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It's always amazing to see the LORD bring in the work
in a seasonal business in the rainy Northwest.
All the customers and all the pools become stories
of the ways the LORD works to provide for our family
and avenues to share His love and the gospel. |
Dependable staff! |
New paint for the house... here, the shop! |
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Time to close another chapter as Mom retires
from the mission field of Taiwan to Indiana.
Hundreds of miles just like this to Indiana |
Mount Rainier from the Plane |
Fourth of July at the
Rinas's |
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Time for the Annual KlaHaYa Days Backyard Party!
Lots of friends, fun, volleyball and food! |
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Time for duck-duck-goose before friends have to leave! |
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Friends... more friends! |
Nearly time to go... sweet fellowship with Kelli |
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getting the pool site ready |
so much work... and a little playtime! |
Up go the walls... |
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Timothy and Wes preparing to trowel the pool floor |
finally the liner's in and so are the hoses! |
Lighting the torches... waiting for the pool to fill! |
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AUGUST
The First of August... and the pool's almost ready! |
Time to try out walking for the first time
with straight feet! Then, time for a swim! |
I loved watching the first swim! |
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Pretty chilly for Sam! |
Andrew's buddy and new tools for Andrew's fifth
birthday! |
Andrew's 5th was a double celebration with Micah
and lots of friends came to play! |
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Time for fun and goodbye's to friends off to school! |
ami loved summer! everyday... |
Kathryn loves holding the babies! |
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Dad & Mom's ranch was sold... was cleared...
progress happens when we least expect it!
"Don't it always seem to go... that ya don't know
what ya got till it's gone..." |
Canoeing on Deer Lake
Spaghetti Factory in Spokane |
At the Bible conference at Deer Lake...
new friends and old. Sweet fellowship...
what a fun weekend! |
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The children loved all the beautiful
spots in the mountains! |
hannah & ami
here at another wedding!
SEPTEMBER
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Breakfast with one of Wes's old friends.
A special day! |
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hiking at Lake Wenatchee |
Wes had another 50-something birthday! |
At the campout at Lake Wenatchee |
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Michael's 22nd birthday |
You are special, Michael |
fun visiting with grandmother and poppy |
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SLICES OF THE DAY |
OCTOBER
The River was soooo high |
Our family's first time at the annual Cider Press |
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Hannah was having fun trying on my wedding
dress |
Prayer at SeaTac with our friend
Isaac before he left for PNG |
Our granddaughter's
first birthday celebration! |
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Stephen's tenth birthday |
Another surgery... and three weeks in a 'boot'
instead of two months in a cast & wheelchair |
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NOVEMBER
Little Dolly slept a lot... even at the dinner
table! |
And the river was high... very high, once
again!!
Those are tall trees (under water) along the river bank! |
Hannah had her 12th birthday! |
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some chilly days at the end on November |
naomi, ami and our grandson nathanael |
boys played games... |
