Peanut Butter......yum.

Tsunamis

2010-07-02T21:05:00.000-07:00

A lot of people ask a lot of questions about Me. Often when they can't get their questions answered sufficiently, they decide to put Me back on the shelf...until they experience chaos or trauma in their lives, in which case they forgot about the answers they need and call out for Me and hope that I AM forgiving and loving and will forget about their aforementioned attitudes.Actually I AM a lot

God Blog

2010-06-21T09:15:00.000-07:00

Human Date: 0/0/00Wow! I really started something this week.I created a universe.Yep, a whole universe with stars and planets,galaxies,and big black holes,lots of movable parts and colors andeverything.Its pretty cool.I got a little carried away. I started with just little pieces: atoms or smaller protons and electrons. Most of you know about those. Some of you even know about the smaller pieces

Pledge of Allegiance

2010-05-22T14:29:00.000-07:00

"I had this one teacher…to me this was the greatest teacher, a real sage, of my time anyhow, had such wisdom. Mr. Laswell was his name. And we were all reciting the Pledge of Allegiance of day and he walked over and said, “I’ve been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it were becoming monotonous to you. If I may, may I recite it and

He Is

2010-05-02T20:20:00.001-07:00

Father, let the world just fade away Let me feel your presence in this place Lord, I’ve never been so weary How I need to know you’re near me Father, let the world just fade away Till I’m on my knees Till my heart can sing He is He was He always will be Even when it feels like there is no one holding me Be still, my soul He is Father, let your Holy Spirit sing Let it calm the storm inside of me

Hold My Heart

2010-04-20T10:13:00.001-07:00

How long must I pray, must I pray to You?How long must I wait, must I wait for You?How long 'til I see Your face, see You shining through?I'm on my knees, begging You to notice me.I'm on my knees, Father will You turn to me?One tear in the driving rain,One voice in a sea of painCould the maker of the starsHear the sound of my breaking heart?One life, that's all I amRight now I can barely standIf

Missy's Song

2010-04-19T13:21:00.001-07:00

Breath in me...deepThat I might breathe...and liveAnd hold me close that I might sleepSoft held by all you giveCome kiss me wind and take my breathTill you and I are oneAnd we will dance among the tombsUntil all death is goneAnd no one knows that we exist Wrapped in each other's armsExcept the One who blew the breath That hides me safe from harmCome kiss me Wind and take my breathTill You and I

2010-03-30T20:01:00.000-07:00

Once, a long time ago all people had four legs and two heads.And then the gods threw down thunder bolts and split everyone into two.Each have then two legs and one head; but the separation left both sides with a desperate yearning to be reunited, because they each shared the same soul.And ever since then all people spend their lives searching for the other half of their soul.

2010-03-18T13:22:00.001-07:00

Did you know there are two verses to Ring Around the Rosy?Ring around the rosy, pocket full of posiesAshes, ashes we all fall down.The cows are in the meadow eating buttercupsAshes, ashes we all stand up!I had no idea. The things you learn from a toddler cd.Did you know that the song dates back to the bubonic plague in London in 1665 and that the lyrics may refer to the plague itself?"The

Retropackum

2010-03-16T14:43:00.000-07:00

Looking back through the past months and years of this blog I have noticed that I often start with something along the lines of 'Update' or 'Catch Up' or, when I can't or don't want to spend the time and brain power to write what is going on in my own life I post something that I received in an email or read online or something. In 2009, I posted 18 times. That's one and a half posts a month.

Business vs. Family

2010-03-15T10:33:00.001-07:00

"Its not personal, its business.""What does that even mean? Whatever anything is it ought to begin by being personal." - You've Got MailAt church last week Brad started a series on the Lord's Prayer. His focus was on the first phrase, "our Father who are in heaven." He talked about the word 'Abba' and how it wasn't a word describing familiarity but a "deep and trusting reverence". He

The WORD is ALIVE

2010-02-05T21:36:00.000-08:00

"Looking out from His throne, the Father of life and of men, chose to make Himself known and show us the way back to Him.Speaking wisdom and truth into the hearts of peasants and kings, He began to unveil the Word that would change the course of all things. With eyes wide open, all would see the Word is alive! And it cuts like a sword through the darkness with a message of life to the hopeless

2010-01-22T22:10:00.000-08:00

Opportunity knocks, temptation leans on the doorbell.Thoughts?

