He Has Fought the Good Fight; He Has Finished the Race

Thankfully I am just referring to the 30 K race in which David participated on Sunday.  The reference is really to a great man of the Bible at the close of his life lived for Jesus.  I know David longs for these words to not only describe his running, but his life as well.
I am writing with the great news that David ran every step of the 30 kilometers or 18.6 miles on Sunday.  He said, "It was wonderfully difficult."  He really felt good about all of the race.  He finished in 2:08 (2 hours, eight minutes), which earned him 9th place overall!

David at the finish of the Downtown Doubler in Lousiville, KY, where he was "Running 4 Water."

It is not too late to send in your money for "Running for Water."  All money has to be in by October 10, as they leave October 11.  He is fully funded for the trip as of today!  Praise God for his faithful provision, and thanks to many of you who are partnering with David and with our great God in the work in Haiti.  That means that all money received now will go to dig wells in poor communities in Haiti, where clean water is scarce, but of utmost importance for healthy, longer life.  And some wells are dug on church property, where villagers will receive clean water to drink and Living Water from God, as well.
Here is the link again to donate online: CornerStone International  Scroll down until you see 'Trimble' and click the 'donate' button under 'trip.'
And you can always do it the old fashioned way.  Send checks marked Trimble's Haiti trip or Trimble- wells to
CornerStone International
P.O. Box 192
Wilmore, KY 40390


Together we are storing up treasures in Heaven, where nothing can destroy or steal it away!

Haiti Trip Provision-- Right on Time

We wanted to share this neat story of how God is providing for David's Haiti trip.  Last week David was at Cornerstone International House of Prayer for his usual prayer time, when he received a call from the team leader for the trip, asking if David would send the money for the plane tickets to the organization who would be buying them.  After consulting with the bookkeeper, he was told he had only $300 in his account. He needed $600.  He and the team leader discussed this, and David decided to wait for the money to come in, even if this meant he would have to take a different flight than the other team members.  Of course, taking a different flight is certainly not the preferred way to get there.  However, after talking with Jesus about it for a minute, he felt like this was the right course of action.  So since it was time to gather for prayer, he went in for the 2 hour prayer watch for the missionaries.  After the prayer time, the bookkeeper called David in to her office and informed him that he had just received a total of $350 more in donations for the Haiti trip... just in that 2 hour time period!  Quickly, David called his team leader, who told him that the tickets had not yet been purchased.  So because David was patient to wait on the Lord, God provided just what he needed, right on time.
They now have their tickets, all on the same flight, and they leave Oct 11.  He is still in need of funds for ministry and boarding expenses, and is hoping to be able to take extra money to help dig wells for clean drinking water.  God loves a cheerful, selfless giver.  We are blessed so abundantly here in the US.  Please consider investing in eternity and in the lives of the Haitian people.  He will provide for the trip.  God has shown us that he will.  Will you join us?

Follow this link to give:  Haiti
Scroll down 'til you see 'Trimble trip' and click the 'donate' button

Nathanael on the move

Here is Nathanael's scoot!  It's pretty funny.  He's getting fairly quick with it.

Winning Runner

Run, Run fast as you can.  You can't catch me, I'm the running man!  David enjoys running and once a month or more he runs in road races.  We have always made this a family thing so that his hobby doesn't take him away from the family any more than he already is.  We all pile into the car, usually at early morning hours, with breakfast in hand to go and cheer Daddy on.  But recently we all got a first- time thrill.  As we watched attentively for the first runners to round the turn and head for the finish line, we were surprised to find that it was our very own David Trimble!  We cheered all the more loudly as he came closer and my heart swelled as he finished in first place! And this was no ordinary race.  There was prize money involved!  So our very own beloved husband and daddy is now a race winning, money earning runner!  But we love him the same!
Here are some pictures from other recent races.  And of the winner with his prize money!

David ran a race on the 4th of July with his sister the day after our arrival in Oregon.  Rachel was the photographer this morning.

The start of the Wilmore 4th of July race.  They have it the weekend before the 4th.

David finishing the Wilmore race.  Abby took both of these pictures.

