tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32030469959582534682024-03-12T20:32:46.425-07:00Choose JOYCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.comBlogger307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-19446706423024516742012-01-13T08:33:00.001-08:002012-01-13T19:55:16.892-08:00Real LoveCAN NOT STAND this one! I am not sure why I do this, but I have been following the journey of a precious little boy and his wonderful, loving mama. She showers this little precious boy with REAL LOVE.<br /><br />In his Mama Courtney's words:<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: lucida grande;font-size:130%;" ><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;">"Tripp was born on May 14, 2009. He was diagnosed with a rare genetic skin disease called "EB." Any type of friction on his skin or mucous membranes causes blisters. They told us he would not live to be a year old. Every day he amazes us by his strength. He is a fighter and with all he has been through, he has never given up. He is the strongest person I know. Tripp wakes up each morning with a smile on his face. Every day spent with him is a blessing. God has a special plan for him. I'm just blessed to be able to witness that plan.</span></span>"<br />In another post, she writes:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"What gets me through each and every day is that one line from the poem "The Brave Little Soul": "<i>Do not forget little soul that I will be with you always. Although you have agreed to bear the pain, you will do so through my strength." </i>I have to trust that God is with him and that He is helping him bear this tremendous amount of pain, because I don't know how any child could possibly be this strong all alone. I talk with him every night... about God, about heaven, and about how Mommy will be okay (one day) if he is too tired and ready to go home to heaven. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But this kid is a fighter. Sometimes I just wish he wasn't so strong. My heart is aching for him to have some peace, however that my be."<br /></div><br />and then, she shares this passage with us.....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>-Revelation 21:4</i></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">I have followed his story and prayed for him and his mama and his grandparents as they struggle with his disease called Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa. He faces a life of painful blisters, hair, nail, and major teeth issues, as well as the possibility of respiratory involvement.</span><br /><br /><div size="12px" face="Tahoma"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz4GyGQXAv-Ojyk-5Q_TvxFMLOBv8ojD1ESI05O3CxQgGIm5Gj7dek-8mWIPn33TCfI4oTXBqN-HzL1wNB6yiS-vA5ss83rmGfdB5xuoPp7zMsNbhl1nxTVPD0a0L1hr4O81J3rUS9hsT/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="width: 399px; height: 453px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571728001026332258" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz4GyGQXAv-Ojyk-5Q_TvxFMLOBv8ojD1ESI05O3CxQgGIm5Gj7dek-8mWIPn33TCfI4oTXBqN-HzL1wNB6yiS-vA5ss83rmGfdB5xuoPp7zMsNbhl1nxTVPD0a0L1hr4O81J3rUS9hsT/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div face="Tahoma" size="12px" style=""><br /></div><div face="Tahoma" size="12px" style="">Junctional Herlitz EB is a very severe form of EB. These infants often die during infancy due to overwhelming infection (sepsis), malnutrition, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance or complications resulting from blistering in the respiratory, gastrointestinal or genitourinary tract. Blistering is usually present at birth, however, there have been instances of infants being discharged to home, with a small blister on the finger or lip. After they are home, the blistering becomes more apparent warranting a visit to the physician. Skin blistering and ulcerations can occur spontaneously on the arms, hands, finger tips, back of the head, neck, shoulders, trunk, buttocks, legs and feet and toes (generalized distribution). Nails may be ulcerated or dystrophic. Warmer climates can exacerbate blistering. Blistering is noted on perioral (around the mouth) and mucosal surfaces as well. Oral lesions may affect eating causing weight loss.<br /></div><div face="Tahoma" size="12px" style=" ">Generalized blistering and mucosal involvement may be evident at birth or soon after. Blistering may be mild to severe. Erosions on finger and toenails, nail dystrophy or absence of nails may be evident. Erosions and loss of hair (alopecia) upon the scalp may occur. Granulation tissue around mouth and nares may be seen. There may be some scarring and thinning of the skin on affected areas (atrophic scarring).<br /></div><div class="widget-content" face="Tahoma" size="12px" style=";">The infant may suffer complications such as infection, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and/or genitourinary tract involvement.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">These complications may lead to death.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">That time is near.<br /><br /></span>Go read the story: "The Strongest Boy I'll Ever Know", written by his mama with so much love....REAL LOVE.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><a href="http://randycourtneytripproth.blogspot.com/2012/01/strongest-boy-ill-ever-know.html">http://randycourtneytripproth.blogspot.com/2012/01/strongest-boy-ill-ever-know.html</a><br /></span><br /><span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;"></span>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-1320892394340649212012-01-10T22:59:00.000-08:002012-01-11T08:10:31.422-08:00The Mama<span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{">I recently began my practice schedule for an upcoming musical.....Fiddler on the Roof. I am proud to say, I am a Mama... If you know Fiddler and you know the song, "Tradition", I will proudly blast the fact that I am one of the Mamas <span><i>over and over and over!</i></span> While I am "practicing" to be a Mama on the stage, I am a true Mama in real life, loving my children AND my grandchildren more than I can possibly put into words. I also am in "the club" as my friend Suzie calls it....the club of those who have had to say "see ya' later" to our Moms and wait, not always so patiently, until the day when we will see them again. It is not a fun club to be in. It is not a club we enter by choice. If we had anything to say about it, we would like to stay OUT of the club for as long as possible. God knows a different plan, for me, for Suzie, for Mary, for Janet, for Connie, for my brothers, Nick, Mike, Pat and Tom, for my sisters, Linda, Susie, Ginny and Kristy, and for all of us who are here, just waiting....<br /><br />This week, Julie and her 8 brothers and sisters joined our club. I traveled up the interstate to hug Julie, to cry with her and to help her through on this terrible journey. I have taken the liberty to pirate a few of the quotes written on Julie's facebook page. The FIRST one is actually written BY Julie. She is amazing! Also, today is her Birthday, and since it is blasted all over the internet, I will say, her 43rd birthday. She looks amazing, and IS amazing and I am SOOO blessed to call her my friend. I will help her though the club initiation, I will listen, I will talk, I will hug and I will cry with her, and help her ease into the journey as we make our way to the day when we will be together with our loved ones again. <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"I Can Only Imagine"</span>......</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"><a style="margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqHTtncAewdRwievt1CZOjNRcDrsuLfqFa2zm32icxWoMTIR1yGvOmT53sqZItoX-a_fsgSPCNcBezEtJ8iHA1p8bvZ51m4rG-8e3gDM6VwUqAKGh2WU6DkTm4R7976NTInOijMQy3Rc/s1600/safe_image.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqHTtncAewdRwievt1CZOjNRcDrsuLfqFa2zm32icxWoMTIR1yGvOmT53sqZItoX-a_fsgSPCNcBezEtJ8iHA1p8bvZ51m4rG-8e3gDM6VwUqAKGh2WU6DkTm4R7976NTInOijMQy3Rc/s200/safe_image.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="172" /></a></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><b>At last, my Mom is HEALED... at home with Jesus, never to suffer cancer again... no more pain, no more walker, no more pain meds, no more glasses or magnifiers, no more suffering. Rejoicing for her, but missing her so already -Julie</b></span></span></div><br /><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><b>The following were copied from facebook. Sorry to not give credit to who wrote them, but really, it does not matter. It is about Julie and her Mama..............</b></span></span><br /><br /><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{">* I know your mom fought cancer for a long time and now she can live without pain with Jesus. I can't imagine your pain-praying for you and for all your family. I know it will be a tough birthday-but praise God you had 43 years with a wonderful mom!</span></span><br /><br /><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{">*Your mother was a wonderful lady. So many laughs with her. We are thinking of you and your family during this time as we celebrate her life. </span></span><br /><br /><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="commentBody" jsid="text">*Hope you feel my hugs surrounding you as you continue on your journey this week.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="commentBody" jsid="text"><span class="commentBody" jsid="text">*Oh Julie...I agree with your words totally! Know that you and your family are on my prayer list...moms are pretty special people in our lives...here's a big hug!</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{">*We will keep you and your family in our thoughts and prayers. What a beautiful tribute you wrote. Sending you Angels, love, and hugs!</span></span><br /><br /><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{">*Watching someone fight the battle with Cancer is not easy but the end result is bittersweet as she is no longer suffering from that evil desease instead she is at home in peace and knowing that will help you find comfort when you find yourself missing her.. She was a wonderful person and will be missed.</span></span><br /><br /><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{">*I know the day is bitter-sweet for you, missing have your mom here to give you good wishes face-to-face but also rejoicing that she is at peace & going to her eternal Home, she is present in your heart today, wishing you all the best for a great 43rd year of celebrating life!</span></span><br /><br /><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"></span>*Julie your mother had a beautiful smile. Thanks for sharing her obituary with all of us. Can see her passion and love for life through you and her grandchildren. What a wonderful legacy she has left. Love you and praying for all of you. :):)</span><br /><br /><span class="messageBody" ft="'{"><span class="commentBody" jsid="text">*A twinkle in her eye, and a smile on her face! What a great picture,.. and a very precious memory.</span></span><br /><br />*Good night my friend. I am so glad you are in my life....love you! I don't know what I would do without you!!! So happy to have friends to lean on....I will think of you without ceasing tomorrow as you celebrate your mama!<br /><br />It is me again, the Choose Joy girl, crying in my soup, missing my own mama. After I posted this, I looked at the blog and right below THIS post, Blogspot magically linked it to a post about my brothers and sisters AND my beautiful mama! Amazing how things work!!! And then, just to see if it worked every time so YOU could see it, I tried again, and POOF!!! The link is gone. No worries, I usually always have something sappy to link to if that is your wish. I really don't NEED a link to think of mom. I can come up with a thought, a quote, a laugh, a memory, a hug, a time with mom at any moment. That's the beauty....they are not gone, they are just away, waiting for us. Out of sight, but never, never, never out of mind. Love you forever Mama!!!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; clear: both;" class="separator"><a style="margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwaP0YBgnWqH4VkBwIHkoY_Cy4kOfZZ3udxbdEqWzcoq3UyN4lAJegVQTuFj_e1ZPBIbJ3x6grXwZl25xvaCYRn_70EpEeaWR-yBdqBFeTd1CjNJ2IyHG7Ko2moLMgN9tdyquHzqivjw/s1600/169055_166815510033041_148255928555666_334728_4566584_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwaP0YBgnWqH4VkBwIHkoY_Cy4kOfZZ3udxbdEqWzcoq3UyN4lAJegVQTuFj_e1ZPBIbJ3x6grXwZl25xvaCYRn_70EpEeaWR-yBdqBFeTd1CjNJ2IyHG7Ko2moLMgN9tdyquHzqivjw/s320/169055_166815510033041_148255928555666_334728_4566584_n.jpg" border="0" height="102" width="320" /></a></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-56313640872943951302012-01-07T15:16:00.000-08:002012-01-08T19:17:49.571-08:00Lesson from Noah<div>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Things we learn from Noah's Ark</span><span style="font-size: large;">:</span></div>
<span style="color: #cc0000;">One: </span>Don't miss the boat.<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Two:</span> Remember that we are all in the same boat.<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Three</span>: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Four:</span> Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Five:</span> Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Six: </span>Build your future on high ground.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Eight: </span><span style="color: black;">Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were onboard with the cheetahs.
