News and Updates!

Well folks, so many things have happened since my last

post I don't really know where to start.

For one thing, We've had another grandbaby.

Kyle Stanley Peach

5-19-14

9 lbs. 14 oz. H

 

He took his time getting here but was worth the wait.

Becky and Stan took him home to be loved and

cherished by his big brother, Jesse,

and his four sisters, Brooklyn, Jillian, Kathryn and Emily.

He always has an arm waiting to hold him.

 

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Then, we had little Brenley Wirth, our niece.

She was born with Robin-pierre and proved herself

to be a real winner - she had to go through surgery in the first few weeks of her life - but she

made it and is gaining ground daily.

She was in the hospital for several weeks but

by the grace of God and the prayers of God's people the doctors were able to help her by operating on her jaw.

She is finally home by her big brother, Jon Wayne, and the rest of her extended family. She is blessed with loads of love from every direction!

Here Brenley is with her mommy, Sami, and her daddy, Sam. 
And by herself after surgery. . .she now has NO tubes or wires. . .praise God!

 

 

 

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Then just one more note of accomplishment. . .

I, YES! . . .Karen Peach. . .have been trying to ride my

bicycle from six (6) to nine (9) miles daily!

Yes, women can wear a skirt, an hair-up-do, long sleeves and still ride a bicycle at sixty-one years of age. . . 

AND enjoy it!
While Joey Wirth was in town he rode with me a couple of days.

 On Sunday's or rainy days I usually don't get the full six to nine miles . . .but I try for at least two.

Now Tom is riding with me when he's not too busy.

We used to go bike riding together as kids, now we

are old married people (44 years in August) and we're riding together again.

Love is a wonderful thing to share with your sweetheart.
Some folks take a cruise
but we'll just settle for a bike ride. ;D

Blessings!

Here's a great song that has blessed my heart in the past few months. . .
I CAN PRAY! by the Perry's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssv0vMf930s
 

Greg . . . Paul. . .gone but not forgotten

Lots of things have happened since I last put my thoughts on my blog.

My brother-in-law, Melvin Gregory Martin, passed away from brain cancer on Christmas day.  Greg was a good man and we spent many, many hours at the hospital with he, Rachel and the kids.  It was a hard time, but also a good time as we all drew closer to the Lord and to one another. 

Together we fought the battle rather than succumbing to defeat . . .we decided to stand together as servants of the Lord and allow Him to give us victory over the circumstances we could not change.  The Lord was faithful to help us.  We had many times of worship at Greg’s bedside as he was going through hospitals and all kinds of treatments.  Greg was able to keep his contact with the Lord.  He kept his spirit right toward the Lord and was willing to allow the Lord to give him strength daily. His wife, Rachel, was there at his side most all the time. . .his son, Eric was a soldier helping his father keep focus during the really rough times. ..Joanie and Bethany were there lifting him up too.  Greg’s whole family and their spouses were wonderful blessings to Greg during his final journey home.

Greg’s funeral was December 31^st, 2013.  It was attended by many as he was well loved by all.  He always was able to make people laugh with his stories and he had many, many songs from the Lord which blessed God’s people through the years.

Melvin Gregory Martin  1952 – 2013

Then two days after Greg’s funeral, our other brother-in-law, Paul Davis, was killed when his car spun out of control on ice.

George Wirth ( my daddy) and Paul Davis at Sarah’s wedding in 2002

He died a few hours after the accident which was a real shock to our family and his wife. We all hurried to Mt. Carmel, IL for his funeral. Paul had been a minister most of his life. He had retired and worked a small cattle farm for the last few years in Kentucky.  Many people came to support Willa Mae, his wife, and his son, Brad and family. It was a sweet service.

Rachel & Greg Martin / Paul & Willa Mae Davis at the family reunion of 2013.

So in just a few days we had lost the youngest and the oldest Peach girl’s husbands to death.

God is helping them both in their loss. 

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After Paul’s funeral on Saturday Tom and I went to visit a couple of my aunts. We took Hannah and Denny Wirth with us and it was a fun evening. The weather was crisply cool and we all laughed and sang songs or talked about days gone by. On the way back to Jon’s house we bought some pizza and chips and enjoyed visiting with our family the rest of the evening. 

