old and maybe some newish pictures

Just thought you would like to see this....

Here's a picture of Daniel and I... it was taken at Naomi's wedding by my pastor's wife. The wedding went really well... you can see some pictures of the wedding on Naomi's blog... www.treasuriesofjoy.blogspot.com

Hannah

One thing to say....

Just thought I'd let you all know that I am now dating a man I met in Bible college. We are both liking being able to call each other more than friends. :-) This next year will be very interesting as he is going back to MB in the fall to take his carpentry college and I am staying here of course to take another year of college. So we will build and work on our relationship, and be thankful for the time we have had together and dream of the time when we can spend more time together. :-)
Hannah

A couple pictures of the wedding I attended

Pictures

And Another Post

So I talked to Mom yesterday... Lydia, is working full time at the meat shop, Jesse is working full time for the people who he was working for during the winter. Ellie's shoulder is doing well, and seems to be healing nicely. The other kids are working around the place... with the garden and all such things. Mom is busy trying to hold the house together. Dad works off and on at a gravel pit... but that job is almost through, so they don't know what he will do after that. :-) Jesse and Martha have braces now... and they are enduring the pain that comes with that now. Poor kids... it's one thing to have the pain oneself... but it's another to know that your younger siblings are having to endure it. :-p I wish they didn't have to but God has his reasons for making our jaws to small for our teeth. :-)
Anyhow... I have a wedding to attend tomorrow... :-) That should be fun. I love weddings... though I have to admit that I haven't met a girl that doesn't :-)
Hannah

Long time away

The family is doing well... Ellie had surgery on her right shoulder on the 24th, and it is healing well so far. Naomi and Jesse are busy planning their wedding coming up in Sept. My other siblings are all doing well, enjoying their work, Youth and life in general. :-)
Hannah

and more pictures

Sara

listening to Pastor Brad

Ellie and Jesse

Zeke and Mom

more picures

Jesse

Priscilla

Lydia

pictures

Sara


Uriah

New family pictures

Nice one... and then? :-)



Pyramid... Sara's hair really tops it off doesn't it? :-) Jesse T. Naomi's boyfriend took these pictures.

back to college

2nd.... the party was a success.... of course there were few people than we had hoped could come, but that made it a little easier on me. I suppose in a sense I wasn't the most amazing hostess, but then I had Mom and all my sisters doing their parts. :-) We stayed up till 2:00 am.... late nights, gotta love them. :-)
Enjoying having Sarina here for the weekend, she always brightens my day. :-) Both of us have our troubles with various things at college, (mostly disparaging remarks that are so often made when someone is 'different' than others) so we can relate to each other in a closer way than most of the people up there. I'm glad that she's my friend, she's helps my lots and give me a good perspective on many things that I have a hard time sorting out in my head. :-)
Church today, and then going to a birthday party of sorts.... from there Sarina and I will drive to college.... actually I'll probably end up driving. :-) Its good to have my permit, even if the people in Nipawin wouldn't let me get it up there. LOL! Some people simply can't think out of the box they've created for themselves. :-) But that's okay, I have it now and I know that God had reasons for my not getting it till now. The 9 months will end in Sept. and its then that I can take my road test, I also have to find someone who will teach me the 6 hours of in car and 6 hours in class teaching. But God will provide that in His good timing. :-) I will look for it and ask that He provide and then I will wait for Him to provide. :-)
I should get everything ready to pack in the car.... and then we'll be on our way to church. :-) See or talk to you all later.... well maybe not all of you, but you are in my prayers. :-) Thanks so much for the prayers that you have offered up for me.
Hannah
Evening.... got here fine. Sarina drove on the grid roads and had me take over once we got to the highway. No real problems came up and its time to hit the grind tomorrow. :-)

home...

23rd.... well this Christmas break has been interesting so far. My family has caught a flu, I had it worst so far (figures as my immune system was down coming from college and a release of stress) was sick one night got about 2 hours of sleep and was babysitting at the neighbors the next day, not the greatest idea by nightfall I was running a fever and had bad chills. After a good sleep I was feeling great again and worked at the neighbors again yesterday. This day is my last for this week, and next week I might have two maybe three days here. Wonderful ways God provides. :-)
25th is Martha's birthday.... 26th or 27th Naomi and Jesse come up for a visit, should be interesting to meet Jesse with the knowledge that he is Naomi's boyfriend.... 28th I go for my written test Lord willing... 29th I get my top braces off.... 31st is my 23rd birthday. And somehow I should work in two days of working here.... I go back to college on the 2nd.... :-)
Could you pray for a few things for my family? Please and thanks.... first our well has decided to quit working again, so please pray that it will start working and that we don't run out of water. Ellie is in major pain from her shoulder going out of socket, she most likely needs surgery but Dad and Mom don't have the money to take her to a specialists to get it looked at, she (Ellie) hasn't been able to sleep very well at nights and last night was really bad, so please pray for her. Also the fridge and stove need to be replaced.... they work but badly and a new stove and fridge are needed. So if you could please pray about these things.... I hope to help pay for part of my orthodontists visit from the money I'm earning here, and that will spare Dad and Mom a bit this month but they have no extra to spare for things. So please pray. :-) And don't tell them that I asked for prayer, they'll crash on me for asking for others to intercede with God. :-/ Thanks lots though and I know that they will appreciate the extra prayers. :-)
Talk to you later....
Hannah

youtube movie

That Naomi posted of our family singing and playing. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5FwEOUK8xk

