Holly's Homepage: June 2017

Bringing Home the Bacon

Titus has been home with us for about 7 weeks now. We have really enjoyed the face to face contact once again. We are even sneaking in a few hugs! I am trying to keep him well fed. Although, I don't know if I am succeeding or not. While in university or Bible School our children have come home to look for work so they can earn money for the next school year. Vern and I start praying several months before hand that God will provide something for them. We are so thankful that one week after Titus arrived home he found a job. YEA GOD! He is working on a cement crew pouring foundations to houses. He is working long hours and comes home exhausted and usually with some souvenirs from work in the form of cement all over his body, clothing, and shoes.

Dyck Family Moments

We had the joy of making it out to BC for a week to spend time with Vern's mom as well as many other family members. BC is an awful long way from here. How we wish there weren't so many miles in between us! We sure made a lot of great memories together! Our niece got married during our time there, so that was a special treat to be able to celebrate that special event. Since Vern and I have been trying to stay fit we went for many walks especially in the early morning. It was so fun walking while enjoying the beauty of God's creation with mountains all around us. The week went by way too quickly but what a treat it was!

Loving for a Lifetime

Last week my parents celebrated their 60th anniversary. This past weekend we were able to celebrate this big event. We made some very special memories together as a family. I have only been around for 54 1/2 of those 60 years. Ten and a half months after they got married my oldest sister was born. They have had children in their home for over 59 of those years. They have faced and continue to face many challenges in life and in their marriage. They have raised 15 children and I think they have done a pretty good job. But as anyone knows raising children is not easy and is demanding. With a family our size they also lived through many very lean years. My dad took on a second job and my mother did work from home. There have been some incredible health challenges through the years. And now these last years my Dad has been the care giver for my mother as she battles Parkinson's disease. They have lived through - "For better or for Worse", "For Richer or Poorer", "In sickness and in Health", "To Love and To Cherish, Till Death Do us Part ". The example of love and commitment for a lifetime is seldom seen it today’s world. Yet, for my parents the longevity of their marriage and their selfless love for one another is not only a testimony of God’s faithfulness but a demonstration of God’s love shown between two people.