During the night I started hurting really badly. . .and the pain just kept increasing . . .all night I tossed and turned. . .used a heating pad. . .took something for pain. . .but I just kept getting worse.

By morning I was so bad my family was really worried for me.

They felt I should go to the hospital and I was so sick I didn’t know what to do. . . I was so full of pain I really couldn’t focus.

By the time I let them take me to the hospital I was really in bad shape!

The emergency room got right to work on me and found me full of infection.

They started helping me right away with pain killers and I really don’t know what all because I was too out of it.

Tom, Jon and Brenda were right there with me and praying for me.  Others came and sat waiting and praying for me in the waiting room.

In Texas it was found I had a cancerous tumor and some other problems they weren’t sure about.  I spent a week in the hospital and then after I was pretty infection free I was sent to another hospital to have more testing.   Long story –short, I decided to not have surgery or treatment but to trust God with my life . . .

but that’s a story for another day.

 

Jesse turns five! Two new Holy Ghost Babies. . .my thoughts

Jesse Frank turned "five" on July 2, 2013.

Here he and George Thomas get ready to eat

the "Ginger (really brownie) Bread" Cake.

 

They also made a really neat push car (below) with

PaPaw. . .a fun filled day for us all.
PaPaw designed this car all by himself with Grandma giving a few
suggestions. . . but he was the creator.
They didn't get it completed that day but they were able to play
on it a bit. . .PaPaw put the push bar and steering handle
on later that week. . .and did the fancy paint and lettering job.

 

 



Two Brand New "Babies" Born this Week!

Baptized in the Holy Ghost

 

Bucky got it July 6, 2013

 

Kathryn got it July 9, 2013

She is learning to play the guitar with Papaw's help.

 

 

 

Our family would appreciate your prayers for

*Greg  & Rachel Martin and family. . .

*Darlena Williams and her family. . .

*Reuben & Gracie Stence and their family. . .

(Reuban is Brenda Wirth's Daddy.)

They all have very serious health conditions

but we know we can find VICTORY in

any situation through Jesus.

 

Faith = Choosing to walk in VICTORY no matter how God answers my prayer. Not trying to "box God in" to a certain answer but allowing him the freedom to answer according to his will, not mine. Agreeing with the Lord even when He says "NO, NOT NOW or WAIT" to what I think I need.  krp

Seems like we feel discouraged, like we've lost the victory when we try to tell God "the correct answer" as to how HE should solve our problem. . .and

then if that isn't his will, we feel like we've lost a battle because we put "our faith" in our own desired answer rather than having allowed

God to answer our prayer in his own way. True faith is to have our faith so fixed in him that regardless of his answer, we still have victory. . .even

in death. . .or sorrow. . .or sickness. . . 

I know I'm not "there" completely, but that is my desire.

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I was thinking. . .we are to be soldiers for the Lord.

As soldiers life isn't really plush and comfortable but it's one mostly

on the battlefield. . .fighting the enemy. . .watching and guarding . . .

and then after the battle is won there's a time

of victory celebration, then off to another battlefield. . .

and again after victory. . .another battlefield. . .

Until we finally win every battle and we are promoted to a new station. . .

a mansion. . .a house eternal where we can live forever celebrating our

overcoming victory

and working with the Captain of our Salvation.

Beautiful flowers. . . This and That

Some days you get wonderful gifts from little hearts you love.
Today I was given these beautiful flowers, hand picked from Becky's yard, from Jilly, Kathryn and Laura.
I am one blessed and loved Grandma.

Andrew and Abby, newly weds from Hurst, take advantage of the system. . .sitting in the Handicapped Seating area.

I didn't know being newly wed was a handicap.

Some folks will do ANYTHING to eat first! ;)

This sweet couple were just here again two days ago for Sis. Martha's funeral and stayed in our home.

I pray that they'll always be as "in love" as they are now.

 

This is Sophie at the Humble Texas General Convention showing me that she had lost her very first tooth!
She was really happy and Maya told me that everyone clapped for her!
Maya was as excited as Sophie.

 

Here's Joe during the Humble Texas General Convention. . .He really got blessed
praising Jesus. . .His Aunt Janet, Mom-Rachel, Dad-Doug and cousin-Denise are
all helping him touch Jesus!
That's really ALL that matters.

