Before Donald headed overseas for a couple months, we had a grand celebration for his birthday! What a joyous time it was! We are so grateful for the important place Donald has in our family, for his heart for missions and for his example of walking by faith. God is doing great things through you, […]
This is Esther Staddon reporting live from Chicago with GOOD NEWS INTERVIEWS. I traveled here to get the full story for myself, see the evidence and give you an up-to-date report on the proud parents of Sauntina LaVerle Staddon! Robert, where did you find such a beautiful name and what does it mean? “Sauntina was […]
It was such a blessing to have James home for a few weeks! He is so much fun to have around! Jonathan went hiking with him one day and another day David joined them behind the barn for an all-nighter in the woods! We also had our first Canada-vacation-planning-session while he was here and we […]
We chose a baking theme for Grandpa’s birthday party because he is such an outstanding cook! We have great memories growing up of walking into Grandpa and Grandma’s house smelling the glorious stew ready and waiting to welcome us to West Virginia. Grandpa is the one who taught us how to make rhubarb jelly which […]
We are so blessed to have a virtuous mother! Her dedicated love, hard work, and God-honoring life style are a testimony to all! What a joy to honor her on her special day. In fact, there was more than one celebration of her birthday this year! The first was at the Neely’s with the most […]
I was going to title this “North Carolina FEW Conference” but decided “Family Get-together” was a good description of the exhilarating weekend we were blessed to be a part of last month. Families, overflowing with a desire to live for the Lord and seek Him, came together to encourage each other toward this goal! It […]
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Lord for His mercy and guidance through the years of my life and thank my family for making the celebration of this so special! Looking back to the fun birthdays in the past and scary birthdays in the past, reassure me that the Lord is […]
The theme for Michael’s birthday was cowboys! When Michael came in early in the morning and saw the decorations he said he had just been thinking about how the Israelites told the Egyptians that they considered themselves cowboys! Gen. 46:34 “Thy servants’ trade had been about cattle from our youth even until now.” It was […]
While our parents began planning for the Family Encouragement Weekends, the rest of the Wilkes came to our house to help us with some projects and visit. This was a very encouraging time for us and we treasure the memories! The Lord really blessed our parents […]
The theme for Uncle Tim’s birthday was Florida! Grandpa and Grandma’s dining room was transformed with the beach backdrop, seashore table decorations, and shells from Sanibel. Grandpa’s apple black walnut cake and Aunt Melba’s fresh key lime pie were real treats! We have so much to thank the Lord for including terrific extended family and […]