Silas' Kind of Fun

Silas is one funny boy!  He is creative and really likes playing with toys like Legos and Play Mobil "men."  He also loves all of his brothers.  And we never know what he will do next.  Here are a few pictures to illustrate:

I made this one extra big so you could see the paint all over the him.  Micah was painting and Silas wanted to paint too.  I asked Abby to sit with him and help him because he had never painted like that before.  A few minutes later I saw Abby in the hall and asked if Silas was finished already.  I went to check on him and this is what I found :)  He had more paint on himself and the ground than on the wood he was painting!

Keenan and I were working on reading one morning a month or so ago and  Nathanael was sitting in the play room with Silas.  I looked up to see Nathanael surrounded by all these blankets and pillows and stuff.  I asked Silas about it and he told me he was making a nest for his brother and giving him toys to play with.  Funny!  And Nathanael was as happy as he could be in his "nest."

Sorry for the sideways picture.  I don't know why the blog does this sometimes.  It is too much trouble to fix it so you will just have to turn your head :)  Here is a close-up of the "bird" in his "nest."

Spring fun

Rachel's class is dancing in the end of the year ballet performance.  They are doing worship dances.  It was beautiful.  Rachel is on the left.

Abby and Rachel worked hard at ballet this year.  In the performance, Abby's class were the sowers in the Parable of the Sower, written by their teacher from the parable Jesus told.  Abby is the far left.

This is a little out of order.  This is Rachel's class bowing after they are done.  Rachel is in the front middle.

Keenan and Micah played soccer this Spring.

I had the chance to speak at a Ladies Tea at a friend's church.  My mom happened to be in town and so we ladies went together.  We have a very enjoyable time.

Going to the park to play!

Silas loves to draw and color.  We are doing school work and he is making pictures :)

Nathanael and his buddy, who is a little more than 2 months younger

We celebrated Christ's resurrection with some family friends.  Here we are doing an egg cracking contest.

We had a long, exciting day on Easter.  First a local  church where the girls did a beautiful dance.  Then lunch with friends, then resurrection rolls, then worship.  Silas and Micah both fell asleep during worship.  We let them sleep (on me!) for a few minutes before waking them up for the egg hunt.

Happy Mother's Day to Me!

I have to brag on my kids for a minute!  They were so creative this year for Mother's Day.  First, they confined me to my room this morning, which is really a gift in itself, while they cooked breakfast and made a large "Happy Mother's Day" sign.  Rachel was the overseer at 12, with all of the others helping (except the baby), even Silas who is 2 1/2.  They made a huge homemade biscuit in the shape of a heart, scrambled eggs and cantaloupe.  (David made the coffee :} ) At the breakfast table they handed me a program of the Mother's Day Performance.  Here's what it said:

When: right after breakfast

Where: living room

Why?: because we love mommy so much

What: first- dance, "When the Tears Fall" (from Tim Hughes) by Rachel and Abby

next- song- "Happy Mother's Day to You" by Keenan, Micah and Silas

third- dance, "Be Glorified" (from the Passion CD) by Rachel and Abby

fourth- poems, read by Abby

fifth- dance, "Surrender" (from the Surrender CD) by Rachel

next- 20 reasons we love Mommy, by Rachel, Abby, Keenan and Micah

Finally- we all pray for Mommy

Wow!  The breakfast was delicious.  The sign was made with giant letters, each decorated differently by all the kids, from rainbow, to a superman shaped A. The performance was beautiful.  The dances were choreographed by Rachel and the girls danced them so well.  The boys were adorable serenading me!  The poems were not written by Abby, but chosen by her and very sweet.  The 20 reasons they love mommy was so special!  Some of the reasons were "she cooks for us," "she does what needs to be done without complaining," "she points us to God," and "she loves us for who we are."  And then they all gathered and thanked God for me, all 5 who can talk and David.  It was so so precious and encouraged me so much!  And if that wasn't enough, the older ones had homemade cards and even a few gifts!  Micah made me a card and a necklace, which I am wearing as I type.  Abby gave me a cute picture frame that has the verse from Psalm 127 about children being a gift from God on it.
It is a time I will treasure for years to come.  So if you can top that, comment about it cause I want to hear!  What a life I have!!  I am so happy to be in this season right now!