 

 


David (Bucky) also got a special touch from the Lord during his home church service in Springville, AL.
He did speak some words in that heavenly language, but he wasn't certain that he'd spoken in tongues himself.
So, he is right there at the "almost" point. . .his Dad-Doug is praying with him as are others.
God is so good!
This has inspired Laura, George and Kimberly to try to reach out and touch the Lord in our services!

Here's a couple of really cute stories. . .
#1
George was really upset with Kimberly Jo. . .she was trying to tell him what to do and how. . .
He goes to his mom all upset and says. . ."Kimberly thinks she's the boss of everyone, she
thinks she's like a 17 year old or a 12 year old.  She thinks she's smarter than everyone!"
Kimberly was listening in the background and she looks him in the eye and says,
"Well I can tell you one thing George. . .I'm NOT 17 and I'm NOT 12!"
So, I guess she knew what she was talking about. . .she's only three.

#2
At her great aunt's funeral this week, Maya Lynn was sitting on my lap with her Great Aunt Patsy
sitting next to us.
Patsy said to Maya. . ."Why do you have such curly hair when you sister doesn't?"
Maya responds, "It's okay. . .we have curlers!"
Out of the mouths of children. . .problems can be solved. . .if our hair isn't curly we can roll it.



Psalm 35:9

"And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation."


Dear Lord. . .I thank you for allowing me the great opportunity to share
the blessings of my grandchildren, nieces and nephews on this site.
I pray that all who read about them will be inspired to enjoy their grandkids too. . .
and if they aren't blessed to have their own that you will allow them to enjoy reading about mine.

Lord, if there are those out there seeking to destroy or harm our children,
I pray that you will place a nagging conviction in their heart of their sin.
I pray that you will allow them to find peace and comfort in something greater than
sin and evil. . .in the majesty of your presence.
Lord, please help the people who were hurt by others when they were children. . .
help them to find their way to you. . .the great healer of brokenness.
Help them to be able to forgive those who offended them. . .
Help them trade their bitterness for the joy of serving Jesus.
Help them to realize those who offend little ones, offend the Great God of Heaven.

Lord, I give this Blog to you. . .help me to say what you'd have me say on it.
Help me to desire for humanity what you desire.
You've shown us what is good. . .what is righteous. . .what brings peace. . .
help us to walk your way. krp


Psalm 37:23
"The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way."

Watch your step! 

Emily Jane is ONE. .."Sweet Baby Joe" catches our dinner!

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY EMILY JANE!

She is definitely a "sweetheart"!

 

 Look what "Sweet Baby Joe" caught fishing with Uncle Denny and Dad!

He loves to fish and he caught enough

for us to have a big fish meal yesterday!

Dad, Doug, fried the fish and we had some good eating thanks to Joe's

skills. . .Daniel was the biggest fish eater followed by myself.

Love that fish. 

Two big ones.

 

 

       

Surrounded by all his fish. . .there's a catfish at the top

you can't hardly see.

 

Heavy!

  

 

 

 



 

Sweethearts eating pancakes at Emily's house on Valentine's Day.

 

Found this picture of March 2011. . . Paul and Silas

at the Mt. Carmel church.

Too sweet not to post.

Thankfulness for God's great faithfulness!

 

Today we got the BIG NEWS. . .Kristen and Kevin are going to have

a brother or sister for Olivia sometime this year. . .

I think around October.

 

 

 

It's been one month ago today (January 11) since we lost our little Silas.

We again want to thank everyone for all the prayers and compassion.

You kindness has been felt

by our family, especially Josh and Emily, during these days and nights.

God has been faithful.

Sometimes "his people" act just like him!

We can trust Jesus with Silas.

We are trusting him.

 

 

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

1 Corinthians 15:19

 

 

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

1 Corinthians 2:0

 

 

 



Emily. . .Kristen. . .Sami and more. . .

 

 

  



                                                     
                                                      Here's two little ones, Eden and Levi,

enjoying another snowy day.


