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I wish you could sit with me on this quiet night.Our Christmas tree stands big and beautiful,shining brightly, a reminder of Jesus, the Lightof the World who stepped into our darkness sothat we could be adopted into God's foreverfamily. The Grandma-made stockings are hungon the mantle, each one a reminder of theabundant blessings God has showered on ourfamily! And best of all, our sweet new additionlays on the couch beside me kicking andsmiling. We welcomed Trimble #7 into ourhome and lives on October 4. With the help ofmy dad, we named her Sarah Elizabeth Joy.

And what joy she brings to us all! Her brothers

Overflowing with Thanksgiving by Melissa

Good Soil by David While reading Jesus parable of the sower recently , I was struck by thedifferent soils that the word of God was sown upon. For the first time it occurredto me that the soil of our hearts is not static but dynamic- we are either movingcloser to God or farther away. I believe that God desires each of us to be goodsoil that His word can take deep root in and bear fruit. But there are often rocksand weeds in our lives that act as barriers to our fruitfulness . There iswork to be done. Just as the farmer must first till the soil to prepare it for theseed, we too, with Gods grace, must dig into our hearts and repent of ouridols, sin and compromise that dramatically limit the harvest. I want my whole

heart, not just parts of it, to be good soil that yearns for 100 fold replication ofGod's eternal Word in my life! And I want my words and actions to be used byGod to help remove those rocks and thistles in the lives of others, moving themever closer to Jesus.

adore her and Abby is thrilled to have a baby sister! We are all adjusting to havinga new baby in the house again. (You can read about her birth on the blog.)

And most of all on this beautiful evening, my heart overflows with thanks to God forHis mercy and grace! As I study His Word, sit in the prayer room in His Presenceand meditate on His wonders, I am more and more amazed at who Jesus is and allthat He has done for us! The more I seek Him, the more I find Him. The more Ifind Him, the more I love Him. These are th e oh-so-true words to a song wesometimes sing here. I'm praying that you, too, will join me in seeking Him more soyou can love Him more! He is so, so good and worthy!

December 2013

Adventures of the Trimble Tribe

David and Rachel going on adaddy daughter date

On The Road and in the air) AgainBoth the girls are excited to participate in international mission trips in 2014.Rachel and David have already committed to a trip to Ecuador in the summer.You may get a letter from them about it soon! For Abby s big 13 th birthdaycelebration, she asked for money for a mission trip. She has a great jump onfinances, but God has yet to show us the right trip for her.

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Abby with her look-a-like, Sarah

Silas with his homemadeBirthday hat

Could you resist this face? Could you resist this face?

David surprised me with a night in this castle for our 15 th anniversary. WOW!

Micah And Nathanaelhaving fun at the beach

Life at our house is always busy! I like tothink of it as full and exciting. God hastruly blessed us! We continue to build theHouse of Prayer here in our communityand count it a privilege to do so! We willhave to pull back a bit in the fall as Davidwill actually get to start nursing school,while also working full-time. Last year,there was an un-solvable problem with hispacket, so much to his disappointment, hewas not able to start last fall.Homeschooling takes up a huge chunk ofmy time! This year we have 5 students,plus Nathanael and now Sarah! Rachel isnow a 10 th grader(!), Abby 8 th grade,Keenan 4 th, Micah 2 nd , and Silas startedKindergarten. I spend week-endspreparing for the week, then spend themornings and sometimes early afternoonsteaching or floating from one student tothe next to help with their lessons. Silas isa super student and really enjoys learning!

Life As We Know It by Melissa

Set Free to Follow JesusWorking with the ladies in the local jail, I do not always get to see how God works intheir lives when they are released. Unfortunately, many of them are trapped by sinand woundedness and are unable to allow the love and forgiveness of Jesus to setthem free. However, recently we were able to get a glimpse of the power of God in thelife of one lady. She had been in and out of jail several times, and although she hadaccepted Jesus earlier in her life, she was not able to give Him full control. Our heartsached for her as for many others as s he continue d to fall into the same entrapments.However, we not only go to the jail once a week for church, but we also gather as a

House of Prayer community and pray diligently for these women each week. And weknow that this faith-filled petition to our Father in Heaven is just as important as thegoing itself. So we continued to pray for this particular lady and her family. Then oneday, we bump into her at a store where she recently had gotten a job. She began toexcitedly tell how she had experienced the real love of Jesus and had given her lifecompletely to Him and how she was clean and free and enjoying a peace and joy thatshe had longed for. The road has not been easy for her, but she is persevering andseeking to live her life and raise her kids in a way that is honoring to Jesus. It isbeautiful to watch this new life grow, not without her stumbling, but with a joy and adetermination, and trust in Jesus! We thank God for allowing us to walk with her andsee the fruit of our labors! He is faithful!

This is refreshing to me since Micah wouldrather be doing anything else tha n schoolHe loves to be outside, riding his bike orbuilding a fort with a friend or brother.Keenan is really growing into a disciple ofJesus, which brings us much joy. There isa neat story on the blog about how Godgave him the opportunity to start learningkarate this fall. Nathanael has been a type1 diabetic now for a year and is doing verywell. He is an active, funny, talkative 3 yearold. After some time off, Abby has startedballet again en pointe. She has also beenlearning guitar and taking voice lessons,with the hopes of becoming a worshipleader. Rachel, too, has become veryinterested in music, teaching herself basicson the keyboard, and learning guitarchords from her sister. She will startlessons in the new year and hopes to jointhe youth worship team at church. She hasalso become quite the artist!

Keenan with his Awana book award. Hememorized dozens of Scriptures to earnthis award.

Rachel and Nathanael at the

Pum kin atch

This year we celebrated several marriages.The girls participated in one of them. I am 8months pregnant in this photo.

*Don t forget to check outthe blog for more pictures,thoughts and familyhappenings