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Nine:</span> When you're stressed, float a while.<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Ten: </span>Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Eleven</span>: <b>No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting</b></span></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-70881006866184179272011-12-24T12:37:00.000-08:002011-12-24T12:39:48.790-08:00Sing and Rejoice!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last year, we had a very, very white Christmas. This year.....brown. It really does not matter. Our family is together, we are healthy and well, we have food on the table, cars to drive, a good job, beautiful children and grandchildren.....and Jesus was born JUST FOR ME!!! Wishing all of you the most wonderful Christmas and blessings in the new year!Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-56704720622098688362011-12-02T15:12:00.001-08:002011-12-02T21:35:55.651-08:00Life in Vivid Color<br />
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I found a wonderful visual picture of what my brain is doing-----somewhat looks like exploding in vivid color!!!<br />
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I want to spend time and enjoy my grandbabies!<br />
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I want to make this....oh, wait!! I did!<br />
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I also made this "pear" book!!!!<br />
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I want to make pictures out of tiny pictures!<br />
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I want to paint on stones!<br />
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I want to make these keychains!<br />
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I want to make a book like this!<br />
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I want to take pictures of everything. I want to enjoy my daughter's senior year and hold on to each memory of her at home. I want to scrapbook. I want to exercise. I want to do things for others. I want to sing in the choir and sing in a musical. I want to do a good job of teaching. I want all the students to behave. I want to be on time. I want to give. I want to help. </div>
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I really, really want to get my life organized, but as soon as I begin, I get distracted by all the color and the creation and stuff! I begin the day with a list, but sometimes the list gets longer as the day progresses....is that how it is supposed to go? Other days, I simply lose my list in my piles! </div>
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<b>"I'm not messy, I'm creative"!</b></div>
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I want more than anything to enjoy the Christmas season and remember the reason for it. I was able to play Mary in a skit and it was wonderful! <span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>What a joy!</b></i></span><br />
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At this busy time of year, I need to remember, <b>"I can not do everything, but I can do something"!</b><br />
<b>Take it one day at a time, do what you can do and remember~<span style="font-size: large;">The REASON FOR THE SEASON! Amazing!!!</span></b><br />
<br />Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-18655826167837112032011-11-15T12:07:00.001-08:002011-11-17T18:39:56.226-08:00Happy Birthday Mom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi905T0V-BX5NNilztJ47_Hd-zhluGk4VMOttrTuSuXVNt3coKRiZP70Ws5AWjLr18u8bFABKGNi2NPpqFpmyskQN_bsoRAZaeVDBDGceeKmj-Qby4BdRNqcbggiHH7sLh_618MuGY21dY/s1600/33778_1521373127257_1622435754_1295284_424247_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi905T0V-BX5NNilztJ47_Hd-zhluGk4VMOttrTuSuXVNt3coKRiZP70Ws5AWjLr18u8bFABKGNi2NPpqFpmyskQN_bsoRAZaeVDBDGceeKmj-Qby4BdRNqcbggiHH7sLh_618MuGY21dY/s320/33778_1521373127257_1622435754_1295284_424247_n.jpg" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a>As I was driving to school today, I heard it... THE song!! It was played as hundreds of friends, neighbors and family members stood in honor of our little bitty mama. She was tiny, but she held so much of the world in her hands. She was always there for me. She always loved me. She always supported me. She always lifted me up. "I Can Only Imagine" fills my car as images of that day surround me, well up inside me. All of these people standing in honor of one little lady who carried so much weight on her shoulders. 9 children at 30 years of age, without the support of her parents, without much money or food or supplies or time....but, oh, the love!!! It was her final celebration, our time to say not "goodbye", but "see you later", and we said it with words and songs and remembrances and honor.<br /><br />Today would mark her birthday. I have been thinking "Happy Birthday Mom" all day. I have been telling my students about her. I have been remembering her. I have been honoring her. I have been wondering if birthdays are marked or remembered or celebrated in heaven. She had her 73rd birthday with us here. She was born in 1931, so today, she would have been 80. Today, we honor and celebrate her. There have been days I did not believe I could go on without her. There have been days I did not know how to trudge through this life without her love and her support, but here I am, still trudging, and now I am able to say, yes, I wish she were here, but how fortunate we were to have her as our mom and to have her for as long as we did. Cancer is so unfair. It takes the good ones. It takes the healthy ones. It takes the loved ones. It takes the needed ones.<br /><br />Pastor Don had a message just for ME on Sunday. He talked about reading through his Dad's bible and his Mom's bible and reading the notes they left in the margins. He wondered if his Dad and his Mom knew that someday, their children would read these words and KNOW that they are true. After all, if his Dad and his Mom said it, it HAS to be true. He likened that to the words written in the Bible itself. If those words were written by our heavenly father....and we know that to be true, after all, if our heavenly father said it, it HAS to be true!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWhzmEHjH2xUtRHUjgcdg_Tp1z6UMPpT-asu6Mo-MxZG4NAwA7E102t8hd3MLGhxbDxrZ7vIhjG0zB0jSm1In-TzPUWGBqX7SkrhmGj1-4EcVFLoQHZMQs-6GHQVt6441hutzdDiu_N8/s1600/DSC04517%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWhzmEHjH2xUtRHUjgcdg_Tp1z6UMPpT-asu6Mo-MxZG4NAwA7E102t8hd3MLGhxbDxrZ7vIhjG0zB0jSm1In-TzPUWGBqX7SkrhmGj1-4EcVFLoQHZMQs-6GHQVt6441hutzdDiu_N8/s400/DSC04517%255B1%255D.jpg" width="300" border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br />Our parents leave so much behind with their words and their actions, and they live on forever with us on this earth. I find snippets of information and words and things from my parents and I hold on to each of them. I have scrapbooked just about everything I can get my hands on. I believe it is my way of holding on to them....of keeping them close.<br /><br />Today, parents, love your children, teach them, tell them things, keep them close. One day, they will call upon these words and these memories to keep you close forever!<br /><br />Giving thanks for a wonderful mother and the promise of her eternal home in Glory. <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Psalm 16:9–11</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">~</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" > Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" >my body also will rest secure,</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" >because you will not abandon me to the grave, </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" >nor will you let your Holy One see decay.</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" > You have made known to me the path of life;</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" > you will fill me with joy in your </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" >presence,</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" >with eternal pleasures at your right hand. </span><div style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" class="bible-reference-heading"> </div> <div class="resourcetext"><p class="lang-en" size="1em" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt; text-indent: -54pt;"> </p> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnymVmVVBJFaFVc6EedEqsOpXyXCoCHJq4OSIzC9PxAUG0nxJmGEBhUV9VLI77vH3UQRBjNh8fM-pRxTQhaNLip4R5QJOi4VXCYBxzORunzWJN8Bj2kL8Rrcrgl3REvyZ_jnKFpoY18w/s1600/006+%25282%2529%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnymVmVVBJFaFVc6EedEqsOpXyXCoCHJq4OSIzC9PxAUG0nxJmGEBhUV9VLI77vH3UQRBjNh8fM-pRxTQhaNLip4R5QJOi4VXCYBxzORunzWJN8Bj2kL8Rrcrgl3REvyZ_jnKFpoY18w/s400/006+%25282%2529%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xfjDEoEtpZkIkLl1ARFwGYflgJq2bFcbd6Cm2VRqVqY7UCCxV2U4-0v25Jn_09eAmDjnWX5Obd9XzVeVdNAMAN2kME2UWvc-RR-B7FXD6JvmNJJPejmx1MjTqsa46ls2hAmtJAVf-lM/s1600/003+%25282%2529%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xfjDEoEtpZkIkLl1ARFwGYflgJq2bFcbd6Cm2VRqVqY7UCCxV2U4-0v25Jn_09eAmDjnWX5Obd9XzVeVdNAMAN2kME2UWvc-RR-B7FXD6JvmNJJPejmx1MjTqsa46ls2hAmtJAVf-lM/s400/003+%25282%2529%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" border="0" height="266" /></a></div>Celebrating mama today. "I Can Only Imagine" what you are experiencing today! Save a place for me! Thank you for your words, your teaching, your love and your life. I love you forever!Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-41182422141930578512011-11-07T14:06:00.000-08:002011-11-07T15:03:03.110-08:00Happy Birthday Ninja Boys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am not quite sure exactly what a Ninja is, but my grandsons sure were cute in their Halloween costumes. I spent quite a few hours in class this weekend, trying to learn a few things about Photoshop. Saturday happened to be the boys' birthday, and I was in class so, naturally, my subject matter was them!! I was able to crop out the tractor and the field and "place them" in a more Ninja like setting. I had a great deal of fun in the process and I love the results. The boys and their little sister Braylyn were overnight guests at Grandma's house Saturday night, and we had a wonderful time celebrating their lives! I am so blessed to have them so near and to have them such an amazing part of my life! Amazing!!!</div>
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font-weight: bold;">do </span>love my grandbabies!<br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOQ2koxzqNnsvkfZCcTkA8VSfZzJWsqyyAmcJxmUfIHsl0cghrwPnJrvBU0BBNTZz01C72DrM2LRu8ELkixwe0aC9P3IleFpVurvu7lIhEWF2T18AWrBP7x5xmuaGDIYEHsZilOOiTAc/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664162893278417330" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOQ2koxzqNnsvkfZCcTkA8VSfZzJWsqyyAmcJxmUfIHsl0cghrwPnJrvBU0BBNTZz01C72DrM2LRu8ELkixwe0aC9P3IleFpVurvu7lIhEWF2T18AWrBP7x5xmuaGDIYEHsZilOOiTAc/s400/013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKObdHNHJjJtrUYNjp9RznivHTxPzrvmeAGaCfcIfbZwMaBifPgrZmr4rsu3eyfkuL8YAr6CPh3mLEIcKa3luH0FDKmwYYdD5ydL-hEd0ZRidMcg5xzFRMTfdrz3l46_ovwhMWLEG4-I4/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664162884873447554" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKObdHNHJjJtrUYNjp9RznivHTxPzrvmeAGaCfcIfbZwMaBifPgrZmr4rsu3eyfkuL8YAr6CPh3mLEIcKa3luH0FDKmwYYdD5ydL-hEd0ZRidMcg5xzFRMTfdrz3l46_ovwhMWLEG4-I4/s400/008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq19tB7l69-bQfJxnGVr0uL6YuaEOQE4HoNZ9I8bx084wbHA9S3OG5T4xCGO7zXS0gUWKnoNOIbhiuOOVGZ0qPC5lMWKf_PCZF6BMNPvsPBC2pyKMBMyKfxSvqmQVSQ_MWyZ6hOtnW9k0/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664162877000555522" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq19tB7l69-bQfJxnGVr0uL6YuaEOQE4HoNZ9I8bx084wbHA9S3OG5T4xCGO7zXS0gUWKnoNOIbhiuOOVGZ0qPC5lMWKf_PCZF6BMNPvsPBC2pyKMBMyKfxSvqmQVSQ_MWyZ6hOtnW9k0/s400/009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bentley spent most of his first day here "<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">praying</span>"!