God is busy

2009-12-28T12:13:00.000-08:00

A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU. One day the professor shocked the class when he came in he looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, 'God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give

So you think you know everything...

2009-11-05T13:36:00.001-08:00

• A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. • A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. • A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue. • A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. • A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. • A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. • A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. • A snail can sleep for three years. • Al Capone's business card

Catch up...

2009-10-19T09:56:00.000-07:00

I know, long time no NOTHIN.I'm here to update you all in the saga that is my life.I moved to Boise in July and spent all of July, all of August and all of September looking for work. FINALLY, at the end of September I was hired on as a server at the Courtyard by Marriott in Banquets. Its basically Conference Services and catering together, we do all the set up and serve the food, clear dishes

Children...

2009-10-05T16:53:00.000-07:00

A Teacher presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. 1.Don't change horses until they stop running. 2.Strike while the bug is close. 3.It's always darkest before Daylight Saving Time. 4.Never underestimate the power of termites. 5.You can lead a horse to water but How? 6.Don't bite the hand that

Short Quiz

2009-09-19T20:05:00.000-07:00

The following short quiz consists of four questions and will tell you whether you are qualified to be a professional smart person. Scroll down for each answer.The questions are NOT that difficult.But don't scroll down UNTIL you have answered each question!1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This

This ad was posted to the personals:

2009-09-13T13:25:00.000-07:00

To the guy who tried to mug me in downtown Savannah night before last. Date: 05-27-09, 1:43 A. M. EST I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you pulled the knife on my girlfriend and me, threatening our lives. You also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings. I can only hope that you somehow come across this rather important

KNOW YOUR STATE MOTTO

2009-08-25T10:48:00.001-07:00

Alabama - H ell, Yes, We Have Electricity.Alaska - 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!Arizona - Yes, But It's A Dry Heat.Arkansas - Literacy Ain't Everythang.California - By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda.Colorado - If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother.Connecticut - Like Massachusetts , only smaller.Delaware - We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water.Florida - Ask Us About Our Grand

A Woman Should Have...

2009-07-09T21:09:00.001-07:00

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE... A set of screwdrivers, A cordless drill, And a black lace bra. A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE... One friend who always makes her laugh... And one who lets her cry... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE... A good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family… A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE Eight matching plates, Wine glasses with stems, And a recipe for a meal that will

Firm Foundation (Matthew 7:24ff)

2009-06-02T09:58:00.001-07:00

So we were sitting on the Mount of Beatitudes today under a canopy up the hill from the church. Hutch spoke on the different ways that we as Christians react to culture. Then there was some scripture reading and some singing. The focus wasn't really on anything, just Matthew 5-7, the Sermon on the Mount. Fitting seeing as we were sitting on the site commemorating that event. The thing that caught

Negev Trip May 25-28 2009

2009-05-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

We just returned from our three day trip to the Negev. On Tuesday we saw the Elah Valley, this is the place where David fought Goliath. We then went up to Tel Azekah and talked through the whole battle. Quite amazing to sit there in the shade of a tree and see it happening in the valley below you.After Azekah we went to Beth Guvrin to this amphitheater. Circular ruins with lots of rocks and ups

Random Israel Stuff

2009-05-28T11:02:00.000-07:00

·When the War of Israeli Independence ended in late 1948, they true the truce line with a green crayon. ·The Hill of Evil council north of Jerusalem is where the UN currently has its buildings. ·They think they’ve found a tower build by Nehemiah to a retaining wall built by David. ·Hezekiah’s Tunnel gets zigzaggy in the middle because its when the two sides were trying to find each other. ·No one

