Happy 16th Birthday Joshua!! The writing of the cake says, "As the deer pants for water, so my soul longs for God!  

Happy Birthday Joshua!!

Joshua started out as the heaviest and longest of the Sauve babies, weighing in at 9 lb. 15 oz., but now at 16 years of age he is a skinny 6 feet, 1 in. tall active young man. Joshua does well with all sports and even conquered "Double Dutch" (using 2 long jump ropes) last weekend. Fishing and hunting are his new interest and he hopes to do more of each in the future, especially since he got a nice new fishing rod for his birthday.

Along with sports, Joshua likes to keep busy building things. When younger, it was Legos and Fischer Technique, and now it is model cars and airplanes and some carpentry. A few years ago he helped build our sandbox/fort and made wood stilts to sell.

Joshua has always been a lover of nature and animals, especially birds which frequently interrupt his studies when they visit our back yard. Music is also another thing he greatly enjoys. You can hear him whistling, singing or playing the piano just about any time of the day. If he's quiet, he is probably reading a G. A. Henty book or other historical books.

Joshua has not only grown in height but also in Christian character, such as patience, diligence, and kindness. His love for God and His word is shown in how he enjoys memorizing scripture and looking up the Greek words and their meanings. We are thankful to God for the 16 years he has given him, and pray that God will direct his future as he trusts in Him.

These are all the things that Joshua got for his birthday. Note the 3-D plane kite, pajama pants that Faith made him, and the fishing pole in his left hand. Other items were a nice wrist watch, piano sheet music by Calvin Jones and glow-in-the-dark stars. 

Sunday Evening with the Shepherds

In His Word, God commands us through the apostle Peter to "Be hospitable to one another without grumbling." On Sunday evening our friends the Shepherds did just that. They had been wanting to have us over to their house for the past few months and they finally got their wish this past Lord's day. We had a wonderful time of fellowship with these friends in Christ, and if a merry heart and laughter is good medicine like the Bible says it is then we had more than our fair share of fantastic medicine. Laughter filled the air at almost all times and in all the places we went. In the house, on our nature walk around the property, there was seldom a time when laughter couldn't be heard somewhere. Thanks for the great time Shepherds, it was very good for our health!
- Joshua

Tortillas anyone? The highlight of the evening was manufacturing 'tillas under the direction of Master Chef Howard Shepherd. Yum!! 

Just a bit sticky, eh Josh? 

Dad's Pillsbury DoughBoy - 30 years dead! 

Fun on the tire swing!

For Resurrection Sunday, the Shepherd girls prepared a hand printed Greek text of I Corinthians 15:20 for each family in our fellowship. For those of you who can't read Greek it says: " But now is Christ risen from the dead." Praise God, we serve a risen Savior!

Remember the Titanic - Women and Children First!

Last weekend the men of the Sauvé and Eddy families were privileged to attend the 10th annual dinner & celebration of the Christian Boys' and Men's Titanic Society in Washington D.C. The 10 hour drive was tiring, but the scenery along the way was beautifully picturesque and there was plenty of good fellowship. Meanwhile, the ladies of the families enjoyed a wonderful time of sewing, baking, and picnics at the Sauvé's home in Riverview. A huge THANK YOU to the Eddy's for making this wonderful time possible for us! :)

Please check out Doug Phillips' Blog for more details and pictures of the Titanic Society Dinner & Memorial.
We will be posting lots of our own pictures soon - stay posted!

Below is a collection of pictures from this past weekend! Enjoy!

Thursday evening the Eddy's came down in time for dinner and afterwards many of us participated in and enjoyed a fun game of basketball!














Here are Theresa,
Christianna and Faith
waiting their turns.




















Early Friday morning everyone was up and about
getting the last minute packing done, eating breakfast and putting things in the van.
Then after a moment of prayer and hugs were passed around,
us women stood out on the porch and bid our traveling men farewell.





As the men
were traveling




over mountains,

through tunnels







and across valleys.





... passing through Ohio,




Pennsylvania,






Maryland and








into Virginia...





...The women folk were working on making ten aprons that Theresa needed for an upcoming event, and enjoying a nice picnic lunch on Lake Erie. Following are some pictures from their time spent by the lake.

Sewing aprons! 

 

Sea shell on the Lake shore. 

 

Theresa and the really tall bullrushes!!! This photo is not digitally enhanced. They were truely more than double her height! 

The five sisters on Lake Erie! 

Below are some of the highlights of what our men were taking part of in Washington D.C.





The Eddy and Sauve men represented our two families at the 10th annual Men and Boys Christian Titanic Society Dinner!

Charlie Zahm, the famed balladeer, played for the group of men and boys, much to the delight of some of our young men!

Doug Phillips and his three sons, Joshua, Justice and Honor.

John and Benjamin carrying the wreath.

John had the priviledge of standing by (and supporting, since it was windy) the wreath placed at the monument.

The monument dedicated to the men who died for the women and children aboard the Titanic.

To the brave men who perished in the wreck of the Titanic April 15, 1912. They gave their lives that women and children might be saved.