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK17kN_tqMD5z-waud32mQ6g0xDqF5r1Ui-5j34rq3_lqvrZLbIgX22JcuZEUubBHId0rLQk6gqZm3jWl0evcuRLa5nhXtTiCB9OvsM8qeCYSFogQqMxKAttLvUKROXJaXKEU2-XYbBI/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK17kN_tqMD5z-waud32mQ6g0xDqF5r1Ui-5j34rq3_lqvrZLbIgX22JcuZEUubBHId0rLQk6gqZm3jWl0evcuRLa5nhXtTiCB9OvsM8qeCYSFogQqMxKAttLvUKROXJaXKEU2-XYbBI/s200/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664165860510378018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ovpb9U2uCC2AJTW4GPfCS-c-VU7KzSkWzFFqxFlfCHCFMajxAgEI8hGeOhMHsw6Gx9p1DU4K0VWwRWpB966gfskef0M4D6EPxx6LXB-S0JGDFNbVCVP3S_8ytOKEWuXk5CNO8wKPn78/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ovpb9U2uCC2AJTW4GPfCS-c-VU7KzSkWzFFqxFlfCHCFMajxAgEI8hGeOhMHsw6Gx9p1DU4K0VWwRWpB966gfskef0M4D6EPxx6LXB-S0JGDFNbVCVP3S_8ytOKEWuXk5CNO8wKPn78/s200/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664166971270620818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />LOVE YOU FOREVER! Gramma Carol<br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-12679274817694061812011-10-12T10:56:00.000-07:002011-10-12T14:03:52.672-07:00Sufficient Grace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-R7P_JzyFHeAxnLEHDTWKC4sMTsLHekSQz16RLijxWHJMrrQXXO3wd0gnsvzCYOy790ojXI07FFTvfFmm4xEe2z-ouLU1wyOwYD14IsJR-QVsAkudqiOm8dHTjIHXxGswhmcTBGXfbZ4/s1600/101_1414.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-R7P_JzyFHeAxnLEHDTWKC4sMTsLHekSQz16RLijxWHJMrrQXXO3wd0gnsvzCYOy790ojXI07FFTvfFmm4xEe2z-ouLU1wyOwYD14IsJR-QVsAkudqiOm8dHTjIHXxGswhmcTBGXfbZ4/s400/101_1414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662685368447330946" border="0" /></a><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. – Psalm 126: 2-5</p><p>How does one cope with the loss of not one child, but THREE?...Sufficient Grace</p><p>How does one wait and prepare for identical twin girls, only to have to say goodbye before she properly said hello?...Sufficient Grace</p><p>How does one prepare for a son, deemed "incompatable with life", carry him for the next four months, praying fervently for a miracle, to be able to spend only 6 hours with him? God did not work the kind of miracle that she had asked for, but she was able to see other miracles in that day. He was born. He was beautiful. He was perfect, and then Kelly, with her sufficient grace, was able to praise God for their time together and she called herself "blessed among women that day, blessed among Mothers" as she was chosen to sing to this beautiful baby as he left her arms and went into the arms of Jesus. That.....is Sufficient Grace. Amazing!!!<br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzHFnBaIxGqUiVWc6I8NvVLQ41DmLKIzaD4_nLxltrr-q1CvgigRDYUf0R1k7h33rmfIFuoHezfvki9ZosYYskSgzDP3PsU4m3N0ecf26OW_r7E561u3nldWhIJlPkPg7gczIKY99vPo/s1600/me-van-bw-555x835.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzHFnBaIxGqUiVWc6I8NvVLQ41DmLKIzaD4_nLxltrr-q1CvgigRDYUf0R1k7h33rmfIFuoHezfvki9ZosYYskSgzDP3PsU4m3N0ecf26OW_r7E561u3nldWhIJlPkPg7gczIKY99vPo/s400/me-van-bw-555x835.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662712487594191890" border="0" /></a></p><p>My friend Kelly, she has "Sufficient Grace". The following exerpt is taken from HER blog at <i><a href="http://sufficientgraceministries.org/">http://sufficientgraceministries.org/ .</a></i><a href="http://sufficientgraceministries.org/"><br /></a></p><p>"In the autumn the leaves change colors. Often though it is so gradual, so subtle that we don’t realize it fully until one day the trees are orange, yellow, red and brown instead of green. In the same way as winter approaches, the leaves fall from the trees. One day, we notice that the leaves are gone. We know they must have been falling for some time, but it was so subtle and gradual that we hardly noticed until one day when they were all gone and the land was stark and bare. When spring comes, everything brings forth new life. What once was dead is alive again. And one day it happens. You wake up and the leaves have returned once more- green and shiny and new. You can’t point to a time when they began to bloom, exactly. You may have seen a bud or two. But it seems that it is sudden. Suddenly, the leaves have returned.</p> <p>In reality it was happening all the time, subtle, gradual, unseen, changing and restoring life. That is the best illustration I have heard of the way the Holy Spirit works in us to heal and restore. How subtly God works in us to change and heal us until one day what once was, is no more. One day, we were no longer struggling. We have overcome what once held us captive, be it bitterness, pain, grief, or sin. God had been healing us all along, working while we struggled.</p> <p>Where once there was sin, now there is forgiveness.<br /></p><p>Where sorrow once lived, now joy dwells.</p><p>Where once there was death, now there is life.</p><p> Once the trees were barren. Now they spring forth green leaves and beautiful, life-giving fruit.</p><p> I don’t know exactly when or how He took the tattered ashes of our broken hearts and made them into something beautiful, but one day the pain was gone. (We still have tender moments when our memories take us back, and we may shed some tears. We will never forget!) In reality, though, it wasn’t one day. It had been happening all along. God had been using every tear, every moment of brokenness to make beauty from ashes, to turn our shame into a crown of glory, to heal our pain and restore us- turning even our deepest sorrow into our most exuberant joy.<br /></p><p>We share our story with you because of the scripture in<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> 2 Corinthians 1: 3 & 4 – Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received.</span></p> <p>We feel blessed that we have been comforted through our loss by a loving God, and we would like to offer that same comfort to you. That is how our ministry began. My friend,Tracy lost her baby, Kelly on March 12, 2003. While searching for a memory book for her, I discovered that there were no memory books that allowed the mom to adequately honor the life of a precious baby…something lasting and beautiful that said a loved and wanted child was here. That’s how the Dreams of You Memory Book was born. Parts of the above story are written in the Dreams of You Book as well as places for grieving parents to journal there own journey of loss, hope and healing, record the dreams they had for baby, footprints, handprints, other memories and details of babies life, write letters to baby…in addition, the book is filled with inspirational poems and scripture reminding us of the hope of heaven.</p> <p>We began Sufficient Grace Ministries – the legacy of Faith, Grace, Thomas and Tracy’s little Kelly – in 2004. <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Today, hundreds of lives have been touched because of the brief little lives of our little ones. They were here…they mattered…and God used them to fulfill a beautiful purpose…to offer comfort and hope to those whose hearts are broken."</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fNH848tyOW4d2mDqtGLwkN_OYt5R2CQeiRpo0lEPsUKGAUSt_JCjxcqo7n3JK8qSaAZFMjdCZ8k0F7p1J9HBnG3_WHcMEkaCfkQ110VP9F25Y-XIRBLWgvUfkPxardsVBWt2dpFzxy8/s1600/101_1424.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fNH848tyOW4d2mDqtGLwkN_OYt5R2CQeiRpo0lEPsUKGAUSt_JCjxcqo7n3JK8qSaAZFMjdCZ8k0F7p1J9HBnG3_WHcMEkaCfkQ110VP9F25Y-XIRBLWgvUfkPxardsVBWt2dpFzxy8/s400/101_1424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662686237486774834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">For all the precious children whose footprints are forever ingrained in our hearts – We still dream our dreams of you… until we meet again.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-style: italic;">My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in your weakness. – 2 Corinthians 12:9</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioY6EJ8Cl4q4QbbGqvSquWv5A5x-OIk3zRsQNlwTnkIs5LDkD1nv05a0r7Gkt5iSgbT3Aln9FZdgFctIvkM5TL5TpBzmm3AN9cRojBBXvmc9Tn4c7s-J-smoRSyxE96V4_-tIey5nd1zU/s1600/101_1432.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 406px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioY6EJ8Cl4q4QbbGqvSquWv5A5x-OIk3zRsQNlwTnkIs5LDkD1nv05a0r7Gkt5iSgbT3Aln9FZdgFctIvkM5TL5TpBzmm3AN9cRojBBXvmc9Tn4c7s-J-smoRSyxE96V4_-tIey5nd1zU/s400/101_1432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662686246874734066" border="0" /></a><br />Kelly's mom, Kathy Rutter began making these "comfort bears" in 2005 to provide something to hold to ease the ache of empty arms. <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">My mama sewed too, you know. </span>She created each one by hand with a "grandmother's love and prayers"..... <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">I am a grandma too, you know.</span><br /><br />Kelly's mom went home in heaven in October 2006 after a valiant battle with cancer. <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-style: italic;"> My mama went home to heaven after a valiant battle with cancer too, you know.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuFl23HKbHcwTrDSyvjA1X0-AvPIrMF9LbLlBWL_sXkfFNTL_rOtTxWmxtL7ALOQUqYqKVL2mGUCLE0xRz6xTTQW4gXZxcfOScMdbQmEm47-8WsiOY0PfOzhIdfH3enRaULDBN2jcSYE/s1600/101_1425.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuFl23HKbHcwTrDSyvjA1X0-AvPIrMF9LbLlBWL_sXkfFNTL_rOtTxWmxtL7ALOQUqYqKVL2mGUCLE0xRz6xTTQW4gXZxcfOScMdbQmEm47-8WsiOY0PfOzhIdfH3enRaULDBN2jcSYE/s400/101_1425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662686256526296322" border="0" /></a><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS3-Qa1BcZ-Wtu5hKIYspxRnV9jIR7XwW3zVKHHhTIg2fzHC9S0vh6XFye-9rfC1BzFHjgHLHF0TKqS7KTE6D7_auVHtvTWsIyn2LtH-Tij-1k57o8dwO33OBsgZVuciAa5BlLyDSLlA/s1600/101_1433.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS3-Qa1BcZ-Wtu5hKIYspxRnV9jIR7XwW3zVKHHhTIg2fzHC9S0vh6XFye-9rfC1BzFHjgHLHF0TKqS7KTE6D7_auVHtvTWsIyn2LtH-Tij-1k57o8dwO33OBsgZVuciAa5BlLyDSLlA/s400/101_1433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662685347247937826" border="0" /></a></p> I fell in love with this beautiful bow and the heart on his chest that says "Comfort Bear" and bears the Sufficient Grace logo of one tiny footprint.<br /><br />I wrote to Kelly. I told her about Cassie and about Tryston John. Cassie had to say goodbye to her son before she could properly say hello. A large box arrived at my home recently....I opened it and there......inside......was a Comfort Bear, a "Dreams of You" journal, a book, "I'll Hold You in Heaven". I gasped, I cried, I laughed, I celebrated! Kelly and her Sufficient Grace is REAL! She is not some strange blogster from Ohio who only talks a good talk, she Walks the Walk!!! She cares about a little mama in Rock Valley, Ia, and she cares about me!<br /><br />Cassie can read, remember, journal, share, cry, and hold her Comfort Bear until the ache becomes a bit less. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tryston WAS, and he MATTERED</span>. Sufficient Grace Ministries – the legacy of Faith, Grace, Thomas and little Kelly <span style="font-style: italic;">....</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">"They were here…they mattered…and God used them to fulfill a beautiful purpose…to offer comfort and hope to those whose hearts are broken."</span><br /><br />I love you Kelly. I love what you do and for all the mamas out there that you help. You are leaving such a legacy of love and strength and support. Thanking God for his "sufficient grace"!<br /><i><br /></i>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-78772325895805601112011-09-29T10:12:00.000-07:002011-09-29T20:17:49.079-07:00Laughing AT MYSELF!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc-_e2w0xqTKHtV-7Jf_8tkdJZzJG1szbe5uUQK8tX5-KUI0d6RbU87KN45cXN6j4h-FWTF0HApsZ9dJePWmNdmyWm8uiGs-vX3Ov79O6MQv8JeormPNi_uINEwW4BGP_nFdqTEBTPY0/s1600/101_1110.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc-_e2w0xqTKHtV-7Jf_8tkdJZzJG1szbe5uUQK8tX5-KUI0d6RbU87KN45cXN6j4h-FWTF0HApsZ9dJePWmNdmyWm8uiGs-vX3Ov79O6MQv8JeormPNi_uINEwW4BGP_nFdqTEBTPY0/s400/101_1110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657978326382762610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today is the day.....I am so excited. I have been going through the process for 9 months. In all actuality, it began 35 years ago with an abcessed front tooth, a root canal, an ill fitting crown which did not match as well as it could have, and I knocked into it every time I bit into something. 25 years ago, that very tooth was knocked out when I was accidentally hit in the mouth. 25 years of bridges worked quite well, but have taken their fair share of abuse. When the bridges no longer worked, I chose dental implants.<br /><br />I had two more front teeth removed for Christmas last year. The song, "All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth" took on a whole new meaning for me last year! Since then, I have been pulled, cut, sewn, iced, medicated, scanned, drilled, grafted, implanted, prepped, AND shot MANY TIMES. I now own several titanium rods, AND have even had my papilla lasered!!! Who knew????