Randomness out of my travel journal

2009-05-28T10:55:00.000-07:00

I'm writing to say I'm sorry for being angry yesterdayWhen you seemed to ignore my prayer and things didn't go my wayFirst, my car broke down, I was very late for workBut I missed that awful accident; was that your handiwork? I found a house I loved, but others got there firstI was

2008-07-17T18:03:00.001-07:00

A Day Just For You A day of blessings filled to the brim,A day of good things that come from Him.A day of beauty, a day of grace…A day of sunshine touching your face.A day that keeps you in peace and rest,A day that brings you all of God’s best. This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 KJV

2008-06-29T23:02:00.000-07:00

Lord I’m walking your way. Let me in, for my feet are sore, my clothes are ragged. Look in my eyes, Lord,my sins will play out on them as on the screen. Read them all, forgive what you can,send me on my path. I will walk on, until you bid me rest.

2008-05-01T21:54:00.000-07:00

How do you go on...when in your heart you begin to understand, there is no going back?

2008-04-19T23:03:00.000-07:00

Rather than attempt to fill you in on the insanity that is my day to day, I thought I would share random quotes and sayings that are...well, that I like.I feel I am ill qualified to recommend myself to strangers...I have not that talent which some possess of conversing easily with people I have never met.Walk toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.My mind not only wanders, it

2008-03-21T16:29:00.000-07:00

National Treasure.When they're looking for the Charlotte.I love Riley. He cracks me up."Its a big blue-ish green man with a strange looking goatee. I'm guessing that's significant."

2008-03-16T19:20:00.000-07:00

"How could a ship wind up way out here?""Well, I'm no expert, but it could be that the hydro-thermic properties of this region caused hurricane force ice storms that cause the ocean to freeze and then melt and then refreeze resulting in a semi-solid migrating land mass that would land a ship, right about here."

2008-03-09T11:19:00.001-07:00

"Do you have any wild hopes,or tame ones for that matter?The possibility of acorns becoming towering oaks,or caterpillars blossoming into butterflies,or that dawn will chase away midnight fears?Wild hopes!That all creation will learn the dance of joy,and all humanity might taste the wine of peace,and that our loving God will become transparent through love.Recast the earth, O Lord,and move our

2008-01-20T00:14:00.000-08:00

Children, presented with the first half of a well known proverb, came up with:1.Don't change horses until they stop running.2.Strike while the bug is close. 3.It's always darkest before Daylight Saving Time. 4.Never underestimate the power of termites. 5.You can lead a horse to water but How? 6.Don't bite the hand that looks dirty. 7.No news is impossible 8.A miss is as good as a Mr. 9.You can't

2008-01-09T23:02:00.000-08:00

Classes. Books. Syllabi. Pens and paper and pencils. Moving in. Paying for laundry again. Really bad Caf food. Oh the joys of coming back to school.Arg. I'm two days into the semester and I'm already exhausted. It might be the rain, it just makes the whole world gray and deary and makes you not want to go outside. And that's not a good thing when you have to walk back and forth and back and forth

2007-12-29T20:02:00.000-08:00

So...Christmas anyone???Yep, been there did that.Its usually amusing and always kinda sad to me to see the way that different people act around Christmas. For instance, I'm watching a movie right now about a group of terrorists who have taken a building hostage and are working to open the vault. The tech guy (who's name is ironically Theo) is talking to the boss guy, the tech guy says "This last

My God Is Disconcerting

2007-12-14T21:22:00.000-08:00

My God is disconcerting: He is close to me, and He is transcendent, He is gentle, and He is violent, He is eternal, and He is ever born anew.He has created us for happiness and nourishes us on pain.He blesses what many people fear, He loves what so many despise. He asks for what seems impossible.He came to bring war, and He is peaceful.He is God, and he is man, He is One, and He is

Psalm 12:1

2007-08-04T21:21:00.000-07:00

Psalm 12. "Help, Lord, for the godly man cease to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men."Ain't that the truth!!!!!!I mean really!!!!! How many godly (unattached) men do you know?

Updates.