College is going well, and I'm learning more to let God have control over things. :-) He has stepped into so many ways in my life that I feel as if he were carrying me all along to get me here and set me on my feet for a bit.
Hannah

Family picture

So here we are again.... Older maybe wiser, hopefully not worse looking. LOL!
Well maybe worse looking... You can see our "crazy" pic.


If you want updates of the college you'll need to ask me for an e-mail update. I don't intend to put it on here... since it's not of my family, only me. :-)
Hannah

From the heart and a blog post

The songs Over and Over & If This is What God Wants.... mean so much to me. Each of them reminds me that God is always there, always faithful and that I need to take Him at His leading and follow without question. Too many times I've heard God and accepted but on my terms only. I wish now of course that I had accepted and obeyed on God's terms and plans for my life but somethings I have to learn over again. :-) After fighting with God for the past 10 months I finally gave up and the peace that flooded my heart and head. Yes I cried some, me who never sheds tears. :-) God has patiently waited, never giving me rest till I gave up everything to Him. :-) Yet through all my closed ears and no attention paid to Him, God was always there, He never left me to stand on my own, He always gave me the help that I needed for each trial I faced but at the same time He refused to grant me the peace that I wanted. So I tried to compromise... I don't know if any of you have tried to make an unconscious deal with God... it doesn't work by the way, just so you know. :-P I waited till it seemed like nothing could be done I'd just have to wait and pass the opportunity on by till next year. But God has always had other plans... LOL! I gave up everything to God, told Him that I was going to quit fighting His will and go where He wanted me to go... So down on my knees I watched things happen. He flung doors open so wide they flew off their hinges, people started talking about me, God had everyone set up.... and the love that had poured out has filled my soul to over flowing. I still don't know how everything came or will come into place... I know that God has a plan and that I simply need to trust. I apologize to you all for doubting God. I don't know if it's come across to anyone through what I've said but please forgive me for leading you astray if I have done so. Thank you so much for praying for me. :-) I love you all.
Hannah



2nd..... So 31st Dad and I went over to Covlins and helped process chickens... we ended up doing 200. Not bad for only a few people. :-) Got home showered and relaxed for a bit then went down to Brad and Carrol S. to talk about college. 1st went to Preeceville with Mom, Sara and Lydia. On the way we ran over a spike and flattened our right rear tire. (How it missed the front one I'm not sure) so we're trying to figure out how to change the tire (having never done anything off the sort before, not good position to be in) and along comes a Esso fuel truck. Thank God for friendly farmers. :-) He even couldn't figure out how to get everything in place or the spare tire down from under the van. It took him almost an hour to get the spare tire on. I'm so thankful God had him stop. Might never meet that guy again but I've been praying for him. :-)
In town I did a few things on the net while Mom and Lydia did some errands. Got home filled out the rest of my college application. Then I went through all my tubs (that I could find, I know I'm missing a couple that I need but I can't find them, I'll have to look again later) and started packing up what I need for college. I've got all but a few things packed and made a list of what I need so I can pick up the things when we go to Swan River on the 4th. :-) Went down to B. & C. S.'s place again , this time to send a fax of my application to the college and two other papers to some other people. Come Sunday early morning we leave for College. We have to be there in time for the 10:30 am college morning service. I actually am supposed to be there on the 4th but since I have an orthodontic visit they said as long as I got there for the morning service that would be fine. :-)
Only one Sunday with my home church. I miss them so much. But at the same time God wants me to move on so I have to accept that and miss them... I will have to make new friends. And Yes Jo, I will completely “CLAM” as you are so fond of saying. LOL! Thanks for sitting me down that last night for a talk. :-) You and Courtney are rocks in my world holding me down and hopefully sensible. Thanks so much for both of you being there. And for the rest of you being left out... what can I say... grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, close friends, acquaintances.... You all play a part in my life, maybe through music, maybe through being a relation but everyone of you through prayer and encouragement. So Thank You all so much. :-) I love you guys and wish that I could visit most of you. LOL! Some of you really should come visit me. :-) Well our family I guess, they'd love it if you'd drop by. You might want to give them a day's notice though, Mom would have my head if she knew that I told you to just drop by. :-) Take Care and God bless y'all.
Hannah