<br /><br />At the beginning, I hid my mouth, I tried not to smile so much, and had a hard time eating in front of anyone. As I got more used to this whole process, I began to not only laugh WITH myself, but to laugh AT myself. I believe all of my students have seen my videos, and they have been passed around to some of the teachers as well. My next plan to to post it on YouTube so my students from last year can have a laugh on me as a break from their college studies. I thought I may as well embrace it and enjoy the journey!!! Some of my senior art students thought it would be very funny if I would go into a store, without my teeth and ask an employee, "Could you tell me where the cereal isle is?" The S sound evidently was quite hysterical!!! I learned to make movies on Photo Booth and had a great time making fun of my situation. I have seen the videos over and over and over and can still laugh when I see them! Tara, thank you for always making me laugh! Love you! I will let you know when I have them posted to You Tube! You will most likely NOT want to miss seeing it!<br /><br />Today I had 5 new shiny porcelain front teeth forever seated in place. I can no longer take out my teeth and cause uproarious laughter to come from all corners of my classroom. I have never been so excited to pick, to floss, to brush, to chew....giving thanks for my team today, all the doctors, nurses, AND all of my cheerleaders. For those of you who know me and see me often...can you imagine me now....talking more, laughing more, and singing more? Amazing!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyVOiIyQT63_o1jxIHBaMM0-VeGNZ_zkNdQN0RbsT9eNH91-E2WmMVYOX50zzZmvArm09E0_lBXciA5Odjg7mEXx-z3hzp0XLXdFleO7-gjI5fEgl-MmUSEvgLgE2bkbKMHu-O5HonVg/s1600/101_1111.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyVOiIyQT63_o1jxIHBaMM0-VeGNZ_zkNdQN0RbsT9eNH91-E2WmMVYOX50zzZmvArm09E0_lBXciA5Odjg7mEXx-z3hzp0XLXdFleO7-gjI5fEgl-MmUSEvgLgE2bkbKMHu-O5HonVg/s400/101_1111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657977951262080946" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYd4KsF4_g0duAC_4dNgWdLwK5NqWBccp-3_FuQXZEkrwnF9XGwMoW8RkMvYNi9mcHDUpsjGvUN2O4bSvJzHAW7q3i_BY19fQQ0_KOnnCErxPkVRb4IVsP5wwJgdq2qGmyBBwQSXt6Rgs/s1600/101E1112.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYd4KsF4_g0duAC_4dNgWdLwK5NqWBccp-3_FuQXZEkrwnF9XGwMoW8RkMvYNi9mcHDUpsjGvUN2O4bSvJzHAW7q3i_BY19fQQ0_KOnnCErxPkVRb4IVsP5wwJgdq2qGmyBBwQSXt6Rgs/s400/101E1112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657977960007830450" border="0" /></a><br />In all things, give thanks! Who knew that included TEETH?<br />Thank you Dr. Lewison and Dr. Schulte for giving me back my smile!Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-36580993186532662022011-09-19T12:36:00.000-07:002011-09-19T19:08:15.569-07:00Happy Birthday Tyler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In 1986, we welcomed Tyler David to our family. Mom continued to be outnumbered... Boys, boys boys....but each one added great joy !<br />
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Happy Birthday to our second born, Tyler. You are so full of life and ideas and enthusiasm! I hope your day is filled with wonder and joy and that your year ahead offers even more happiness.<br />
You will soon understand the love of a parent as you welcome your own son into the world.<br />
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Brandon first, Marissa nestled safely in the center, and Tyler on the outside.....Looking at the picture below, I would guess that things never change.<i style="color: #0b5394;"><b> </b></i><br />
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<i style="color: #0b5394;"><b> <span style="font-size: large;">The love of family...God's Greatest Gift!</span></b></i><br />
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I am giving thanks for YOU today Tyler, and for our family. I have been so blessed! Love you Forever!<br />
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I have these gifts I have been told....I can make, I can draw, I can paint, I can create, I can sing, I can take pictures...but this is a first for me. Something or someone told me,<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> <b>"take your camera along. </b>(I did) <b>You might need it. </b> (I did)<b> You might have the opportunity to use it tonight."</b></span></i> (I did)</div>
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I asked as gently as I could if that would be something I could do to help this grieving family. They said, "oh, yes, please do", so I did. Honored....Humbled.....</div>
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<span style="color: #33ccff; font-size: 130%; font-style: italic;">Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the Kingdom of Heaven." ~Matthew 19:14</span><br />
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Tryston John, so very beautiful and so very loved... It was written on his little folder: "Even though Tryston was so little, he touched so many lives, with his dashing good looks (thanks to dad), the unconditional love he has from his bigger sisters, and from the kicks, punches, hugs, kisses, and the last raspberry blown on mommy's belly.<br />
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Triston, in the short time God blessed you to us, mommy and daddy will cherish those moments for the rest of our lives, until the good Lord brings us to you. Even though your sisters were already picking on you, they loved you from the first time they felt you kick. We love you forever..."</div>
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"I Will Carry You" ~Selah<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">There were photographs i wanted to take</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Things i wanted to show you</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Sing sweet lullabies wipe your teary eyes</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Who could love you like this? People say that i am brave but i`m not</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Truth is i`m barely hanging on</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> But there`s a greater story</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Written long before me</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Because he loves you like this</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"> So i will carry you</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> While your heart beats here</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Long beyond the empty cradle</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Through the coming years</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> I will carry you</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> All my life</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> And i will praise the one who`s chosen me</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> To carry you</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"> Such a short time</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Such a long road</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> All this madness</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> But i know</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> That the silence</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"> And he says</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"> I`ve shown her photographs of time beginning</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Walked her through the parted seas</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Angel lullabies no more teary eyes</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Who could love her like this?</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"> I will carry you</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> While your heart beats here</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Long beyond the empty cradle</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> Through the coming years</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> I will carry you</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> All your life</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> And i will praise the one who`s chosen me</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;"> To carry you </span><br />
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We can only wait until that day, our glorious day, when all the pain, all the tears, all the cries will be a thing of the past, and time will be no more.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tryston John, loved so very, very much but</span><span style="color: #339999; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> too beautiful for this earth. </span><br />
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Pray with me for Cassie and Lance and Ady and Carsyn and Marissa and Grandma Lisa and all the other friends and relatives who had to say goodbye to this perfectly beautiful little boy far too soon.<br />
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Tryston will not walk side by side with his family.<br />
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Tryston will not walk hand in hand with his sisters and his parents.</div>
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But forever, for always, Tryston will be <span style="color: #339999; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">forever in their hearts. </span></div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-8632735083741076142011-09-07T12:17:00.000-07:002011-09-08T08:10:24.482-07:00Abundant Harvest<div class="display-passages">
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<i><b> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. </b></i><br />
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<i><b>Dave has retired. He has earned his rest after many, many years in education. He now has more time for his newest love.....gardening. This is the first year he has had time to harvest his abundant crop and he is learning to preserve this abundance for our family to enjoy in the winter. He is learning from others, reading, taking classes on line and talking to lots of people who do this type of thing. We are very blessed with this harvest and the fact that we will have food and TIME to enjoy this bounty long after the summer sun has gone and winter winds replace the warm autumn days...</b></i><br />
Thankful for a <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;">C</span><span style="color: #bf9000;">O</span><span style="color: #741b47;">L</span><span style="color: #274e13;">O</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">R</span><span style="color: #660000;">F</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">U</span></b></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>L</b></span> </span>and abundant Harvest~<br />
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<i><b><span style="color: #660000;">Potatoes</span>~</b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: #e69138;">carrots</span>~</b></i><br />
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<i><b> beans~</b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">more beans</span>~ </b></i></div>
<i><b> <span style="color: #38761d;">broccoli</span>~</b></i><br />
<i><b> <span style="color: #f1c232;">corn</span>~</b></i><br />
<i><b> <span style="color: #274e13;">pickles</span>~</b></i><br />
<i><b> <span style="color: #cc0000;">tomatoes</span>~<span style="color: #990000;"> </span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: #990000;">tomato sauce</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: #990000;">chili sauce </span>~</b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">tomato juice</span>~ </b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">onions</span>~</b></i><br />
<i><b> <span style="color: #4c1130;">beets</span>~</b></i><br />
<i><b> <span style="color: #38761d;">peppers</span>~ </b></i></div>
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<br />Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-45971176525541384982011-08-25T09:56:00.000-07:002011-08-26T21:50:11.446-07:00Do It Anyway
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Last first day of school-Seniors Marissa and Kendra</span>
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<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >Life is too short to wake up with regrets.</span>
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<br />So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe things happen for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I wish all the students and teachers a wonderful school year, strength for the journey and as much happiness along the way as they can grab........</span></span>
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<br />Kavian and Calvin~ready for the challenge of 1st grade!
