thing but we all really will miss him. I wasn't kidding when I said that we don't do well with animals. So on the way home from shiner's family I look back and Charlie is crying, so off to the pound to get her whatever dog her little heart desires. I know, I know, I just feel so bad for her. Every dog we have had has either died or we had to get rid of due to unforseen circumstances. Fifth one is a charm right. Now we have Pixie, a golden retriever/shepherd/lab mix and Charlie just loves her. Tomorrow is clean up day at the farm. When we bought this farm last year there was quite a lot of junk laying in random places behind the barns so tomorrow we hope to get a lot cleaned up.
This week was a big test in patience. Sometimes when you know you are doing what you feel is best for your children you don't always get support of those that love you most. I am learning just to stay focused on doing what is right for the Heyboer family and trying not to let those comments or feelings affect me or the way we raise our kids. It is so true that when you make big decisions in your life that is usually the time when the tests come. Am I going to give in and change my mind or am I going to stay true to what I know is right? Just keep going, keep doing what is right and just wait because soon and very soon the Lord will be returning. If you are saved you live for eternity and not for this life.
God is good all the time

Kerry