Challenge-17: Post the 24th

"For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious."
~II Corinthians 3:10-11~


The youngest Fred Hunt-ress was unleashed this year! ;]

Gran has now hunted with all of her grandchildren. <3

~Sisters in Blaze~

Pip-pip,
Phia

Challenge-17: Post the 9th

"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
~Galatians 6:9~



The weather was  muy perfecto yesterday!
Cool, but not quite frigid . . . I do believe  deliciously crisp would be an apt description. =]

The two youngers and myself, spent the morning with Dad, "out on the town" so to speak. ;)
We went from place to place, smiling and shopping. <3
All together happy!

Pip-pip,
Phia

Then there were 6/8's ...

Ah . . .

I am sitting here, in Dad's big brown La-Z-boy, typing away on my lappy-top, contentedly comfortable inside, whilst the weather is deliciously Autumn outside. =]

The fire below, being my amiable companion.

[thanks goes to my pyrogen-savvy brother ;]

*ahem*

Back to the matter at hand, in re, my baby sister  . . .

. . . Heidi <3

[2012]

She's a gem, to be sure!

[2012]

Upon first impression, one may see her as a sweetly reserved, quietly mannered type of girl (which she is); howevah!

[2012]

She is typically quite animated. ;)

[2007, 2008, 2011, 2012]

Heidi is a great sport. =]

[2010]

Speaking of sports, she enjoys many a variety of them . . .

[2012]

. . . some of them being daring, quite.{!}

[2012]

She's pretty intense.

[2012]

Still, one simply can't help hugging the Heidi-child. =}

[2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012]

Because, she's a sweetheart. <3

[2012]

She loves animals . . .

[2007, 2008, 2012]

. . . and Evin . . . 

[2011, 2012]

. . . and being with friends . . .

[2012]

. . . {more friends!}.

[2008, 2012]

The reason that all of this is being brought to your attention, is because, Heidi
(previously described),
 recently celebrated her third 12th Birt{h}day . . . !!
In September of 2000, we all welcomed the 6th child and 8th member of our Fred family, Heidi Christine. <3

To begin festivities, a waffle breakfast was given.

[2012]

Followed by sundry activities, viz. singing at the Nursing Home; shopping at the mall; sister-pic-a-nic-ing; daddy-daughter ball-gaming; and annual bridge-talking. =)

We three discovered ourselves quite unintentionally matching
 (this sort o' thing occurs frequently ;P). {!}

[2012]
(we were asked if we were part of a 'function' ... lol)

She makes a darling little mouse!
{hah 'little' as in, almost-as-tall-as-me ;}

[2012]

I am privileged to be related to such stellar individuals. =]

[2012]

Love you, Best Little Sister Ever!

[2012]
(as in the case with the nephew, i can say that because she's mine - you can say that about your little sister{s}, too ;)

*Dear Heidi*,
It's my prayer and sincere hope , that this year, your walk with the Lord reaches heights that you {can't even imagine}.
May you continue to brighten other's lives, by allowing Jesus' Light to shine through YOUR life {especially in the difficult times - His grace is sufficient}.
You are a {constant source of delight} to me, and I will ever cherish the memories we've made (and future ones to come!).
*Love from your sister*,
 Phia

Post Scriptum
 ~ I wish to add, that Heidi is the originator of that nickname {Phia}. =)
[Her infant tongue being incapable of pronouncing the letter 's' for a period of time]

More Zoo-li-ness =]

Ay-up!

(Or, if you prefer...)

Hullo there!

Firstly, many and much thanks to all of you who were praying for the Journey! I am immensely appreciative - God did impossible things, and I can't convey in words just how much I was blessed. <3

So, I do hope to do a post about that soonly; but, for now, here is the rest of our zoo pictures. =]

Heidi on Turtle ...

... Heidi in Fish's Mouth...

Turtle is friendlier, we conclude =]

The bears were sleepy...

Polk-ie-dots in Nature =}

Bubbles {Heidi} in a Bubble! ;)

Such vividly colored fishies...

The Lonesome Penguin

Wandering 'round ...

And we learn that the Heidi-child is nearly as tall as the buffalo...

Oh how I love them!

Okay, so this was not at the zoo ... this is my department {missing Age! =(}!

A-girl was visiting, and we had such jollification. =]

I am so privileged to work with some pretty classy, amazing, stellar individuals!

Celebrating with raw date-nut torte...A is so dear. <3

Friend Day! =)

Mish-mish, you're a chum...<3

My bro's last soccer game of the season - Go Red!

I do apologize for the extremely laconic nature of this post. =P

At this hour of the night, my consciousness is in and out. ;]

Goodnight all!

Praise the Lord for His mighty work!

Pip-pip,

Phia

That Time We Went to The Zoo

This post is going to be full of pictures! 

Annnnnd there would have been even more; however, picasa and blogger are, once again, having behavioral issues. =P So, perhaps, you'll get those in a different post. =]

Frugal Friday Thrift-Shopping with Friend! =D

Oh what vast amounts of fun was had =)

Let's do it again, Chelz!

When I find a raw dish at restaurants, I simply must photograph it! ;P

I drove Dad and Heidi to the Zoo!

{I was not driving when the above was photographed =}

Brookfield Zoo

Oh how I do love red-bud trees ...  

lol We have fun together - really, we do. =)

Heidi-hand/Gorilla-hand

The tropical singing monkeys! 

It was nice and warm inside!

I kind of like this girl ... a lot =)

Soooo, we went to Asia while we were there ...

... annnnnd Africa

(not to make you jealous, or anything ;)

Cute Child Sighting! =)

Heidi and Condor ... Heidies are cuter ;)

My co-workers and I have been reading through the Epistles together, and this week we've been in Colossians.

"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."

~ Col. 3:2

I love how God always sends me what I need for each day. <3

It was so timely to have that reminder!

As we were discussing the chapter, someone pointed out that in the Greek, 'affection' is referring to 'mind'.

"Set your [mind] on things above..."

How easy it is to be overwhelmed, and become concerned with the immediate physical things around us - when really, we should be keeping in mind our eternal purpose!

How can we be furthering our Lord's Kingdom in the time and place He has us?

May each of us follow the admonition of Hebrews 12:1! 

Pip-pip,

Phia

Post Script - The benefits of taking a nap =)