They were headed for St. Louis where Levi was going to get to

go to a "monster truck show" after a trip first to the hospital to get a hernia, he'd
had since birth, corrected.
Their family is doing well, by the help of the Lord.  They have good days and bad days
but the Lord is helping them in their grief. 
We again want to THANK everyone for their prayers and love!

 

 Been there, done that, got the T-shirt and some monster trucks for play.

 

 

 

Christina, Cecy, Emily and Sami all have big smiles

because Sami is back in church and they are all

"together again".

Sami said she is so glad to be back in church.  She and Sam are ready to "Stand".

Cecy is Sami's cousin.  She has been attending the church in Mt. Carmel for

awhile.  She came with Sami and stayed faithfully.

 

Last Sunday seemed like a wonderful day for the Lord to pour out His Spirit on us.

Here in Humble we were having a great service. . .it was the final day of a three

day Texas Fellowship Meeting.

The church was packed with people from all over the state.

Bro. D.L. Jones came bringing lots of his people and ministry.

They certainly blessed us with their gifts. . .as did the others who spoke.

 

Then Sunday night we got a text from Emily saying Mt. Carmel's morning and evening

services were "Whoooo Hoooooo!!!!  You should have been here."

I guess just about everyone in the church was blessed!

There was repenting. . .shouting. . .dancing. . .praising God however they could.

People who usually don't even wave their hands to the Lord were rejoicing

with great demonstration.

Both Mt. Carmel and Humble meetings started off with the band playing

"The Blood Bought, The Church, The Redeemed". . .

that seemed like a message God was wanting to highlight.

We ARE IN THE ARMY OF THE LORD and it IS A MIGHTY MOVING FORCE.

  

Then, I heard from my brother, Doug, that Springville, AL had a good service too.

People were out shouting and praising God. . .

Sounded like the Sargent family was very much into praise and worship

that evening.  Kristen and her sister-in-law and her mother-in-law were having

a good time letting the Lord know He is worthy of our praises.

 

Below is a neat picture Rachel made of Kevin, Olivia and Kristen.

Beautiful family. . .Olivia is now a one year old!

She had a big birthday bash at her home with lots of kids and gifts.

Her Grandparents (Janet & Sam) traveled there from Spring to take part in the big event. 

 



Silas Dan Dillinger - Safe in the mind/heart of Jesus

  

Silas Dan Dillinger

What is love? What does it sound like?

Is it the sound of giggles when two sweethearts kiss?

Or the sound of wedding bells on the day they become one?

Is love the sound of pain as a mother births her children?

Or the sweet suckling sound of her newborn at her breast?

Is love the sound of little feet running to embrace you?

Or his tiny voice saying, "Hi Daddy, I love you!"

Love has many sounds. . .

These past few days love sounded like happy, bubbly laughter around the table. . .

Then suddenly love sounded like a mother and father's desperate cry for help. . .heLP. . .HELP!

Love sounded like phones ringing all across the nation. . .

It was the sound of a multitude of voices raised in prayer and intercession all through the night.

Love cried out in deep anguish and want. . .

Yet had the courage to praise God even in surrender.

What is love?

It's letting go of a beloved son with heartbreaking sobs. . .

Yet having the capacity to rejoice because a brother has "come home".

Love is family coming together in support of family. . .

Friends knocking at your door with arms full of food and compassion.

Love is that pat on the back or tight embrace that comforts the wounded soul.

Love is hearing God's sweet spirit whispering. . .

"I am with you!"

We love you Josh, Emily, Eden and Levi.
May God give you new grace for each coming day and night.

Aunt Karen 1/13/13 in memory of our little Silas Dan Dillinger

         

Eden                  . . .Silas. . .                  Levi

Silas with his Grandpa Reuban Stence, Brenda's dad, at Abby's wedding.

Silas was and is loved. 

He was here for only a few days but he will get that "call to life" on the new earth.

He CAN live forever. . .You CAN trust JESUS.

When you think of Silas at night, think of him resting securely in the mind of Jesus. . .

When Jesus calls him, he will answer.

Click here for more pictures of Silas.

http://www.tristate-media.com/drr/obituaries/article_e1024856-5db9-11e2-af20-0019bb2963f4.html

newborn Silas

~Jesus will help us. . .if we let him. ~

"Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of god, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."
Eph. 6:13

Emily and Josh Dillinger