Have an Attitude of Faith

Faith is the assurance...of the things (we) hope for, being the proof of things (we) do not see. ~Hebrews 11:1~

This morning when I was having my quiet time and reading my bible, I was reading in Hebrews and this verse really stood out to me. I started thinking more about faith and what it means.

Faith can be described in many ways, but a very simple way to look at faith - even to examine whether or not we are operating in it - is to say that
"faith has an attitude."

In Hebrews it said that those who have believed God, those who have an attitude of faith - enter His rest and cease from the weariness and pain of human labors.

The attitude of faith does not worry, fret, or have anxiety concerning tomorrow, because faith understands that wherever it needs to go even into the unknowns of the future, Jesus has already been there.

He is the Alpha and the Omega. Not only the beginning and the End, He is everything in between. So I will have an attitude of faith and place my trust completely in the one who was, who is, and who is to come.

Uniontown, Pennsylvania

I have had a lot of friends asking about Pennsylvania lately and where we are in Pennsylvania... We have adjusted pretty well and are really enjoying some of the wonderful things around here. Uniontown is where we live and it is a very historical town, I keep hearing more interesting things all the time about this area and the history of it.

I have not had much time since we got here to do much research on Uniontown to be able to tell anyone much about it besides what restaurant we have and where the mall and movie theatre is.

Now that work has slowed down a little bit, we are able to get out and see and do some of the things Uniontown and the surrounding areas has to offer.

Here is what I learned about Uniontown and Fayette County...

Uniontown is located in the lush foothills of the Allegheny Mountains in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
The extraordinary natural, recreational, and historical resources offer much to residents and visitor alike, from some of the finest outdoor recreation in the eastern United States, to easy access to the urban areas of Pisstburgh. Sites rich in historical interest abound in our small cities and villages, and many
world-class attractions and facilities are located in the area, which is part of Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands region.

Uniontown was founded on July 4, 1776; as the county seat, it became the center of the rapidly growing farming and commercial area. The National Road (Route 40) built between 1811-1818, was the first Federally-founded toll road in the nation. Uniontown was an important stop on the road.

Coal, discovered in 1759, became a major industry, central to the steel industry and the economic expansion of the United States. Uniontown had three major coal mines, and industrialist and financiers lived elegantly in mansions that still stand in Uniontown.
The jobs in the mines attracted thousands of immigrants, who brought a rich and diverse ethnic heritage to the region that is still evident today.
Nobel Prize winner, General George C. Marshall was born in Uniontown in 1880, and spent his boyhood years in a home on West Main Street not far from where we live.
The entire Downtown Uniontown Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Although the coal industry declined, Uniontown's economy diversified to include enterprises with world wide markets, as well as small, independent businesses and national and regional firms.
Uniontown is the central commercial area, with two major shopping malls that include national retail anchors, a revitalized central business and government district, a modern hospital complex and a thriving school system, including a Penn State Commonwealth Campus.

Our office sits on a hillside next to the Penn State Campus in the Business Park addition, it is very beautiful and there are lots of great views.

Most of the Spring activities do not get started or open up for the season until late April or May, I'm very much looking forward to the whitewater rafting and all the great hiking trails. Also they have an Awesome Farmer's Market from June - October, I can't wait for that!!

Well that is Uniontown in a nut shell.

We Love the Wii...

We have become quit the fans of the Wii.

Over Christmas we introduced the oh so wonderful Wii to the Grandparents... who knew that Grandpa Reyes would kick all of our butts in Tennis and Bowling...Grandpa, we would like a rematch!

Uncle Paul is demonstrating the appropriate stretching

and warm up technique for bowling

Here are a few pictures of our most resent family tournament.

Karla & Paul go head to head with Tennis


Paul has a great Serve!



Justin & Paul

How about a Boxing Match?
In the Left corner we have Justin

In the Right corner we have Paul

Grandpa taking a breather in between

Tennis matches

FALLINGWATER

Fallingwaters is a home built by

Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator. He promoted organic architecture, which was best exemplified in his most famous work: Fallingwater.

This home is located here in the Beautiful Pennsylvania in Ohio Pyle. It is about 30 minutes from where we live and they just opened for their 2009 spring season. I went for an "in-depth tour and lecture" and it was amazing. The story of the Wrights and Hoffman’s is quit interesting.
Here is a link to the website, the "Timeline" and "Story" is something well worth looking at.

www.fallingwater.org/

Here are a few pictures that I took. One of the coolest things is that Mr. Wright used tons of windows; in almost every room there is one wall that is nothing but windows that overlook nature and all its beauty. You can also open all those windows and you can hear the water falling in every room of the house,

it was built around nature and it is apart of every space.

There were many guest that came to visit and stay with the Hoffman's and Mr. Wright...One of them was Albert Einstein!

My Grandpa Willis would love this place!

This is part of one of the streams that flows under the bridge

and into the wading/plunge pool and then off the other side of the house

As you pull up to the house you cross the bridge that I'm standing on

and enter the house from behind. Mr. Wright intended for this

house to be a retreat and there for does not offer

a direct entrance to the house, because it was more by invitation only.

Not everyone was welcome at anytime.

The stairs that you see come down from the Great room

which was the main living space and you walk down the stairs

and you can step into the wading/plunge pool

Just on the other side of those stairs is where you see the

Fallingwater!

Here is a view from one of the bedrooms looking

at the balcony that leads off of the Great room.

Here is another seating area in the Great room

The Great Room

The large red pot was a heating pot, it was heated over the fireplace

and then it spun over to the round inset in the stone wall, kind of

hard to see. in the picture above you can get a better look.

They also heated their liquor here and served it warm/hot

you can see the verity of liquor on the table.

The Great Room

The Great Room

In every bedroom there is a writing desk and books to read

this beautiful Tiffany's lamp was a very nice piece for the room.

The drawing on the wall is from Japan. Mr. Wright study there for 5 years

the drawing is from a famous artist in Japan and there are only 10 drawing of this series

6 of them were given to the Hoffman's as gifts from Frank Lloyd Wright and they are

all displayed in the house.

This picture is Mr. & Mrs. Hoffman with Frank Lloyd Wright

Mrs. Hoffman

Every spare wall was turned into a place for books

This is a view from the guest house leading down to the main house

This video was taken at a vertical angle and it is not wanting to let me flip it!

The Xan Man...

Alexander Hayes...

Oh how I have been missing you!

You are the most precious boy I have ever seen and I love you more then my heart can handle. You are getting so big and I wish I could be there to see you and play with you. Don't grow anymore until I get to see you in April.

Be sweet to your

Mom and Dad.

I love you!