Wedding Prep

We had the opportunity to spend 2 weeks at the Clifford's home working along side them to get projects accomplished before the big day. Great memories mingled with sweat and tears were shared as we worked to finish the list of tasks together. It was a beautiful time of blessings and family bonding.

Planner and list maker

Around the House

Welding and building a porch railing

Refinishing and hanging cabinet doors 

Putting up siding

Lawn and Garden

Island Work & Wedding Site

Cutting away cat tails

Clearing the island

Placing steps up the island bank

shading the flowers from the summer heat

Happiness

Bucking hay

Seating for the guests

Food and Relaxing

Aunt Lisa's home made doughnuts made for an amazing breakfast treat!

Brothers and their "hairy" faces... :p

Delicious meals

The bridal party minus the bride and groom... :)

As the wedding day drew near, we were grateful for the willing hands that so many of our friends contributed to help with final preparations. Thanks to all for your hard work!! Your gift of time was a blessing!  

Getting close to completion!! :)

Wedding pictures soon to come!

A Mother's Love...

If I could give you diamonds 

for every tear you've cried for me,

If I could give you sapphires 

for each truth you've helped me see,

If I could give you rubies

for each heartache that you've know,

If I could give you pearls

for the wisdom that you've shown,

Then you'd have a treasure, Mother,

mounting up to the skies

That would almost match the sparkle 

in your kind and loving eyes.

But I have no pearls, no diamonds, no jewels,

as I'm sure you're well aware,

So I'll give you gifts more precious,

My devotion, love and care.

We love you so much and thank God for the gift of you.

"He Hath Made Everything Beautiful in His Time..."

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:4-5 

On April 5th, 2013, Quint proposed to Rebecca Clifford! 

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God has fulfilled His promises to us, above all we could ask or think, and blessed our lives with the beautiful gift of His love for each other. Our relationship has been one that has encouraged, uplifted, and greatly enriched our lives and it has become evident that the Lord would have us spend the rest of our lives together, serving Him.

The road leading up to our relationship wasn't always easy, but it was filled with lessons of faith and trust, teaching us entire surrender to the God that holds the world, and the hearts of all men in His hands. We are thankful for the way in which He has led us as individuals, and now as a couple, and look forward to what God has in store for us in the future.

Thankful for Life!

It was a brisk early morning trip, on an all too familiar country road. I was headed to Albuquerque to catch a flight, when, an object in the road and an overcorrection, resulted in my vehicle flipping, and left me hanging upside down. 

Although greatly shaken up, God kept me from loosing consciousness, even amidst severe head trauma. Amazingly, I was able to get out of the vehicle and call 911. It was still dark and very cold, and I tried to keep warm, and prevent myself from slipping into a state of shock.  My head was bleeding profusely, and I had to apply much pressure to suppress it.

The 911 dispatch said the ambulance wouldn’t arrive for another 30-40 minutes.  During the wait, my wrist began to swell and really hurt. I was quite convinced it was broken. 

Law enforcement arrived on scene roughly 25 minutes after the incident, the ambulance arrived about 10 minutes later. I’ve been giving care as an EMT in our town for the past 3 years, so I'm used to being in an ambulance, but being in the ambulance as a patient was a new experience... I'll have to say I prefer to be on the giving side rather then the receiving!!


Injuries: 

My wrist was broken in two places, dislocated, 3 tendons were torn apart, and there was some nerve damage. 

I had surgery on the top of my wrist to repair the bone and to relocate the joint. I also had carpal tunnel surgery on the palm of my hand to fix the nerve damage. 

A 7 inch long gash ran from my midline to the top of my head --16 staples, 10 stitches.

Blessings: 

I was able to climb out of the flipped car even with my severely injured wrist. 

Despite being in a remote area with very sketchy cell phone service, I was able to call 911.

Even after large amounts of blood loss, I never lost consciousness, and even in the cold temperatures I didn’t slip into severe shock. 

My medical training helped me treat for shock and keep my whit’s about me.

Back home

One week later...

Removing staples and stitches

Life lesson: 

It's amazing how our life can change so suddenly… as a culture, we too often say, “I'll start that tomorrow or next week” (meaning that good something that ‘always’ seems inconvenient). Why do we procrastinate?? In Hebrews 3 it says, “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation…”  Simply neglecting or procrastinating to take hold of the salvation that Jesus has provided can cause us to be lost for eternity! Life is fragile, lets be careful not to neglect what Christ has given us!

Thank you all for your prayers!

Winter Fun

Ice Skating! 

This was the first year our family enjoyed ice skating since moving to NM, as well as our first time skating in the great out doors instead of an indoor rink, and we were happy to have it be with such great friends!! What a grand time!

Me, Nathan, Andrew, Jessie, Tyler, Starla, Danny, Jared
Jack and Admiral :)

Skiing!!

Beautiful views from the top of Sunrise Mt.

This activity has become a favorite among our family and near-by friends giving us the blessing of making memories as we glide through God's beauty together.

Tyler and Dad

Although we spend a lot of time gracefully falling...

... we sometimes even look graceful on our feet! :)

Graceful or not... it's all about the fellowship!

Natasha, Jessie, Nathan, and I