2007-07-28T22:10:00.000-07:00

Wow. It’s been a long time. Sorry about that. I’ve been thinking about posting something since camp – I know that was over a month ago; but there’s just been so much going on inside my head that the thought was kind of daunting. So I’m just going to start typing and see what comes out. Children’s Camp What a week. We only had 30 kids, but I loved it. By Wednesday at lunch I knew every child

2007-06-23T09:31:00.001-07:00

Well...the results are in and the decision is: Francesca. I have NO intention of calling her Fanny - cuz that is just WRONG. I'll probably call her Cesca. I like the way that sounds.In other news - I obviously cut my hair last Friday!!! It was scary and exciting and fun and crazy. I can't even describe to you what it felt like when she started cutting through the ponytail. It's all gone now -

It's amazing what scissors can do...

2007-06-17T00:02:00.000-07:00

Before:After:The difference? 13 inches.

2007-06-13T11:16:00.000-07:00

Now is the time to vote!!!! After many suggestions I've narrowed it down but I just can't decide!!!! So I've decided to allow ya'll to vote!So here are the options:Fredrick FrancescaSmurfetteCast your vote by midnight Saturday June 16, 2007 and tune in Sunday for the revealing of the name of my car!!!!All entries must be submitted via blog or written down and personally delivered; all rules and

Duh!!

2007-05-22T09:25:00.001-07:00

How could I forget all the details????Thanks Julie for the reminder!!!It's a Chevy Aveo, 2005 - prior rental. Four doors (obviously), automatic, radio, air conditioning.Names anyone?Skippy

Exciting!!!

2007-05-21T17:43:00.000-07:00

What's little, blue, and gas efficient?MY CAR!!!!!!!Look:Yes - that's the underside of my laundry basket - you just DON'T pass up the chance to do your laundry for free, you just don't.The back.The front.I'm so happy!!!!Anyway - its pretty and blue and REALLY gas efficient!!!!I'm taking input for the naming of said car, so comment your suggestion and I'll decide and post in a few days!!!Hope all

The GOD side of today...

2007-05-20T14:07:00.000-07:00

And no, it's not just because it's Sunday.Last night I was saying that I was empty, that I had no more to give. It's something I've said often lately. And this morning in church we sang a song that (brought up some GREAT memories and almost made me cry and) made me realize that in order for me to re-fuel, I have to go to the one who has fuel.You are my strength when I am weakYou are the treasure

2007-05-13T22:48:00.000-07:00

I can tie my hair in a knot!!!!Isn't that cool?Okay, at least weird!!!Of course it only works when its wet...but that's only a minor detail!!!

2007-05-10T17:09:00.000-07:00

It has officially been more than a month since I have posted anything. Almost a month and a half. Hmmm...Anyway!!! So - what has happened since March 31st?Well...I made it through Easter, three birthdays in one week, and finals.And then I started work!!! I work for six hours on Friday the 27th setting up for graduation. Most of it in the sun, setting up 3,000 white chairs. Then, I spent five

2007-03-31T16:42:00.000-07:00

So it's been almost three weeks...not my fault!!!The first week there was nothing I could do about it because I was home on Spring Break and we were moving and the DSL didn't get changed over and we had no Internet. ("And like, no phone!" If you know what that's from, let me know - you'll be my hero.)And then last week my niece Tate from Boise was at school with me, and I barely had time to do my

God is GREAT!!!!!!!!!

2007-03-13T16:13:00.000-07:00

Ya wanna know why? Here, let me tell you:1. It's SUNNY outside!!!!2. I have the GREATEST friends in the world!!!!!!3. I'm going home this weekend!!!!4. We're finally moving this weekend!!!!5. I get to see Becc on Monday for the first time in months!!!!6. I get to spend a week and a half with my long lost niece from Boise!!!!7. There are people who love me enough (I have no idea why) to come help

2007-03-09T17:48:00.000-08:00

Yay!!! I made it!!! Another post within a week!!!! SWEET!!!!!!!There is no real point to this post, I have nothing great to say. But I do have something kinda cool to share! This week is Genesis week, and our chapel speaker has been Christ Brown - he's a storyteller. It's AMAZING!!!! He brings the stories from the Bible to life in a crazy insane way!!!Anyway, I would suggest that you check him

