Oh, the summer days!

Daniel and Elizabeth

Elizabeth and her sister, Rebecca Kohler

I love this guy! What a great big brother!

"Wok seared lamb" at P.F. Changs...yum!

Our toad friend at the farm

the new addition...Daisy...also from the farm

Grandma's daylilies

the garden

Grandad's grapes

Luke and Mom eatin' supper

some cool almonds...

fireworks!!!

making faces

Luke

summer sunset

James and buddy JD

hike in Abram's falls

Luke and Lydia

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side! Keep on the sunny side of life...... I can't help but remember the words of this bluegrass-bumpkin song when I see Luke playing his banjo. It's also really fun to sing this song when the family is having a bad day, tends to "liven" things up a bit! : )

The Duncan family has been having a great summer thus far. I have been working for my dad some, working around the house, going to the farm, running...running...running...playing with the kids, and going to the mountains. I've had a unique summer to say the least in the sense that I've never had so much time at home. I wish I could say that I am loving everything I'm learning at home in the everyday interactions, but I must confess that there are some hard moments. My dad is reading a book to our family and on the back it says: "Where two or three are gathered together...there's a conflict waiting to happen." We all had to laugh at this! 'Tis so true... Though it doesn't seem fun at the time, I know the conflict we experience within our family is for our good as we seek to humble ourselves before each other and the Lord. It's a great opportunity to grow closer to each other and to depend on God in a different way in this season of life.

Well, I need to scoot. Hope everyone is doing well!

PS- Here are two verses that God has been using in my life this summer:

It will be said on that day, "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, that He might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited on Him; let us be glad and rejoice in His salvation." Isaiah 25: 9

The steps of man are established by the Lord, when he delights in His way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.

Psalm 37:23-24