Winter Fun

Call me crazy, but I took the kids sledding after school today (plus two friends). Not too far from our house...just a few blocks. The yellow building is the city hall. They all had fun and didn't seem any worse for the wear!

Awana Fun!

Alicia and one of her best friends at Awana tonight with Bobo the clown. He made them each a mouse out of balloons. The kids had a great time!

Train up a child

When I went to go pick up my daughter from Sunday school today, I peeked in the doorway and saw her looking up scriptures. I just happened to have my camera in my purse...so I snapped this shot before she knew I had come. It really delighted me to see her in the Word. I can imagine how delighted our heavenly Father is when we are in the Word as well.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." John 3:16-17

We have hope in the Lord

I think I am ready to blog again.

We have had a sad week. Our dear friend Dunja lost her husband so suddenly...just stunning and shocking us all. All of our hearts are with Dunja and her family. We lift them up to the Lord to hold close to his heart. May He comfort them during this time of great loss.

I went to the service today and it truly was beautiful with a strong message of salvation and the hope we have in Christ. Please keep the family in your prayers...they will have difficult days ahead.

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Ps 34:18

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Ps 46:1

Icy night walk

Tonight I went out for a walk in the freezing cold with my camera. I wanted to get some night shots of the ice on the trees. I really was not all that successful. I wanted the spire of the county court house in the background with the ice shimmering in the light of the streetlights. This was quite a challenge since it was only 10 F out and using a camera with gloves is very difficult!

You will have to use your imagination since in reality...it looked way cooler than this photo shows.

My fingers were frozen and I couldn't wait to get back in the warmth of my house. The dog was with me and even he was in a hurry to get home.

Icy day

It being Martin Luther King Day here in the US...the kids didn't have school. We woke up to ice coating everything outside. It made the trees into beautiful ice sculptures. Here is our crab apple tree.

Dishwasher Girl

Here at my house we have the kids take turns washing the dishes after dinner. They think this is paramount to child abuse. Tonight was Alicia's turn. This will be a picture she will treasure as an adult someday.

my swimmer

Today was a swim meet for my daughter. Here she is competing in the 50 butterfly. She didn't win the race, but she ended up taking 8 seconds off her time!

I am very proud of my swimmer.

Recent photos at last!

At last I have figured out how to put pictures recently taken on the web. It will be more fun that way. However...I must be strict with myself in computer use. It is not typing that bothers me. It is clicking and scrolling with the mouse.

A few pictures here.

Allen on Christmas evening at Martha's house.

Alicia with our dog, Sherman.

Audra working on a sewing project.

Me...an update.

The drywall is up. Mudding is being worked on. It is coming along quite well.

I have access to a sloooooow computer. (better than nothing)

I have carpel's tunnel in my right wrist. (Finally went to doctor) I am wearing a wrist splint...not all day, but particularly at night.

Sorry so short. Trying to conserve wrist. Blessings to all!

Unpredictable

Hi everyone. Just wanted you all to know that my computer use will be unpredictable (not as regular) for a month or so. I'll try to duck in once in a while when I can. (If I'm near a usable computer with internet) We are taking down our computer in order to drywall the room that it is in.

Hurray!!!! This means progress on my house!

As you can see by this picture, even my daughter is excited about it!

Things that make you go "Hmmmmm"

I learned something today. Just because someone danced at your wedding (and I have pictures to prove it) does not guarantee that they will have a clue who you are 14 years later.

Happy New Year

As I think about this new year...I'm thinking about how the Lord is continuing to work in me and mold me and make me into the person He desires me to be. I just hope to be as pliable and workable as the clay in this potter's hands.
Wishing you all a Happy 2007!

A nice visit

Some of you will recognize this picture from Dunja's blog. (I am using it with permission) I went to her house this afternoon for coffee and visit. We really had a nice time together. Her 'Apfel Kuchen' was delicious too. Of course the best part one another's company.

I'm looking forward to having coffee again with her some time.

Stepping out

I've decided to step out of my comfort zone and allow people to read my Princess Prayers. It is a blog that I have kept my own since earlier this year. Maybe it will encourage others to knw what I struggle with.

yesterday's surprises

I had a fun day yesterday and the Lord brought some surprises my way. We took the kids to the Rochester Museum and Science Ceneter as a surprise. I took a lot of great pictures, which I can't put on my blog right yet. Oh well.

We walked in to RMSC and there stood a very familiar face. An old friend whom I had not seen in about 14 years. Craig and I met when we were 12. We sat next to each other in math class in 7th grade and used to make each other laugh. We became such good friends (but never romantically). A few years later we found we had a other bond. Christianity! In high school there was a group of us who would get together through a group called Young Life and we studied the Word of God on Saturday mornings. Later on we lost contact because we went to different colleges. After college we met up with one another by both becoming Young Life leaders in the Rochester area. My husband Jamie also was a leader, so he met Craig too. Craig became engaged to a girl he met in college (T) and I got engaged to Jamie. J and I married in Oct 1992 and C and T got married in Nov 1992. That was the last I saw of him, because he and T moved to North Carolina. I figured I'd never see him again, but often wondered what ever became of him. Once in a while curiosity would get the best of me and I would google his name to see where he was.

The Lord brought me a surprise because there he was! I recognised him immediately and he recognised me too! We were able to pick up right where we left off, and talked about the Lord too. He said, "Wait a few minutes because Sarah (another girl from our YL study in high school) will be here shortly." She walked in. I hadn't seen her in 21 years. She always was a very sweet girl, although I never got to be close friends with her. However, with believers there is a bond. We gave each other a hug, introduced our children and husbands to one another and had a nice conversation.

I felt such a joy at seeing these two. I am quite sure that the joy would not have been the same if we did not share our relationship with the Lord with one another. It makes me think how wonderful Heaven will be. There are so many people that I will get to see some day! Sometimes I just can't wait!

Good news...and some bad.

The good news is, I recieved a digital camera for Christmas! Yeh!!! I got a Kodak Easy Share C875. That means that I potentially have the ability to blog much more interestingly for all my readers. Woo Hoot!

The bad news...my computer is so hopelessly obsolete that I couldn't download the program disc onto it...so I still can't put interesting pictures up yet! There is a possibility of using my husband's laptop to do that...but he has to see if it can be done.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! This is the Christmas video that my hubby's work sent out to their clients. Just so you know, my hubby is sitting at the desk while everyone is bustling around and his is the first head to pop up on the roof.

Click right here .

My hubby works for a small company that makes videos/dvd's for other companies, organizations, etc. They've made a few local comercials, documentaries, training videos, wedding videos...you name it!

Introducing...

Hello. I wanted to introduce to you some missionary friends who are serving in Thailand. Ruth and Colin hail from Australia, but spent a year and a half interning at our church here in the states. They have served the Lord in Cairns and then more recently in Melbourne. The Lord has now sent them to Thailand. Check out their blog on my links.

Where is the white stuff?

It is a little odd here for this time of year. No snow. Usually by this time there is atleast some. I think we will have a green/brown Christmas this year. At least we don't have to drive in it!