Busy at home

So I hope you all haven't totally written us off. :-) We've been super busy. Made applesauce on the 25th.... 26th we went over to Covlins and processed chickens till 3:30 came home and helped with the last of the applesauce and then had movie night. 27th.... Mom and I picked all the beans (about 8 gallons) cleaned house and cleaned house and cleaned more house. Every time we turned around there was something more to do. :-) I went in with Mom to Endeavour around 3:45 and sent about 35 letters along with a few packages to the kids I was counsellor of during July. We got groceries and Mom got water while I was at the post office. :-) 27th I mixed up two batches of raised doughnuts before and during breakfast. I didn't get a chance to eat as Dad had Ellie and I go run and get our horses to take them down to the neighbours place to get bred. Since they'd supposed to be bred last year but the older stud wasn't any good we're getting a free breeding to a younger stud and hopefully they'll foal in 2011. :-) We also had borrowed a half Holstein cow (and her calf) for the milk and she was slacking off so we brought her back as well. We trailered them down, talked a few minutes then went a picked up a swing set from an older couple. Took the scenic route home... taking us through some very beautiful country. I love the country near the river. :-) Maybe because it's kind of like the mountains. :-) Got home around 10:30 and I had to started making doughnuts immediately. I had a glass of milk at 11:00... so I was super happy when Dinner rolled around. :-) I made doughnuts through dinner and stopped frying them around 2:30. coated lots of them with regular sugar and more with powdered sugar others I iced with chocolate icing I made some I left plain and some I tried to fill with jam... which didn't work out that well. :-) I think I made around 6 Dozen doughnuts. My feet were plenty tired when I was done. :-) I had time to practice banjo for 1/2 an hour for the first time since we got home. :-) Then we had to get ready for the corn fest. Which went fairly well. We made a few fumbles but the kids stole the show so they weren't to worried about us older ones doing the singing. Sara is such a clown. LOL! I love my siblings. :-) Sunday we had almost all our church family over for a welcome home party and also a B-day party for our pastor. :-) God decided to see how damp He could make our spirits by sending rain down so we had to move inside fairly quickly. :-) We played some volleyball in-spite of the rain and I reminded everyone again of how badly I play. LOL! At least I can have fun. :-) It was so great being back in church. Brad's sermon hit me in between the eyes I really needed it. :-) I'm so thankful for people who follow God and are willing to tell others of follow. :-) Lindsey S. took Naomi and I home for the night since we hadn't seen her new place. So that's where we are now. :-) Thank you so much for everything, we've felt your prayers. :-) I'll try to keep you up-dated about the happenings here. :-)
Hannah

moving around

24th Well what can I say. We're home for a time. Lydia is should be leaving within two weeks to go train two race horses for John Arcand up in Saskatoon. Naomi will be leaving to live with Will and Michele for the winter at least, teaching piano and helping Michele with different things. :-) As for me.... I hoping to move to Regina for a time, and am planning to go to Bible college in Jan. up in Nipawin. I can only ask that you please pray for us as we set out on our new ventures. We each feel the need to leave home, and God has dropped something into each or of our laps and we hope to take those things and run with them for His glory. :-) Thank you so very much for praying for us. Your support is so wonderful. :-) Thanks again for standing by us.
We have applesauce to make, chickens to butcher and a multitude of other things to work out. LOL! Busy busy.
Hannah

back in Kennosee

15th We're sitting outside the Inn of the Seven Sisters in Forget while Shamma and Michele are visiting with some people. :-) We went back to the festival for part of the day. Left around 3:30 stopped by Long and McQuade (music store for those not in Canada) and a bank then we went for supper at Jim M. met his wife and one of his daughters. They were very sweet... and Jim had toned down some from his camp profile. :-) Still a crazy Irish man but sweeter around his family. :-) Had a good visit got back to Frans' place at 9:30.... Gillian took Naomi and Lydia over to Nathan's house for a video and I took a little time on the net then crashed into bed around 10:30. They didn't get home till 1:00 but I was zonked so they didn't disturb me at all. :-) Michele went back to the festival right after supper at Jim's so Gillian drove us home. Come morning Michele picked up Shamma and then stopped by Frans' place to pick us up and we left for Kenosee. Stopped in Davidson for fuel, and then in Regina at Costco to do some shopping. And here we sit listening to music, Naomi's reading a book, Lydia's on her Ipod and I'm finishing up typing. :-) Have a great week... I might get a chance to send this out before we go home.
Hannah
16th we're all moved to Cabin/bunkhouse #2 and somewhat settled in for another week of camp. We'll have two cabin mates. Both of which we need to buddy up to. :-) They're in their teens but need a little over looking as well. :-) I need to practice for an hour at least today, hopefully more. I really don't feel quite yet ready for another week of camp/learning more banjo. My brain has enough for a week at least. LOL! But Hey, I ain't complainin'. :-) I have to work out the chords for that Texas Turnaround that was that Ben K. gave me the chords for at the festival. With my new chord chart I should be able to figure it out a little better. :-) I'm going to try for a few minutes of sit down time with Daniel K. to help me with some technique on the banjo, scales, more chords and so on. :-) I gotta run now. Take care. :-)
Hannah