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Grandpa Dave~enjoying retirement~taking more time for what is important!</span>
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<br />People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered;
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Forgive them anyway.</span>
<br />If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Be kind anyway.</span>
<br />If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Succeed anyway.</span>
<br />If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Be honest and frank anyway.</span>
<br />What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Build anyway.</span>
<br />If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Be happy anyway.</span>
<br />The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Do good anyway.</span>
<br />Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough;
<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Give the world the best you've got anyway.</span>
<br />You see, in the final analysis it is between you and God;
<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">It was never between you and them anyway. </span> ~Mother Teresa
<br />Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-16429575684938736342011-08-11T16:55:00.001-07:002011-08-11T19:58:51.548-07:00Sister Linda<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPVGtH_ZiZ6cX8rviBkrpt7v8R5DPB2Z5YVnuu_IshQaeVwxh6RhJoD7dfYOxtbbYaGaYc3TN_htSZHpYwrDxpEal5UrVHKnUje9Me7zOuTZHSUGRIGlPhapqBQs5Ve1NEoNtfFIm8oM/s1600/101_0916.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 266px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639752545834923906" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPVGtH_ZiZ6cX8rviBkrpt7v8R5DPB2Z5YVnuu_IshQaeVwxh6RhJoD7dfYOxtbbYaGaYc3TN_htSZHpYwrDxpEal5UrVHKnUje9Me7zOuTZHSUGRIGlPhapqBQs5Ve1NEoNtfFIm8oM/s400/101_0916.JPG" border="0" /></a>
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<br />This is Linda's home away from home this week. She has been in so much pain. She has tried the therapy, the exercises, the remedies prescribed, but this knee involved much more than any of those, and she has grown tired of the pain. This week, she got a new knee. I have heard it said that she must be "bionic" as she has had so many surgeries. I am not sure she is as much "bionic" as "rebuilt"!
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<br />I am asking for your prayers for Linda. She is an amazing woman and sister to me. She is the firstborn of 9 and, if you have been following my blog at all, you know growing up was not so easy at our house. 11 people in a 2 bedroom house with no furnace and no running water and no bathroom....and no money. Linda actually went to work in town and bought things for her brothers and sisters, helped Mom with expenses, cooked, cleaned, fed and bathed the little ones. I really remember Mom saying that Linda was like a "little mother". She made sure everyone else was taken care of and fed before she ate. She is still like that today. Caring for everyone else before herself...
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<br />I love Linda so much and if I can ask for your prayers and they can help her be free from pain and recover from this surgery quickly to get back at the business of life, that would be my request.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost".</span>
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<br />We found a few minutes in this busy life to join together to be with Linda at the hospital this week. Any time we are together, we have to make use of the photo opportunity. One sister was unable to be with us. We miss you Susie!
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Praying for you Linda. Be happy. Be healthy. Be well. Love you forever!</span>
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<br /></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-75453299431432163522011-08-01T12:48:00.001-07:002011-08-01T14:44:45.389-07:00Heaven Is For Real<i><span style="font-weight: bold;">Heaven Is for Real</span> </i>is the true story of the four-year old son of a Nebraska pastor who, during emergency surgery, slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how "reaaally big" God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit "shoots down power" from heaven to help us.<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksWB26bKTTl20CVPsanIxprFq_or1Hn3bn8ZBeHBRxuo7aEMtdFa1UtLrm_lMm80-QCx-MfbL21J5ujwvICugKtPOBUUgAl0f179VZHJq2pEfwWZNwSBUsvq9SMeWlepguOfYjh5ZO-w/s1600/946158.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksWB26bKTTl20CVPsanIxprFq_or1Hn3bn8ZBeHBRxuo7aEMtdFa1UtLrm_lMm80-QCx-MfbL21J5ujwvICugKtPOBUUgAl0f179VZHJq2pEfwWZNwSBUsvq9SMeWlepguOfYjh5ZO-w/s400/946158.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635992577103035474" border="0" /></a></p> <p>The simple message is that <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">heaven is a real place</span>, Jesus really loves children, and be ready, for a last battle is coming! This book is a fast and simple read, but thoroughly enjoyable and engaging.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyzhGlAPCpI0s9hQxwGTPbhpyxjUk8E8uClR-E3w7eAdcpkoAHM6dXpPQz-34TnaPA0vOpSaJsQDudisjRlvVJ-PC513a6vtNyN9sPpxbijBz4UGz9Lqs8VQMDfmyzd1KwdpnkefTQNA/s1600/422.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyzhGlAPCpI0s9hQxwGTPbhpyxjUk8E8uClR-E3w7eAdcpkoAHM6dXpPQz-34TnaPA0vOpSaJsQDudisjRlvVJ-PC513a6vtNyN9sPpxbijBz4UGz9Lqs8VQMDfmyzd1KwdpnkefTQNA/s400/422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635996000274055778" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAx_klTmhESZaX_hTCDCdGarc6lOGDrzInVmKZ9xamAJ2NDb7dL16Khi_nwsknciaQHTTzmoYxvGQWWfbjnr8qMQ82IYGv9CSevFFIt5Me9vTdzTiksHESAaVAlEFPydIXHNe80VAZNzs/s1600/393.JPG"></a><p> I also had the opportunity to visit this most beautiful "Sunken Garden", right in the heart of Lincoln, Nebraska. Who knew???<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfgDuvyXgxDj2MaD8xtkh5tqbC1RWhjaT1qnfJwfbzrUVYkdQ04fIblLCf7k_YjsyLcFyNgpTVlPgJXR_CBTo1_a8yeBNJBhcEONdcaHKpPNRq4QtAdltxCpvAf0Pab4QLA9dmUm1Zcc/s1600/386.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 438px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfgDuvyXgxDj2MaD8xtkh5tqbC1RWhjaT1qnfJwfbzrUVYkdQ04fIblLCf7k_YjsyLcFyNgpTVlPgJXR_CBTo1_a8yeBNJBhcEONdcaHKpPNRq4QtAdltxCpvAf0Pab4QLA9dmUm1Zcc/s400/386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636003820112722674" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWtpRy9HJi3kqD7LnqNkZU8h9n0ilTJMdoJY4GH8wF5irs1Lpb48420381frTfS57x1QyUiCRGOThuRlVzOkpoDkYopE1bE0Vva3hUkmXvHYxkjmI7292tjxTXNzmrJ5CISNONg-TGuU/s1600/440.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 434px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWtpRy9HJi3kqD7LnqNkZU8h9n0ilTJMdoJY4GH8wF5irs1Lpb48420381frTfS57x1QyUiCRGOThuRlVzOkpoDkYopE1bE0Vva3hUkmXvHYxkjmI7292tjxTXNzmrJ5CISNONg-TGuU/s400/440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636004747226714354" border="0" /></a><p>I LOVED IT! IT IS BEAUTIFUL! IT IS AMAZING! It was a hidden secret. It was a total surprise to me to find this just in passing on the busy city streets.</p><p>I got to thinking about heaven and that it "is for real". Now, I have been told that heaven is probably going to be whatever we love most. If you love horses, I am sure God would not allow you all of eternity to live without them. If you love hunting, I am sure there are the most amazing animals there for your pleasure. If you love beaches and oceans, I like to think God will provide that for you.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyFh0eC5OHiJv6xYhyphenhyphenV-h-1lm8_YP_ws24Qe9eB6s_atECwKyEaAlrqDayVKd7KyQ04LQkGeLl7u4XntwL95OKErEAtwwExaQAGOPNuo0VGWO_ypQPfOCEX0KLq8mQakNfMu85rZZaP0/s1600/408.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 455px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyFh0eC5OHiJv6xYhyphenhyphenV-h-1lm8_YP_ws24Qe9eB6s_atECwKyEaAlrqDayVKd7KyQ04LQkGeLl7u4XntwL95OKErEAtwwExaQAGOPNuo0VGWO_ypQPfOCEX0KLq8mQakNfMu85rZZaP0/s400/408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635978268688457810" border="0" /></a></p><p>If you love flowers, maybe this is a tiny speck of what you will see. I remember my mama saying in her last hours: "Oh, there are so many colors" and "It is so bright in here", and "It is so orange, and it is so pink"!!! I like to think she saw ahead to where she was going and found herself in a beautiful garden. I am sure there were pansies there, as she loved them so much.