So umm.....I was told I should update. :) Oh dddear....I haven't done a post in quite some time.

So here is something I did on FB. It is similar to what Becca did, only its sixteen things. :) So yeah, if you would like to fill it out too, I would love to read it.


16 Random Things About Me

1. I don't like cats.....Although, I will admit that they do have their place. :)

2. I love traveling in the dark while listening to music.

3. Hannah (My sister) is beside me and told me to say that I like her. Actually, I LOVE her!

4. I love hot bubble baths.

5. I can't stand it when you give someone a hand shake and it feels like a limp fish.

6. I think weeping willows are one of the most beautiful trees!

7. I LOVE singing....all the time....well, except for when I'm grumpy.

8. I think the smell of lilacs are heavenly. I love lilacs!

9. Sometimes I am hard to handle.

10. I absolutely love people! Especially really genuine and honest people.

11. I have a terrible habit of sticking my foot in my mouth. Not literally of course. Although my mouth is probably big enough. Again...not literally. Oh...never mind!

12. I am 5'3 and am perfectly happy with my height. So go ahead...call me a shorty.

13. I am tired and want to go to bed.

14. I think that white walls are boring. Unless of course they're not. But they usually are.

15. I love being seventeen. Its an awesome age.

16. I am a dreadful sinner and desperately need my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.



God bless!

In Christ,

Emily Hope

     Happy 19th birthday to my brother, Joel! Well, it was actually his birthday on Saturday, but since we were quite occupied that day, I didn't have time to do it until today.

Joel is one special guy. :) He is a great brother! When I am having a bad day or something, he is very good at keeping me in touch with reality and speaking the truth to me. I think sometimes people think he is arrogant (that's probably because he looks like he should be :P), but under all the dark wavy hair and nice nose (:P) he has some humility. :) Seriously. He isn't half as arrogant as people think he should be. ha.....ha.....ha........

Thanks for being such a great bro, Joelie! Love ya!

Joel and his nephew


Joel and his sweet car...

             Its been a while. Where do I start? Wow! I just saw the last time I wrote about my life. Hmm, well, we got home safely from our spring tour. That was wonderful! After we got home we got to witness a couple weddings. Josh and Erin's Langemans and James and Elizabeth Heikoops. Both were really awesome weddings! OK, this isn't going to be a very detailed post as it would be super long if it was! Anywho, we left for a two and a half week singing tour June 17th. That was an amazing trip! I would probably say it was my favorite. Mostly because we met so many amazing people and made so many new friends. We went through: Saskatchewan, Manitoba , North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana. One of the things we sang at was a thing in Colorado called "Gospel Grass". There were about 30 other groups there. There were a lot of family groups there and almost all of the family groups home schooled. So that was cool. God also showed himself very clear to us on that trip. For instance, after one of our concerts in Nebraska dad went out to the trailer and noticed that one of the hub covers on one of the trailer wheels had been worn off. A closer look showed that the entire bolt and wheel bearing had been totally worn off! Some men from the church helped jack up that side of the trailer.  When they lifted it up, the wheel fell off! Nothing had been holding it on! It was crazy! Technically the wheel should have just fallen off long before that! We were soo grateful God kept it on! I guess I'll post some pics otherwise I could go on quite a while about the trip. 

Josiah helped the Waddingtons lead the youth in singing
 
The Waddington kids, Carrie and us

Us with the Waddingtons kids and Carrie in between singing. (In MB)

   At a fuel stop

At the Langemans in Colorado. Had a really good time with them too.

Having a tea party with the King girls in Billings, MT

A late night picture with the King kids. The kings are a really cool family in Montana. We stayed at there place for a few days. A lot of fun! (in the pic from left to right: Josiah, Joseph, Jeff King, Cody king, me, Joel, Audrey King, Jeremiah and Hannah king.)

Having a speeds stack tournament with the Kings. A lot of fun!


Shortly after we got home we had some friends from Ontario out. Zoe, Zachary and Gabriel Hounsome. They come from a family of fourteen kids. We always have a lot of fun with them! They stayed here for ten days. During that time we got all our bales picked up! It was a huge blessing to have their help. We also had help from Lucy Endicott and Anja Martinson from Washington state. They came out and visited Jon and Sharla for a few days as well.  So picking up bales was alot more fun this year (Oh yeah, and just for the record, I was just driving :)

The Hounsomes and us. Josiah took us all out to dinner.

My good friend Zoe and me
 
Joseph and his friend Avery on his 13th b-day

Playing frisbee golf at Writing-On-Stone park

Us on the HIghway by our place.

We hiked up the sweet grass hills while they were here too. That was awesome too!
the pic was taken at the top.

some human water fountains

On the way back from a load of bales.


Zoe and me impersonating Kierra Knightly and Mary-Kate Olson. :P

Mom and dad left yesterday for their 27th Anniversary. They will be gone for about nine days so us kids are holding down the fort during that time. I also just want to say how incredibly grateful I am for mom and dad and the amazing example they are to all of us kids! It is an extremely huge blessing to have such godly parents! Love you mom and dad!!

Welll, I could have made this a lot longer but I am not feeling very wordy right now. Please don't act so surprised!

God bless ya'll!

Emily Hope

~ "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven" ~ Matt 5:16