Music and more

5th The kids left evening of the 3rd. 4th we sat around a talked till 2:30 then 7 of us headed to town, Lydia and I were payed for working here in June (Naomi had been paid before) so we were able to deposit those. F. Banga will pay us for July later. We did some shopping and then got a few minutes of net time at Michelle's house. That was an answer to prayer, I'd been really hoping that I'd be able to get the last month's doings off before starting on this one. :-) I don't know how much time I'll have to type in the next 2 ½ weeks but hopefully I'll get a few minutes. :-) Today we cleaned up, did/are doing laundry, put together all the campfire packs, the popcorn and the memo books for each week into the new bags for this year. That took us a couple hours to get everything in order. It's now 3:20 and I have two more loads of laundry to finish up then we'll be caught up on things. All our things have been moved to bunkhouse/cabin 4 ½ where we'll be staying for this week along with some young native girls who need some “moms” to be around. :-) Second week we'll have some other girls who come from broken homes that will need some mothering. :-) Anyhow I'll be talking to y'all later. :-)
Hannah
It's the 8th here.... my left hand fingers are all sore and the tips are red from all the playing. The last month of not playing took out my callouses seems almost totally. LOL! I've learned 4 songs and some harmonies to one that Daniel K. taught me last year. I have 3 class mates.... Garnet, who is just learning (he's in his late 40s or early 50s I'm guessing, but he catches on pretty quickly), Rob, has taken three finger bluegrass style for 6 months before this camp but old-timey/clawhammer styles are new to him. He's around 30, and his familiarity with the banjo makes his learning quicker. Elaine, was here last year and Daniel K. taught her several songs. But she wasn't able to record them or have them written out so she forget major parts of some of them. (She's in her late 50s to 60s , I think.) So that's my class. :-)
The concerts have been phenomenal as usual. The talent some people have... :-) I could listen to them for hours on end. Wow, and how they can work around so many different styles. :-) I love being around the music all day. :-) I'm having to type in sporadic moments.... LOL! And I need to close now. Maybe I'll get a chance later on. :-)
Hannah
13th..... it's 11:30 pm. The Johnny Arcand Fiddle festival has been very very wet/rainy, cold and rough. But I have learned some amazing things. For one how cold I can get when I don't bring leggings or a heavy sweater along. LOL! Two that one of my class mates from camp last year is a fantastic guitar and banjo player (which of course makes me “sick” since I have no such talent and he's only 13 :-) He also plays 5 other instruments. That is simply not fair at all..... some people like myself can play a bit but advanced in all areas is not possible for myself it would seem. :-) Maybe someday I'll be able to rock my world. LOL!
Michele had us in the tent and you can imagine how that was working out with the wind and rain. So tonight we're in Saskatoon as Michelle's Mom's place for a dry, warm place to sleep, and also to get some showers. :-) And on our way back out to the festival we're going to stop by Long and McQuade so I can pick up a banjo capo and maybe a chord sheet. :-) I have a basic chord sheet but I really want to learn some fancier chords like diminished and augmented chords, they sound so sweet in certain styles of music. I'm kind of pumped and happy right now, besides being tired. So if my giddiness gets to you I'm sorry. :-) Lydia and Naomi were practically jumping up and down after their workshops today... they had so much fun, learned new things and were with the most amazing teachers that they loved it tons. :-) I sat in on Lydia's workshops, so I ended up getting the know in on a really cool chord progression, that sounds incredible on the guitars and I really wanted to learn it for the banjo. Asked a few people to help me work it out and ended up Gordon took myself and the banjo along with the paper and pen and figured out all the chords and so on for the first three strings so it was easy. I practiced for 45 mins or so going over them but then we had to leave for coming into town. And I need to go shower now and hit the hay. :-) Soft warm bed tonight... AHHHHHHHHH LOL! ZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!
Hannah
14th... morning. So I'm back. The shower was wonderfully warm. :-) So anyhow.... I need to post this... go up and eat breakfast. Thank Fran (Michelle's Mom) for having us here. Ask Michelle if I can go with her and Shamma shopping. And I also need to do my hair up, it's still pretty wet from the shower last night. :-) But I'm not complaining. :-) I'm listening to You Raise Me Up.... it's such a beautiful song, and so so true about our gracious God we serve. God is amazing, he raises up to more than we could ever be on our own. :-)
Hannah