2007-03-04T20:12:00.000-08:00

Once again I have failed in my duties as a Blog Writer.I will honestly attempt to get better, but we'll have to take it slowly. I'll start with an attempt to blog once a week, and as I get better I'll aim for twice a week.Lets see what's happened since my last blog:I got through my first set of midterms and am now upon my second. There's something wrong with having two sets of 'midterms'. Bio

2007-02-12T20:55:00.000-08:00

Alright - I know that it's been a month (and a day to be exact) but rather than bore you with excuses, which most of you would probably shoot down anyway, I'll just get straight to whatever point it is that I'm supposed to be making.............I'm sure that I'll come up with one eventually...I took a nap today!!!! It wasn't a very good nap, but I did get to take one.And I get paid this week!!!

It happened again...

2007-01-11T12:55:00.000-08:00

Sometimes life sucks. Something happens, something like (let's say) losing a parent. And life just sucks. But you move on and you have support and you have God and you think things are going again. And then you hear the horrible news - someone else has lost a parent. I guy I graduated lost his mother this past week. She had the flu which turned into double pneumonia. Both her kidneys failed and

2007-01-07T08:56:00.000-08:00

I got it!!! Remember how I told you that I had something deep to post, but I forgot? Well, I remembered!!! Or, more accurately, I was reminded. I was driving this morning and I heard this song again on the radio, this is what I wanted to post on. The title of the song is “If you’re going through hell”, Rodney Atkins sings it, and its pretty popular right now. The title comes from Winston

2007-01-05T20:10:00.000-08:00

Well, nothin much new to report. Went up to Redding yesterday to work a game. Came back to Biggs today with Allison.Honestly, other than that there's not much to say.I had something deep to post, I thought of it on the way home today, but then I forgot it, and so now I can't share it, sorry.Classes start next week, that might be interesting.Leaving now, Natasha

2006-12-30T22:57:00.001-08:00

The long awaited revealing… Okay, so it may not have been that long awaited, but at least one person has asked me what my Christmas pet peeve is, and so now I’m going to share. I know that its past Christmas and that you are all getting ready for the New Year, but I KNOW that you all remember Christmas carols, and if you’re still listening to them, listen for this and you’ll hear it.

So it's been three weeks, whatever.

2006-12-22T12:08:00.000-08:00

Postings, of a general nature.So, I survived finals. I had five of them: turned my Math paper in on Friday (before finals week) and then came home for the weekend. Got back on Monday and studied like crazy for my Geography final, which I took on Tuesday morning. Wednesday was my hard day: I had OT review at 8:30, Hermeneutics final at 10:30, and Oral Comm. final at 1. Made it through all of those

2006-12-02T17:51:00.000-08:00

Hey ya'll. Sorry its been so long - its just the samo-samo, life is CRAZY. I home right now (again) but I'll be back at school tomorrow. This is the last week of classes for the semester - next week is FINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH and NOOO at the same time. Its a mixed feeling.Home - still up in the air. I know that I said I would explain all this weekend, well, it got shoved to next

2006-11-22T20:51:00.000-08:00

I think this is the longest I've ever gone without posting . . . its kind of odd. I keep forgetting that I need to post, sorry!!!Anyway. Thanksgiving is tomorrow!!!!! (I don't know why I'm excited, all I should eat is turkey.) But my grandparents are here, that's always entertaining. And I'm home until Sunday - which is definitely happy news!!!! AND I not only got to have my best friend come home

2006-11-04T23:44:00.000-08:00

What is this? The Andrea and Brady show? Doesn't anyone else have some input???Correct Brady!!!!!! Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world.Well, we're full swing into basketball...okay maybe half swing. We had a Women's Basketball tournament this weekend: three days, four teams, six games, 18 hours on the time card. Our girls did pretty well, and we were mostly injury free

Delayed for reasons out of my control.

2006-10-29T11:42:00.000-08:00

I really REALLY would have posted on Wednesday, but Blogger wouldn't let me. And I have tried several times since then, and FINALLY today it let me on. So there's my excuse. Deal with it.K. Updates on the home front - life is interesting. That's all I'm saying. I'll fill ya'll in later.Updates from the school front - Soccer is OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I managed to survive

Lala, whatever.

