100 Dollars... Over

The other day I had to cash a check at the bank. I walked up to the lady teller that we've known for a long time. After asking her to cash the check for me, the lady proceeded to count out the money. I didn't hear her count the money out really well but it almost sounded to me like she was counting out more cash then what my check was for. Thinking either she was saying the wrong number or I am hard of hearing at the age of thirteen, I thanked her and went out of the bank. (It never crossed my mind that a bank teller could miscount money!) I walked outside to my bike and the thought came to me to check the amount of cash I was given. I quickly discovered that she really had given me the wrong amount of money - $100 dollars over the check amount in fact! Immediately I went back inside to give back the extra hundred. Our bank lady looked surprised to see me again but after I explained to her the situation, she took the money and re-counted it. "Thank you so much!" she exclaimed. "I would have been looking all over for it later!" It made me feel really good to have done the right thing. Later my mom told me that sometimes God gives us situations like this to test us. She also said that when we do the right thing, it is a testimony to the people around us.

French or German?

German or French? French or German? This is the question I've been thinking about as the school year approaches. I'm entering high-school this year and so I'm obligated to learn a second language. Not that I mind as I've always wanted to learn another language! So far I have narrowed my list of languages down to two and, you guessed it, it's French or German!

Eiffel Tower in France.
On one hand, French is a beautiful sounding language, whereas German has a harder sound to it. Plus, if I ever went to Europe again, a lot of places speak French although a lot of people in Europe speak German as well. But, I could also speak French in some parts of Africa as well as in some parts in Spain. Then again, German is more widely known in Europe. What to do?

The Rhine River in Germany.
What say ye?

New Template

We decided to change our template and profile picture. I found it on pyzam and and my mom and I really liked it. Is it okay to read? Leave a comment telling us what you think about it! God bless!

Ring Around the Tub!

What do you get when you add to one two year old boy: sand, fried chicken, cantaloupe, baked beans, cake, juice, mud pies, water, and did I already mention sand?! By the end of a fun-filled day, we had a major ring around the tub at our house! By the way, have you ever taken a two year old boy wearing overalls and tipped him upside down after playing in sand for hours? You should try it - it's amazing how much sand comes pouring out!

Flowers... Again

I know I just did a post on flowers but on my way to work the other day I noticed how pretty some of the flowers are. Here are a couple pictures I took.

Camp!

We had a totally awesome time at camp! My mom was able to go this year and she brought Sam with. The theme was Pilgrims Progress- which I think is a good theme. Plus, a lot of my friends were there, and it was great to be with them and to talk with them. We had great meetings, fun activities such as water balloon throwing, races, volleyball, kickball, bean-bags (which I'm horrible at :), charades, a bonfire, talking, staying up late in our cabins (and I mean late!), we had wonderful food- did I mention dilly bars? Group pictures, Camp shirts, God's word, life lessons, I could go on and on about all of the things we did at Camp, there's so many!
Something that really blessed me- when we came to the end of the Wall of Salvation, there was a cross and, like Christian, we knelt in front of it and had a quiet moment with the Lord. It was at this point that we were freed from our burdens. It was great experience and when I knelt down and prayed a wonderful feeling crept in, like I had just done the best thing I've ever done. Anyway, this picture is of Viv, kneeling in front of the cross. (special thanks goes to Mrs. W for this picture :)

Overall Camp was great, I learned a lot, had fun, and was blessed. Hopefully more posts will start to come... we're swamped right now! Maybe as school starts back up again I'll have more time to post.

Happy Birthday, Si!

Wishing you a very happy birthday, Si! We are so thankful that the Lord has brought you into our lives. You bring much excitement, conversation, and joy to our family. With all our love,

The Captain, Maria, and the rest of the von Seven