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjML3VtjEhd3_6KF6kGTTJWvo2VLUp7uLhVORV_fhG0Sdbod86tSi4br1_m0jMjbplA9aGKZq99XiLQMFssS6KIWpIeLl9D9v8lKK_C36weIeODaQ9CujMun226p0QokNh_UssXw4oUtGI/s1600/418.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjML3VtjEhd3_6KF6kGTTJWvo2VLUp7uLhVORV_fhG0Sdbod86tSi4br1_m0jMjbplA9aGKZq99XiLQMFssS6KIWpIeLl9D9v8lKK_C36weIeODaQ9CujMun226p0QokNh_UssXw4oUtGI/s400/418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635995992602414258" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURKGfRka6pGz2_JPTf2HG_XRLJ-Ruw8ZYFsX5tPRJwDeR1DtmVddY2JNR1AztE2y8oGiw9Fes02FeWhFUpNS59TtUbNerXpenCAFEY19LoeFjLH2xj2fepNwUA_soahuT1irxsgmV7BY/s1600/416.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURKGfRka6pGz2_JPTf2HG_XRLJ-Ruw8ZYFsX5tPRJwDeR1DtmVddY2JNR1AztE2y8oGiw9Fes02FeWhFUpNS59TtUbNerXpenCAFEY19LoeFjLH2xj2fepNwUA_soahuT1irxsgmV7BY/s400/416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636000246173207474" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEF1NOjtitOCan_S3PaP0fDNKPqQ2nUZtZgMfWxaW4FIc4wzpe2oW3IvhZC82ySG0llcKOp01sNj7t6C_NfJneiVuhs3bTjLPlnFDtMLyui1rTe-ry7G7AwuxCLbDHJ8LBc9EbVZZadU/s1600/420.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEF1NOjtitOCan_S3PaP0fDNKPqQ2nUZtZgMfWxaW4FIc4wzpe2oW3IvhZC82ySG0llcKOp01sNj7t6C_NfJneiVuhs3bTjLPlnFDtMLyui1rTe-ry7G7AwuxCLbDHJ8LBc9EbVZZadU/s400/420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636003836054246082" border="0" /></a><p>She also talked and talked about babies in her last days. With her love of children, I also like to picture her with the job of rocking babies....in a flower garden! What a great vision for me to look forward to!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_bvPg9Zk5aLtDw6ScLi6Y4yyX3u8jzMxUGfosDYrs0oBiEx7kapuNfwi43rhImuw-FjiLZXAVZ5Z6ekwwk5IJDN0FKWA4aLYjjxNYg9hSDkFgpk0YnQVBau4wr2Ywz7DHGlDLFVvLuQ/s1600/424.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 458px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_bvPg9Zk5aLtDw6ScLi6Y4yyX3u8jzMxUGfosDYrs0oBiEx7kapuNfwi43rhImuw-FjiLZXAVZ5Z6ekwwk5IJDN0FKWA4aLYjjxNYg9hSDkFgpk0YnQVBau4wr2Ywz7DHGlDLFVvLuQ/s400/424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635978283946974002" border="0" /></a></p><p>Please enjoy my photo album from the "Sunken Garden"....holding all kinds of beautiful surprises, and remember,<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> this is nothing compared to the glories we will see one day!</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7tPAlSGX0tX68axpwPmS_J_RBMHAPnEQ3U6hUfOjY4W9H7xUJAMhaWS7uPzAj6ADiB-v5ApZV8LtFOnTfglOrOx-wG-f-2gI4xKw_K0Mx0Zm-RK9AWcR70M7Krb0aKVOr-F1jMV8GX0/s1600/433.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 455px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7tPAlSGX0tX68axpwPmS_J_RBMHAPnEQ3U6hUfOjY4W9H7xUJAMhaWS7uPzAj6ADiB-v5ApZV8LtFOnTfglOrOx-wG-f-2gI4xKw_K0Mx0Zm-RK9AWcR70M7Krb0aKVOr-F1jMV8GX0/s400/433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635989824260166914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-qS7o8yx6oYYsf4gXr1RQxb4QWH_0VoeOXb6icOpaBLbwir7zhEjfA4WjUjzOHhbn48UsNrqLTUFtlT5kqY5W2vJEXoe0DfQ6zs6KYwVhBn8wYCFz1jnN3FfeD85UUJ8qBHgRci5vdI/s1600/432.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 459px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-qS7o8yx6oYYsf4gXr1RQxb4QWH_0VoeOXb6icOpaBLbwir7zhEjfA4WjUjzOHhbn48UsNrqLTUFtlT5kqY5W2vJEXoe0DfQ6zs6KYwVhBn8wYCFz1jnN3FfeD85UUJ8qBHgRci5vdI/s400/432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635992560260052354" border="0" /></a><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cVuI8s7x-QMv_TPq9pY4fnqeWIK-fd9NUkIR07u2fproLmSYWnKFyJqiWFZ4uPu1ss7DtY3yYUiyoP4kIAPuMGyIRdCGV3ZKxuiPHlFhqd9n2nf_lMuaBKAxRI80KBmkpyykAQmaF3U/s1600/401.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 463px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cVuI8s7x-QMv_TPq9pY4fnqeWIK-fd9NUkIR07u2fproLmSYWnKFyJqiWFZ4uPu1ss7DtY3yYUiyoP4kIAPuMGyIRdCGV3ZKxuiPHlFhqd9n2nf_lMuaBKAxRI80KBmkpyykAQmaF3U/s400/401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635989807936286290" border="0" /></a></p><p>I am not sure what God has planned for me, but in my mind, there HAS to be a sunken garden that I don't have to weed, and for sure, the humidity will be more than bearable. There HAS to be lots of babies, canvases to paint, songs to sing, lots of hugs, and photos to take. I have been given a considerable about of grief for taking so many pictures here on earth, but I want it said of me one day..."She was busy recording life"! I am so grateful for the opportunity to share my photos with you. Choose Joy with me today!<br /></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-68880831467942171832011-07-17T14:24:00.000-07:002011-07-18T10:41:00.631-07:00If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7m5ID5O9J6CTC0Xi8cM-oDeMuESR_hdwWTM23LdCE11F0ghM2iLZt3icfSb9BW3JEuBDGNZiCFGgtVmmdrNYkSgiMRhMVTrI-Te4ZMNHNTd1SPuOnqTB3bXVMDBA5Z8NyOqyNMJefb8/s1600/canon+082.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7m5ID5O9J6CTC0Xi8cM-oDeMuESR_hdwWTM23LdCE11F0ghM2iLZt3icfSb9BW3JEuBDGNZiCFGgtVmmdrNYkSgiMRhMVTrI-Te4ZMNHNTd1SPuOnqTB3bXVMDBA5Z8NyOqyNMJefb8/s200/canon+082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630747628937243826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2USMOkUDGZUZ-AfH25MPgEg_mIpzhNHm9pnJeKJyWjJPachs_mRS7CoXO3oFSSqoRa4Vd5G2Cifoen_aFEpfcGur-qD1SwEZzpBv8k3wFD1oMOPRETWOYIYZ3UuFTlJ_oS2FfuM489M0/s1600/canon+057.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 333px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C456VT4pde2oHLXfmTx1ALnSZynz8MotMCfBhTC5Box8SccUH_lwsVXh_GwFRpETep55kKWBWuwYm2ls5zHo8o8mOGAfuqOMJQXuexVZyQ9RIt1AkPSYR_Gi2BDN71PKNwhpv16fA2I/s200/page.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630448591041664258" border="0" /></a>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-1842656400973675472011-06-29T09:33:00.001-07:002011-07-01T15:42:02.284-07:00Happy Birthday Marissa Rose<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqnuvyt-GC5eyLnzWKWfmwnQoZGviEOPJZZnh3Lg92GqFnI8O2OtmGEylBgMqfVkUYRVME_OdTBmb68F14EWmug_TqXmQhrMtYpCy9ZBhbBy2F5Koa5ihAnbHtXYEmxLotwBdqGA9fIM/s1600/100_9915.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623687868864705074" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqnuvyt-GC5eyLnzWKWfmwnQoZGviEOPJZZnh3Lg92GqFnI8O2OtmGEylBgMqfVkUYRVME_OdTBmb68F14EWmug_TqXmQhrMtYpCy9ZBhbBy2F5Koa5ihAnbHtXYEmxLotwBdqGA9fIM/s400/100_9915.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"Hearts connected: We are connected in heart and spirit no matter the distance. As the threads of life weave a pattern of love between us, may we always be in each other's hearts."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNPOSIM6fRiEahvug0VsmPB7OWoaAuumS9mffvYf89xhp6VO7CWRo6EqOE43bc67jLO92bjPmK6SGZwl63PB0RKqmWRTThsGzx8CXkxVQ8kzYosYHjriR5aEFoFJnPUOX0DfSX4IZjDo/s1600/100_9962.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNPOSIM6fRiEahvug0VsmPB7OWoaAuumS9mffvYf89xhp6VO7CWRo6EqOE43bc67jLO92bjPmK6SGZwl63PB0RKqmWRTThsGzx8CXkxVQ8kzYosYHjriR5aEFoFJnPUOX0DfSX4IZjDo/s400/100_9962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624517827410435714" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3l_5d-YwEJIwUzL3gCE47vOOhJys5UnEJ8nbEOHlga8Bgh9JgAJ9ZNBMb6wAmFczFDgdcJ5Qwx7FqIOeg6Wz_ZapMhhfU5PhEo2UDRxyrXw6TqocOgklS2Epfdgpw3TIvXgWU8Sb02M/s1600/100_9866.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; 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font-style: italic;">So Blessed......</span></span><br /><br /><div><div> <div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHS8kKu6o1BsNiMRB3fmiFANEjqTZ0HPgGfyGFJyEcDC9mwJY4eOwZ3VgW6z3JxSvqJKUI5TIMGR3Gcyys8IIGem_659XzHQp8Yn4J2Plx4d5IZtG89V3Kbf4HLB3DNomLVBGpdvrdl3M/s1600/page2.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623686771446014914" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHS8kKu6o1BsNiMRB3fmiFANEjqTZ0HPgGfyGFJyEcDC9mwJY4eOwZ3VgW6z3JxSvqJKUI5TIMGR3Gcyys8IIGem_659XzHQp8Yn4J2Plx4d5IZtG89V3Kbf4HLB3DNomLVBGpdvrdl3M/s400/page2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfm7FC7RkiLkEKwta4D5gMMgdhZW-geC_CQ2JObWZY0B2rSMbuAB1ExNARBdBJ8W70ZOUvqB5KcnCVjhak7f75QGQ5tgB2WEnngilESrn-9qcFP3sjb4ZPJgNv_FXaAqpzrFQz7IpJck8/s1600/100_9864.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623683572908072018" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfm7FC7RkiLkEKwta4D5gMMgdhZW-geC_CQ2JObWZY0B2rSMbuAB1ExNARBdBJ8W70ZOUvqB5KcnCVjhak7f75QGQ5tgB2WEnngilESrn-9qcFP3sjb4ZPJgNv_FXaAqpzrFQz7IpJck8/s400/100_9864.