http://japheth.astitch.biz I was made in the image of God... it is now my desire to become the image of Christ! Mon, 05 May 2008 22:35:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have been wanting to get our Photo greeting cards on the web for over two years now, and today it happened. We got another 10 inches of snow so I was stuck here and decided to tackle the job. Here is a sample of one of the cards. You can ... http://japheth.astitch.biz/2008/04/12/finally-online/ Yesterday was just a gorgeous day, full of sunshine and warmth.  I think it reached almost 50 degrees.  Then this morning we woke up to over 10 inches of white snow.    This picture was taken Friday evening and it looked the same yesterday evening.  See that van ... http://japheth.astitch.biz/2008/04/07/then-snow/ A friend of mine posted this on his site and it is so close to where we are right now that I just had to share it with ya'll.  (If anyone other than David reads this) :-) http://japheth.astitch.biz/2007/12/06/a-song-for-us-dads/ It is with great thankfulness in my heart, that I get to present to you, my newest daughter, Aimee Lynne Stauffer (but she shall be called "Lynne") :-) There are many thing of which I could write, bu since I got to do most of the calling on the phone, ... http://japheth.astitch.biz/2007/11/16/aimee-lynne-stauffer/ I know that this song is an old one but I just found it a couple of weeks ago and it has blessed me so much! It was written by Bill & Gloria Gaither and the music was written by Buddy Greene. http://japheth.astitch.biz/2007/08/22/i-dont-belong/ It has been a LONG time since I wrote here and I find that the longer I have children, the less time I have for this! However, I still want to try to stay on top of this every once in a while so you will just ... http://japheth.astitch.biz/2007/07/17/67/ I doubt that there is any one who is still reading this due to my long absence, and maybe the content or ability of this writer.  However I have not forgotten this blog, but have resigned myself to the fact that in the scheme of Christian life and fatherhood, there ... http://japheth.astitch.biz/2007/03/26/the-reclusive-writer/ Lee Justin Hess (23) of Trail, MN died in an automobile accident at 10:40 P.M. on Dec 19, 2006. He was born in Centralia, IL on January 24, 1983. Lee assisted his family in grain farming in Northwestern MN. He was a member of Kitchi Pines Church near ... http://japheth.astitch.biz/2006/12/21/the-death-of-a-brother/ This is the time of year when we think back to the very first Christmas, when the Three Wise Men -- Gaspar, Balthazar, and Herb -- went to see the baby Jesus and, according to the Book of Matthew, "presented unto Him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh." These ... http://japheth.astitch.biz/2006/12/15/gift-wrapping-rules/ I want to thank all of you for your prayers for our little niece, Regan.  I just got a call this afternoon from Loren, her dad.  The lab at Johns Hopkins found that the tumor is a "poly???  ?????." I repeated the words to him several times but couldn't get them ... http://japheth.astitch.biz/2006/11/17/shes-going-home/