At a Preacher's Fellowship

Last Monday through Wednesday, our family attended the GIBF Conference (Global Independent Baptist Fellowship) at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Phoenix. It was a fantastic conference--Pastor Terry Randolph's church was so hospitable and their sweet spirit was such a blessing to us, along with the dynamic preaching and music.

Some dear friends of us, Dave and Grace Hardy, were there at the conference. Dave Hardy is one of the men our son Hardy is named after and they are like family to us. Tirzah loves Brother Hardy, and was so excited to see him there. Here she is in a picture with him.

Us with Dave and Grace Hardy after Monday night service. The kids enjoyed the desserts!

 

Hardy loves to eat sweets. Something funny--when Hardy first saw Brother Hardy he was eating dessert and went to give Brother Hardy a big hug. Brother Hardy saw the dessert on Hardy's face and hands and was very careful as he returned the big hug. It was hilarious!

We had a great time. It was fun catching up with so many friends and the kids had a fantastic time in their kids' classes. I felt so encouraged and I know Tim did as well. We are so blessed to have so many friends and appreciate your friendship with our family.

Your Family's Faith Affects Other Families

 

 

Ruth Ann's new Bible study called "Your Family's Faith Affects Other Families" just came in the mail today! The kids were all excited (so was Daddy and Mama!) as they looked at the books. Ruth Ann's first two Bible studies focused on one woman's faith affecting her family, while this Bible study takes it a step further and talks about the influence the whole family unit has on others. It is organized like the first two (with twelve chapters, each chapter word count is between 2800-3100 words, a main theme, four personal applications woven throughout, a prayer, and questions), but hones in on the important role of the family unit. Some families included in this study are: Esther and her cousin Mordecai, Zeresh and her husband Haman, and Deborah and Sisera's mother. Though you can't see it clearly from the pictures, the front cover is a picture of a dandelion with seeds blowing away, symbolizing our family's influence spreading throughout the world.

 

Tim and I dedicated this book to our four children--Tirzah, Hardy, Acarith, and Selah. They are gathered around Tim as he is reading the dedication to them.

 

 

Here I am holding up all three of my studies. We have done well, selling about 2,000 copies. This year we are hoping to step up our advertising a bit. We also want to eventually set it up to be ordered online, but until then if you are interested in ordering a copy, you can send me an email at rlarkly@juno.com. They are seven dollars each plus shipping and handling. Please pray that God will use this book and that it will be a blessing to others.

Going Fishing

Since Tim, Tirzah, and Hardy were going fishing, I asked Tirzah to take along the camera and get some pictures. They went with a man from our church named Bob Hawken and had a great time.

This is the fishing pond they go to at Dead Horse Ranch State Park. It was a beautiful day, but the 55 degree weather made it a little chilly. Thankfully the sun was out. (Of course, I'm bragging a little bit here about our beautiful Arizona weather.)

 

 Being all boy, Hardy played around with his bait (a plastic worm) on the grill.

 While they were fishing, Acarith and Mama stayed home and made vegetable soup. Acarith loves to wear her apron that Grandma made her for Christmas.

Tim caught a fish! Poor Hardy and Tirzah didn't catch anything. Normally, though, Hardy is the one who catches the fish so I was glad Tim had his chance on this trip.