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> I had a few tears this morning as I read this book. One more year at home with us, and now we begin the years of "lasts". It will most likely find me in tears more often than not....my baby, my last, my girl...it has gone so quickly and I am so proud of the young woman you have become. Never change. Never lose your love, your passion, your intelligence, your zest for life, your love of the Lord. I love you forever Marissa Rose, the sweetest flower that grows!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-48898914628817129752011-06-13T21:04:00.001-07:002011-06-13T22:06:01.116-07:00Love...Heart...Soul...Strength<div><div><div><div>My friend Marilyn asked me if I could work some magic with a wall, some bronze paint and a verse... <em><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">"Love the Lord your God with all your Heart, with all your Soul and all your Strength."</span></em></div><div><em><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"></span></em> </div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwNZeeyFK_MGDkNfnl6aYM0FnqNKeO3Pc7a8Ogf71qsIixSr1Tay5ckzA-oN4FBCrbRRcvXvvF4lvlufJUYyyYXdC16GnA-WGGS0OV75f27_k2fNB15gOROA9VR8QCpy7UInKtjxd6-s/s1600/100_5909.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617931124049133362" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwNZeeyFK_MGDkNfnl6aYM0FnqNKeO3Pc7a8Ogf71qsIixSr1Tay5ckzA-oN4FBCrbRRcvXvvF4lvlufJUYyyYXdC16GnA-WGGS0OV75f27_k2fNB15gOROA9VR8QCpy7UInKtjxd6-s/s320/100_5909.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>I struggled with how to get this verse placed on the wall exactly where it needed to be to make it be somewhat centered. I printed out the verse and measured it. I found out that the exact center of that verse is the word <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><strong><em>"Heart".</em></strong></span> I began drawing the letters at the center. </div><div> </div><div> <em>I measured.</em></div><div><em>I marked.</em></div><div><em>I began with "Heart". </em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>I spent hours in the quiet of the sanctuary, scrawling out the words to the verse, as straight and as perfectly as I could. I penciled the word at the center of it all:"heart", I penciled "soul" and I penciled"strength".</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>I felt ministered to as I recited the words over and over and over...each pencil mark, each stroke of the brush, over and over and over I said, "Heart", "Soul" and "Strength" and "Love the Lord your God".</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2d_JMaXQGatHhyphenhyphenDZ-Hfe3t9fTEkIAf-RTkBorqCAexpfnvRK8UtIWViMR3NW7H3kJKKaIReDLQ0bj25fuv-qTQT8fACMpG8wvA5kJ9SEvoXhFp-n9dNfaOumw-DhLeEmRXx1wpVxjd8/s1600/100_5878.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617922593957878274" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2d_JMaXQGatHhyphenhyphenDZ-Hfe3t9fTEkIAf-RTkBorqCAexpfnvRK8UtIWViMR3NW7H3kJKKaIReDLQ0bj25fuv-qTQT8fACMpG8wvA5kJ9SEvoXhFp-n9dNfaOumw-DhLeEmRXx1wpVxjd8/s320/100_5878.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BtAe3BIx5uARrCyyzPaGEDITlCiegTYLC7_EDH_EH6VdAAwNLkoJCVTlfcePak0GTX8UhsY_4DIO_ppxJs20AQclFJfLrhH80EVnoIrJ2XpKMR9_EplVdKp7PY9aoQiB00Jj2MGX-A4/s1600/100_5884.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; 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height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617925244526661890" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxakw3VinhLerUHzb4NHJhr1Nib2EBdY9i8UDbicD-GtqlZ97otH0KVtqWIRgURE-8CFrh5cN-71-0ViuY7VP85fWzWTc0QOyCeMN_qqy357SusyIj07n6bGOyYnOt6g9KRUcUvPKxcek/s320/100_5887.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWks-f7D6H0LFEbADU9WW3RtzQRN3kgW30hUk9me9ZM0lasrJWMivLLhQ8SSEfw6h0-PEjaLOEMPhn8RghWKVj9HFM6FBx-YI4uiw_KcKyntg0S33A-16AwC6QEyzONa_MAMiybN8wXB4/s1600/100_5879.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617922602709426962" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWks-f7D6H0LFEbADU9WW3RtzQRN3kgW30hUk9me9ZM0lasrJWMivLLhQ8SSEfw6h0-PEjaLOEMPhn8RghWKVj9HFM6FBx-YI4uiw_KcKyntg0S33A-16AwC6QEyzONa_MAMiybN8wXB4/s320/100_5879.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>After the words were sufficiently written, came the task of erasing mistakes. I kept thinking of how these actions were so representative of our lives and the workings of our church. </div><div>We have "Heart"....don't we? </div><div>We have Soul and Strength and...Love....don't we?</div><div> </div><div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49o-Zleeg_lFp5-zDmwxeW17MzUYTzFVR-mi0A9kr2hAlzPzEAvbcbe3NUOAigb7VeG4MmsardSSpxqUmtpQgQLXd5rLbnuh3NJ02YGbYMFY6Um0k8KP3AwKH3AuyfwciNMg17mnQZPM/s1600/100_5901.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617931146688653010" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49o-Zleeg_lFp5-zDmwxeW17MzUYTzFVR-mi0A9kr2hAlzPzEAvbcbe3NUOAigb7VeG4MmsardSSpxqUmtpQgQLXd5rLbnuh3NJ02YGbYMFY6Um0k8KP3AwKH3AuyfwciNMg17mnQZPM/s320/100_5901.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Last night and today, in the quiet of the sanctuary, scrawling, climbing up and down the ladder, drawing, painting, reciting....I am questioning...</div><div>Do we really DO those things God has asked us to do?</div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGcRLKh28rXQNSTDeFMz2s9MghEm0ax2KVEi5LiiQlNfbMXKhdjRgHGIKhQH88wJMe-WdwV1iDDg5VCYakK8OV7wFTHyRFTTKqq_7nbktr1onjippZiGmfix9ii4Hbk-Qcsz3xGFvBBw/s1600/100_5893.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617931120268930146" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGcRLKh28rXQNSTDeFMz2s9MghEm0ax2KVEi5LiiQlNfbMXKhdjRgHGIKhQH88wJMe-WdwV1iDDg5VCYakK8OV7wFTHyRFTTKqq_7nbktr1onjippZiGmfix9ii4Hbk-Qcsz3xGFvBBw/s320/100_5893.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>There are mistakes. There have been mistakes. Trying as hard as I could, I was unable to erase my mistakes. I erased and erased, but those mistakes still were there. I got out the soap and water and scrubbed....still not clean. I had to get out the original wall color and paint over the mistakes.....several coats sometimes to get them to go away, but I know, deep down under the layers, the mistakes remain.</div><div> </div><div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzUdv07vmsN5_2FWrfmzWFklhgjlnAL7Svs42DElcqwWXQvIqCHVAJ-9WyCLLQedu3MaD7-_sSdtoMmZbZ68lwfvPHXev21Vw9UxXDMQrDNp-njXyZp8AGz-fem3NCFTAiNt0NU_7Hu4/s1600/100_5880.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617931150656027010" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzUdv07vmsN5_2FWrfmzWFklhgjlnAL7Svs42DElcqwWXQvIqCHVAJ-9WyCLLQedu3MaD7-_sSdtoMmZbZ68lwfvPHXev21Vw9UxXDMQrDNp-njXyZp8AGz-fem3NCFTAiNt0NU_7Hu4/s320/100_5880.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>I also had the opportunity, in the quiet of the sanctuary, to listen, to feel pain and sorrow and loss and grief and disappointment. What part did I play in this? Did I cause pain? Did you?</div><div> </div><div>"Love the Lord your God with all your Heart, with all your Soul and with all your Strength."</div><div>"Whatever you have done unto the least of these...you have done unto Me". </div><div>Have you shown that love, have you shown that "HEART" that God has asked of you?</div><div>He showed me today in the quiet of the sanctuary...."HEART" is at the center of it all. We all make mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes can not be taken away. Sometimes the hurt can not be erased. It takes His cleansing blood to wash us clean. I am praying that He will.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-44754099818380452002011-06-07T20:29:00.000-07:002011-06-07T20:55:41.136-07:00PandamaniaWhat happens when a pack of fun-loving panda bears invades your community? PandaMania VBS, a wild celebration of God's unconditional love! At PandaMania, kids will discover that God has a purpose and a plan for everyone and that he crafted each of us with his own loving hands.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNJUOrcoFYpiT6fLJjrvkZsDr66UQjQd6NEBWEhbNmGMSJRMbIXZpZ12LnXvI72E1nxtT-GsByADnrOUnnJinaWfm3jeB64Zqdm5OhEzqEqSmfD5sAB0bSBru1kFYvnfSjvsv52KPX3w/s1600/100_6121.