MELLETTE MOMENTS

Welcome to MELLETTE MOMENTS...a place to find out what's going on in Mellette's world. Pictures, stories, verses, and all kinds of JOYS from our JOURNEY will fill this blog.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter Round-Up








PRECIOUS!




TWINS!







Found it! Finally!



A rose between two thorns????












Sportin' his son's new baseball cap






Never looking at the camera at the same time - they are of the same mold!



Pop-Pop, I think you took my Easter money!!!!



Too CUTE!


Wearing all of her Easter goodies!


Cracking us all up!


Sportin' her new swimwear!



And, now an Easter EGG hunt!




Found them!



No, my sister isn't doing some new workout routine....she's playing a serious game of Cricket Kickball!












As for my eldest sister, I did not whip out the camera when they arrived around suppertime from their roadtrip from Florida. Everyone was smiling and not necessarily looking like they had been up since 3:30am, but....







...Some of them did look a little OVERcooked!



Hope you all had a wonderful EASTER! He is RISEN! He is risen, INDEED!

Friday, April 22, 2011

Joyful Surprises!

Easter flowers from my sister before she went on a family vacation



An impromptu present for my classroom from my mom!

(It's a slipcover!)



Daily warm drinks from my husband during my quiet time with Jesus



GIFTS from my dad when he went on a missions/hunting trip to South Africa. He shopped for the WHOLE family - grandkids and all! SO thoughtful, unexpected AND unnecessary!



Sensenigs Cleaning Service arrived at my house yesterday!


For someone who is a GIFTED in the area of CLEANING, I'm sure she was a bit appalled at the state of the Mellette household, but she wanted to help the cause. She brought her wonderful helpers, too. Her daughter helped clean my daughter's room.


And, her son helped clean my son's room. What a gift! Their help gave me the boost and encouragement I needed to wash all my windows and make the house look presentable!




Earlier this week, my dear friend got to work in her kitchen to make my family a meal. Unexpected and SO appreciated!


She picks up my son every Tuesday from school to take him to piano lessons. She is a fabulous piano teacher to both of our children and then she went on to make us a meal. Whoa. So sweet, thoughtful and the meal was mmmmm good!




Then, above all, there's my Savior, my dearest friend, my Love....my God. He went ahead of time to bless me and redeem me by allowing His Son, Jesus to pay the price for MY sin. He allowed Himself to be crucified in the cruelest of ways to give ME grace and redemption. He provided a way to have a personal, intimate relationship with a Sovereign, Loving God. An amazing factor in our relationship is that I get to worship a RISEN SAVIOR! He's alive! After being killed on a cross, He became ALIVE and today, I serve God who isn't fashioned from stone - no, He moved a stone to show the world that He indeed is ALIVE!


Happy Easter to YOU! Hoping you can enjoy some unexpected joyful surprises in your life, too.











Thursday, April 21, 2011

Pictures That Will Make You Smile


My Sister and My Parents



My Canadian Nephew and Niece



Me and My Family


Since my tireless work with the President, the Amish, the local cowgirls, and Maria von Trapp keep me sooooo busy, I decided to final post on my personal blog...some pictures that always make me smile!








A trip north allowed us to visit my brother-in-law and sister-in-law




But, at home, I always enjoy the local Amish - especially when they visit my classroom!



Celebrating with friends - new and old - is always a joy in my life.





Friends from Virginia


Friends in OCNJ


When friends get married, it's always a beautiful, memorable time



Moments with parents






Even in winter, OCNJ is a memorable FUN place to be!



I'm so blessed to work with this pretty lady


And, THIS pretty lady, too!




Here's my sister and her husband in Guatemala



My eldest niece




My mom and her eldest brother




My eldest sister's youngest daughter


My sister and her wonderful mother-in-law



My sister and her dear friend



Friends from church



Friends in Guatemala


My sister's sister-in-law who is like family to ME




A friend of ours who is battling cancer


Our teaching pastor and his dear wife - so precious! We are so glad they are at our church! We love them and their ministry there!


Our friend who has cancer and his 2 adorable daughters


My sister and our friend who is amazingly positive in difficult times



My middle sister's middle child!



My eldest sister's eldest son



Love this couple!


My daughter's cousin who is in the same class at school!


My family!


My sister and her husband


My middle school niece!

The chocolate lovers in my house





My youngest American born nephew







Fashion model





My "Amish" niece and nephew





A wonderful matriarch of some wonderful people







Such a cute chicken!




At a FABULOUS little restaurant owned by an ol' friend of mine - check it out!


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The women in my family!




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