The Creation and Ark Adventure ~ Blog by Chloe

We had a great time at the Creation Museum!

When we arrived at the museum entrance, there were two long-neck dinosaurs there to greet us. They were tall and still, (which wasn't surprising, seeing that they were statues.)

Then we entered the building. The ceiling was high, and hanging from it were two, very long Chinese dragons. They didn't have legs, though. :)

There were lots of neat things. Dinosaurs, statues of people that moved, lots and lots of insects, cool rocks, and much more. All of it pointing to God's wonderful designs in creation.

Later in the day we went the planetarium. It was one of my favorite parts of the whole vacation! It was quiet and dark, and we were all in soft seats that could lean back so we could see the ceiling. The screen was above us on the ceiling, and it felt like we were looking up into an upside down bowl.

The show was about the Created Cosmos. It started with earth, and then went to our solar system, and then moved on to our galaxy, all the way up to what we know of the universe.

The stars and planets were beautiful, and the animation was wonderful! It made us so amazed at how big God is!

We all had a very good time. Then, the next day, it was on to the ark!

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A life size version of Noah's ark!

We had a great time at the Ark Encounter. It was neat to look on the outside and see how huge it was for real. 

Here's the whole thing.

Though the ark isn't as neat in pictures as it is in person, it's the next best thing.

When we arrived at the parking lot, we got on a bus and drove down to the bus stop, and after a few minutes, headed to the huge thing we had come to see. (On foot)

On the way there, we saw statues of animals and tall, stone blocks with pictures telling a story carved on them.

The inside gave you some idea of what life for Noah and his family was like for the 370 or so days that they lived there. Here's a lot of pictures:

It can be hard to understand what you are seeing in these pictures if you haven't been there, so seeing it in person is best of course.

The whole trip was a very fun experience, and we learned some new things. God is very good to his children, in the past and present!

Well, that's all for now!
~Chloe

Introduction to Stories from 2018

Hello all!

Here I am to tell some stories of the past year, for the simple reason of...well, it's almost been a year since I've written :D But a lot of little things happen in life that take up time, and if we don't stop and care for the little things, then what good are we with the big ones?

Then again, it is good to have a habitual posting when you have a blog. I'm going to have to get better at that, and the fact that I have several posts lined up should help.

So. Summer and Fall of 2018 was really good. Traveling, love, worshiping the Lord with His people, family fun, friendships blossoming, and reminders of God's workings and God's goodness.

On the way to a church meeting we stopped
by a zoo. Fun times!

Snowy skies

Winter puppies!

Jonas dancing to his music :)

It hasn't been trial free, of course. Nothing ever is. We stumbled through two major family illness during summer, and we had a health scare regarding my Mom. But through it all we have been so, so, blessed. I can't even begin to tell you how much. Our church family has helped us out so much, bringing meals and lifting up prayers, and those prayers have been answered.

I think the Lord has been trying me through it all. I need more patience I think...to rest in His will and let Him take care of the flow of life.

A couple of things that we did this summer I will leave my sister Chloe to tell you. She's quite a writer herself. :)  Anyway, she wrote a few posts, and they'll be posted next.

~ Lindsey