2006-10-21T23:12:00.000-07:00

Lalalalala - so its been a while. I'm SORRY Brady!!!!!! (See, I can write to you other than in an email!) Things have been INSANE!!! I know that I say that all the time - but for real - INSANE!!!! School and work and school and work and homework and coming home to have a crazy weekend and then back to school and work and school and work and then maybe I can sleep after.....oh say - finals?

2006-10-10T20:13:00.001-07:00

MY FEET HURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And that's how I feel about that!!! Just thought you like to know!!!!! And so far tonight, homework seems to be going fairly well, so I can take a moment and post!!! Two days!!! Do you see that?!?! TWO DAYS!!!!! Since then, I'm back at school. Today was okay - but I've been on the run since 8 this morning, and I'm tired!!!! We had

Hey folks.

2006-10-08T19:25:00.000-07:00

Well, its been a long week. Lemme give you the Cliff Notes version: Disneyland was GREAT!!! We had a blast!!!! The flight home was good, the drive up to Biggs wasn't bad. When we got home K and the kids had moved out, so we had lots of adjusting to do. This week was okay in classes, although I had a LOT of catch up work to do. Work went well, but I was exhausted by the time the week was over. We

2006-09-29T10:34:00.000-07:00

A week and a day - I'm back to long periods of time between posts - SORRY!!! I thought that I had posted something last Sunday night, apparently it didn't go through. I don't remember everything that was in it, I do know that I said I was VERY excited, but I didn't tell you why. In fact, I believe I said that it would all make sense on Tuesday night. The reason? Lemme tell you:Monday - I went to

From the Skippy . . . take 2?

2006-09-21T18:03:00.000-07:00

So. What do you want? Updates? Trivia questions? RBI's? (Random Bits of Information - I just came up with that myself, right now!!) K - updates = life is crazy. Class is awesome. Work is tolerable. It has been brought to my attention again that I have learned a lot this summer. Through the whole thing with Dad I was learning; and the month at Magalia was an EXTREMELY educational experience.

God is good!!! All the time!!!!

2006-09-17T08:53:00.000-07:00

Three days!!! How's that for a change?!?!?!? Not a WHOLE lot has happened since my last post. But there are a few things. First off, Harold got to come home from the hospital yesterday!!!!!! The second thing is that the rally went really well!!!! (Thanks again Duane!!!) And the third thing is . . . last night I had a conversation with an old friend, and I feel like I have the friend back better

From the Skippy:

2006-09-14T08:21:00.000-07:00

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. That's about how I feel, and about how I'll continue to feel, until oh . . . say . . . graduation????So I know its been a while (18 days to be exact, although the first 10 don't count cuz I TOLD you I couldn't post then) and I really am sorry. Every time I go online I keep meaning to post, and then I forget or I don't have time or I have to work

2006-08-27T13:21:00.000-07:00

So, I week and a day . . . I'm on a roll!!!!!Actually things have been crazy this week . . . wait a minute, that's nothing unusual. I moved to school this week, but I'm home for the weekend: RALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I go back to school tonight, but I'll be home next weekend for the baby's 1st birthday party, and then I go back to school and start classes.Anyway, I won't be able to post much for about

2006-08-19T23:14:00.000-07:00

Okay - so it's been a whole week. Sorry - I've been a little busy. Nothing really is new, worked all week and did a destructive recovery on my dear Jimmy - I've finally gotten everything downloaded again and all is well!!!! The problem is that now all the hardware still needs to be fixed but its taking forever!!!Congrats to Chris and Mandy on their beautiful wedding today and good luck for your

2006-08-12T08:38:00.000-07:00

Well . . . my wonderful lovely absolutely awesome southern girls and guy are gone. :) I took them out to LP's house last night, and we shed lots of tears, and then I found out I had locked my keys in the truck. I'm so brilliant, I know it, you don't have to say it. So my sister came and bailed me out and then I came home and stayed up too late knitting and working on my computer. This

