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Saturday, 26 January 2008

  • Last night I watched Walk the Line with Ethan. It was fun to spend the night with him. He is such a great kid. I think anytime I get to be alone with one of my children, I always appreciate them afterward. Life is so full, that a chance to be alone with just one son doesn't happen very often. Plus, I grew up on Johnny Cash, so that made the movie interesting to me. So, that was my Friday night. Very enjoyable.

    God is good.

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

  • I have been tagged, thus...

    1. I like my cereal soggy. I won't eat it until it has no crunch left in it.

    2. When I was a little girl, my dad cleaned out a little outbuilding that he used to store seed for planting, ( I lived on a farm.) and made it into a playhouse for me. In it I had a couch and a table, a couple of chairs, my doll bed and high chair and a shelf to keep things on. It even had electricity.

    3. I love clean sheets. If I were filthy rich, I would have clean sheets on my bed every night...put there by someone other than me!

    4. When I was in fifth or sixth grade, I won a read-a thon. I won a brand new ten speed, a stuffed dog, and I had my picture in the paper. I still love reading more than almost anything else.

    5. My favorite authors are; Louis L'amour, Lucy Maud Montgomery, George MacDonald and, most recently Jan Karon.

    6. I would make a terrific short order cook. I can cook breakfast to order for my family members in fifteen minutes flat. All seven of us.

    7. I don't like baths. Soaking in a tub makes me feel dirty.

    Here are the rules for the game:
    *Link to the person that tagged you
    *Post the rules on your blog.
    *Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog.
    *Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
    *Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs.

    I guess I will tag Kristan, Gabe,  Arielle, Ashley   and Hiedi. I am not going to try to tag seven people. This tagging thing is getting silly.

    God is good!

Friday, 04 January 2008

  • Here we are in a new year. Here at our house, it has been a slow entry into routine, as yesterday was Michael's first day back to work since December 21st. I was sad to see him go. It was lovely having him around to play with. Yesterday found us reluctant to go back to school, so we eased into it. A couple of subjects and a lot of housework. The house is back in order, so today we did a bit more school than yesterday. Monday will find us back in the swing of it all. I have to admit that I am happy that we will be in weekend mode so soon. I like it when my husband is here!

    I have to admit to dreading "The Fast". Not so much because of the hunger, but because January finds me wanting to hunker down and cook and home-make. I always feel this way in January, and just when I want to be all homey with soups and breads and candles and baking and such; it is time to give it all up for three long weeks.I find it all to be very long and dreary. Hospitality is so lacking when you can't feed people. Maybe this all sounds totally nonspiritual to some of you. I am sorry if it does, but fasting for me means a laying down of my God given/God ordained talents. Perhaps that is more of a fast for me than the going without food part. Something  for me to ponder in the next three weeks.

    God is good!

Sunday, 16 December 2007

  • It has been an interesting day. The first thing I did this morning, was listen to the radio to see if church was canceled. Nope. NTC had to have been the only church crazy enough to have had service today. I really thought we should stay home, but as Michael had to usher, and I was scheduled for the healing team, we did our duty. As we were driving in white out conditions, it occurred to me that if I were sick, I probably would not go out today, even for prayer. Small faith or sensible? You decide.

    Well, anyhow...long story short, there were seventy-two crazy people at NTC today. It was actually fun. There was a sense of togetherness. We were all wearing our boots, and we all felt brave for going. Worship was refreshing and renewing. There was a very old fashioned family feel to the whole service. In the end, I was glad we went.

    And we managed to get a couple of halfway decent Christmas pictures to send in our Christmas cards. I had a tough time deciding between the two, but I think we are going with the close up. Now if we could get to Wal-Mart to pick them up.









    To top the day off, Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer was on CTV tonight. What a sweet ending to a snowy day. Don't you just love Rudolf?

    God is good!

Friday, 14 December 2007

  • We are working on getting our rink up and running. Papa has spent a lot of time on it, as have the other men. Here are a couple of the men hard at work.



    Zachary spraying while it's cold and not snowing. It isn't easy to get just the right conditions for rink building.



    Working hard.




    Marcus had to shovel it off when the temp rose above freezing. You can't take a chance when it gets warm out. If the temp suddenly drops, you could end up with really bad ice.

    I have a love/hate relationship with the rink. I love that it gets them out of the house and that it brings lots of friends to the house. But, I hate hockey bags piled in my three foot by four foot mudroom area. I hate having to reseed my lawn every summer too, but overall, it is a good thing. Memories are being made. I guess that is more important than my wet feet every time I go do laundry.

    God is good!




Wednesday, 05 December 2007

  • I am all happy right now, because I got a phone call from Joey Hazelton from Iraq this morning! It was so wonderful to hear his voice. He sounded exactly the same. He could have been calling from next door, it was that clear. We visited for twenty minutes, and it felt so good to connect and know that he is safe and well. I am so glad he is safe. He says the Iraqi people love the Americans and are glad we are there. He is glad to be there, rebuilding and helping those less fortunate than us. God loves the Iraqi people.

    Please keep our troops in your prayers. God is good.

Tuesday, 04 December 2007

  • I am very thankful for a home with lots of windows. It looks like a fairyland in my little part of the woods. I am also thankful for living in the woods, as it adds  tremendously to the beauty. Days like this bring out the homemaker in me. We will be having a simple, yet yummy meal of chicken and biscuits tonight. I am happy to do the laundry and keep my house when the world feels this cozy. Snowy days are so lovely when you get to stay home and light candles and enjoy the view out your windows, aren't they?! God is good!

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