2006-08-07T18:14:00.000-07:00

So I'm home now. I'm still sad that I had to leave Magalia. I should have posted before I left, and the day that I had to leave, but I didn't have time. So here's some back tracking.Last week we had two VBS's. We had around 100 people every day at Magalia, we had three kids make professions of faith and we had lots of fun singing the songs!!!! Saturday I was up at the crack of dawn to go down to

2006-08-03T11:29:00.000-07:00

I of course forgot to post a picture - thanks for pointing that out!!!!So here is Georgie (foreground, big and black) and Gunner (smaller and brown and in the back) along with Doug (green shirt) and Duane (he's with Gunner). Getting up on Gunner was new and interesting. Getting up on Georgie was an adventure.

La, la, la, la

2006-08-01T08:39:00.000-07:00

So the carnival went REALLY well. We did have the dunk tank and the bounce house and the pony rides!!!! And I got to help with the horseys!!! Duane and Doug brought Gunner (who belongs to and is strangely similar to Duane) and Georgie (who belongs to and is strangely similar to Corinne) to the church for the pony rides. Doug led Georgie with Jody walking behind him with her hand on the saddle in

2006-07-28T18:33:00.000-07:00

Free Carnival Today!!!! (Tomorrow) from 10 am til noon!!! Dunk tank! Bounce house! Pony Rides! Games, prizes, food!!!! That's what I'm doing tomorrow, the kickoff Carnival for the Magalia Pines (and Stirling City) Vacation Bible School(s) 2006!!!!Other than getting ready for VBS, and the Carnival, I haven't done much. VBS this and VBS that and Carnival this and Carnival that and we're doing two

2006-07-22T17:53:00.000-07:00

Sunday to Wednesday, Wednesday to Saturday. It's a definite pattern.So, last night I went home for a few hours - that was AWESOME. Not only did I get to see my cat (YEAH T.K.!!!!!!!!!!!) but I got to see all my cute little nieces (pinching the cheek, pinching the cheek) and my sister and my MOM (YEAH MOM!!!!) and my two bestest friends in the whole wide world!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Today I

2006-07-19T18:04:00.000-07:00

Ya know, in the grand scheme of things, Sunday to Wednesday is not that long. Not that long at all. Anywho, so far this week I have gone door to door twice, spent yesterday putting up signs, took Duane out to lunch today for his birthday,Happy Birthday Duane!!!!!!!!and . . . talked to my mom a few times (she's in Nashville. Well, actually at the moment I believe that she's getting on the plane in

2006-07-15T13:19:00.000-07:00

What? You want me to update? Wait, that means that I have to think . . . and form sentences not only in my brain, but on the computer . . . and they have to make sense?????? You might be asking too much, but I'll see what I can do.First off, typing makes my finger hurt. Know why? Because I cut it, diagonally across the nail all the way through the nail to the skin on whatever day it was that my

Sunday

2006-07-10T13:32:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I’m late again, deal. Sunday of Missions Camp: Sunday consisted of two main things: the electric fence and the all night vigil. We did our other Bible studies, and we ate and all that, but the main things were the fence and vigil. Getting over the electric fence (in 6 minutes flat, I might add) was totally NOT my team, it was GOD. We know that because we were all so physically,

Friday AND Saturday

2006-07-09T00:42:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I’m late; what’s new? Friday: Missions Camp: Goodbyes are never easy, but for Missions Camp, they don’t come for a while!!! We did, however, have to say goodbye to the children who had been at children’s camp. We did a final skit, helped them to build pyramids (showed them one of our really cool ones), and then watched as they left. That afternoon we reverted to 1st year,

2006-07-06T13:07:00.000-07:00

Thursday: Missions Camp: Thursday was probably the highlight of the week; Duane and Lisa got baptized!!!! Now no jumping to conclusions. Duane has been saved for several years, and while baptized as a child, he had never been baptized when he actually understood the significance. Lisa has also been saved but is making a decision in her life to live for Christ no matter what. It was AMAZING!!!