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNJUOrcoFYpiT6fLJjrvkZsDr66UQjQd6NEBWEhbNmGMSJRMbIXZpZ12LnXvI72E1nxtT-GsByADnrOUnnJinaWfm3jeB64Zqdm5OhEzqEqSmfD5sAB0bSBru1kFYvnfSjvsv52KPX3w/s400/100_6121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615691666416198498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_9p7LwDNf2FvGt8lU0yBYC2xk7cKgjk81kJ8Ky_LmGUJ4B-gm3G76Fhc5dKL86J5k6ZFZkEmDrnDLoKpZQIOmTpC9Iu6XvQqedJpSRlEnRhPX9QGFajAzzXoINjbzwsMqL6FNUlYP-E/s1600/100_6116.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_9p7LwDNf2FvGt8lU0yBYC2xk7cKgjk81kJ8Ky_LmGUJ4B-gm3G76Fhc5dKL86J5k6ZFZkEmDrnDLoKpZQIOmTpC9Iu6XvQqedJpSRlEnRhPX9QGFajAzzXoINjbzwsMqL6FNUlYP-E/s400/100_6116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615687076776463090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All systems are a go! Gearing up for summer means Vacation Bible School. This year, we are discovering "PandaMania, where God is WILD about YOU"! ... young or old, rich or poor, with each of our struggles, with each of our joys, God is WILD about each and every one of us!!! It is especially wonderful to be able to share this message with our children. Each year, we are able to share our stash with the churches in Inwood. I made my way over tonight to check it out. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHSCuBB2PWBb5kdvh4i3T6olpaNnGHdqVeokpe-EU3R3zWbYhhLrs5vi1hzFVZtduhL2lrrCQBqq7V_N21OuYgqHlSO6XdCOrqfBWulH2P0jq1trrNFbYWYzXUmvlU3PKOfb_aFC9NnE/s1600/100_6124.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHSCuBB2PWBb5kdvh4i3T6olpaNnGHdqVeokpe-EU3R3zWbYhhLrs5vi1hzFVZtduhL2lrrCQBqq7V_N21OuYgqHlSO6XdCOrqfBWulH2P0jq1trrNFbYWYzXUmvlU3PKOfb_aFC9NnE/s400/100_6124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615691660386037234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was not able to see them in action, but I may just make it over there another night so I can get in on some more of that joy!!! For now, check out some of the gear and decorations made to cause a stir and get the kids ready to ROAR!!! Through songs, theatre, treetop treats, Bamboo Blast Games,God Sightings, crafts, activities, and wild bible adventures, kids are reminded over and over and over again that God is Wild about each and every one of them!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nX5Z2294jFb_inhuZ6RxlIVxULhf-X3CZceXOalgQb-ebDPO_v-LzeYrXVs2vHat-2gEtTQmmYUm63JCarLwLaBi36O9W-QriBXE50n1xfBSseRMnsyTvDp295wHzmzslvx0kiEotNo/s1600/100_6147.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 534px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nX5Z2294jFb_inhuZ6RxlIVxULhf-X3CZceXOalgQb-ebDPO_v-LzeYrXVs2vHat-2gEtTQmmYUm63JCarLwLaBi36O9W-QriBXE50n1xfBSseRMnsyTvDp295wHzmzslvx0kiEotNo/s400/100_6147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615687114134554338" border="0" /></a><br />Crews are like families-everyone has a job-<br />Bible Memory Buddies-<br />God Sightings-<br />Bible Point Crafts-<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenqdmiQTP28TvVRJiV_Wb9qLZJksP5-uj28YaT_5H2nDMJrzzTBlbbKGLkReF9SrIz57nSSbx3clAbjSjFFfYvjs4j5hOcdmqbFxPEgbkhBcejwzor9VO7UiTV0_Tj8fb7vGD0U8gA1c/s1600/100_6127.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenqdmiQTP28TvVRJiV_Wb9qLZJksP5-uj28YaT_5H2nDMJrzzTBlbbKGLkReF9SrIz57nSSbx3clAbjSjFFfYvjs4j5hOcdmqbFxPEgbkhBcejwzor9VO7UiTV0_Tj8fb7vGD0U8gA1c/s400/100_6127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615687097439589394" border="0" /></a><br />Cooperation, not competition-<br />Kids serving kids<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW5u2ZhcDsP0DgqYJkmqvt_JjiZBy-iABNJdQA6vmGU7NZDGy9FkuZ3GflHwxbAgpAUEAVgM_JUtg6ZzFEvIpwXQ1aw9A9nlvQcWXN3Ys9csoxN753SKtui7HVkarof53AYggCheWriY/s1600/100_6118.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW5u2ZhcDsP0DgqYJkmqvt_JjiZBy-iABNJdQA6vmGU7NZDGy9FkuZ3GflHwxbAgpAUEAVgM_JUtg6ZzFEvIpwXQ1aw9A9nlvQcWXN3Ys9csoxN753SKtui7HVkarof53AYggCheWriY/s400/100_6118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615687090014991250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"It's so amazing to read about God's love<br />The God of creation, He loves, us, He hears us, God is right here with us<br />and He's wild, He's wild....God is wild about us!"Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-149063050293054912011-05-30T14:09:00.001-07:002011-05-31T14:17:21.495-07:00Proud<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HAbyXNicD1ViHolKmmMmgha1gilZ1pRiRRpjm2vl7BqCQ3_qn4aoEAQeKxsorX887zwHF34Nqg-QnEoFOyc8U3MyNN4BCAHnoej4hWrELaACXT3QO05yZpP7DDqxW4RAcjIGO001gzU/s1600/100_5050.JPG"><img style="width: 357px; height: 476px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612620373851113026" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HAbyXNicD1ViHolKmmMmgha1gilZ1pRiRRpjm2vl7BqCQ3_qn4aoEAQeKxsorX887zwHF34Nqg-QnEoFOyc8U3MyNN4BCAHnoej4hWrELaACXT3QO05yZpP7DDqxW4RAcjIGO001gzU/s400/100_5050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>They gathered beneath a giant of a tree, not just swaying in the breeze, but rocking, whipping, towering over the guests who had gathered to pay tribute to those, gone before, who had provided great service to this country. <br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0uKH0Zrr6LjIylH-hhwWHa3S4rSqrGar1bd9VmH4Wx4haZHqNgUxDJDkjUR1sUB5bOjrStZnd-QpDRAKEPIDEM5dmxIU57PEmNbP852NXc8wwuj_yEwNQZJO58RgF5bC767zNZ3qXQk/s1600/100_4986.JPG"><img style="width: 357px; height: 476px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612623005884143026" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0uKH0Zrr6LjIylH-hhwWHa3S4rSqrGar1bd9VmH4Wx4haZHqNgUxDJDkjUR1sUB5bOjrStZnd-QpDRAKEPIDEM5dmxIU57PEmNbP852NXc8wwuj_yEwNQZJO58RgF5bC767zNZ3qXQk/s400/100_4986.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>They came bearing humility, sadness, presenting gifts of flags once presented to them after their own losses.They came with pride in their lost loved ones who gave so much, and now, the flag will carry the name of that loved one, flying in the "Avenue of Flags" and his name will be uttered each year as we come together to remember. This is the least we can do.<br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ai_HB3nw1RvURQnz5zQk3PeztrnpI4SZWR6GzHBz4pKOxQhjFjZJuX37m4yOMEtpdsBTQ4P3iQhiteeCvXXWTODvboklScglZGyU7xfGaLZEvwlKVR0P4hqOEi0qz9deuyRiKThxP4o/s1600/100B5032.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612623035079628514" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ai_HB3nw1RvURQnz5zQk3PeztrnpI4SZWR6GzHBz4pKOxQhjFjZJuX37m4yOMEtpdsBTQ4P3iQhiteeCvXXWTODvboklScglZGyU7xfGaLZEvwlKVR0P4hqOEi0qz9deuyRiKThxP4o/s400/100B5032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>They came with words, with flags, with gun salutes, with prayers, and with honor and pride.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmdEzrJgz7R1ISuoDjugPGFqzvv91OVMZAebg4MOWVEvS8b46w-qGdnFH12EeIGzKmVKjrXtXoWmwL2Ih7TAQUMEGTAHEWZOgO2tKEPKNkvLHckxYwtZWN0A3wdWhpjKmfidQV-QrzEw/s1600/100_5086.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612620379896656418" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmdEzrJgz7R1ISuoDjugPGFqzvv91OVMZAebg4MOWVEvS8b46w-qGdnFH12EeIGzKmVKjrXtXoWmwL2Ih7TAQUMEGTAHEWZOgO2tKEPKNkvLHckxYwtZWN0A3wdWhpjKmfidQV-QrzEw/s400/100_5086.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> They came with songs. I was honored to stand beside Uncle Harlan~He too gave so much.<br /><br />"And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free, and I won't forget the men who died and gave that right to me, and I'll gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today, 'cause there ain't no doubt, I love this land! God Bless the USA"!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUSUQYzieyoTUs9fDt5RalAQrhGrSrkhpS7F5K2PyPJNxNS2zL4p9_bF_wg-0KSTbFciqGgtrAFr9yqGFPCjBn1ioThjEuxKGgwFmaAQVvk71UWTuUQ0aUTQAbwZBlyBKeHmtLM-zHLQ/s1600/100_4985.JPG"><img style="width: 300px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612623010373302162" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUSUQYzieyoTUs9fDt5RalAQrhGrSrkhpS7F5K2PyPJNxNS2zL4p9_bF_wg-0KSTbFciqGgtrAFr9yqGFPCjBn1ioThjEuxKGgwFmaAQVvk71UWTuUQ0aUTQAbwZBlyBKeHmtLM-zHLQ/s400/100_4985.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>I realize that pride can be considered a bad thing. In fact, there are many bible references to tell us that pride is not desirable, but I believe that to mean when it totally takes over ones life, when it becomes all there is and all that is important. There is the kind of pride that "in his pride, the wicked does not seek him".<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4wCsRR_BxBCZTEPU6b4ZEgA_yebZY7W-JIyVy-89oQJMfi3kwn_uG6RDuy8al4tKhn0xtar3tUdEf1D07k753gGMFF80NvqgR75DPl0sPru54ty39v2ii80WmcycjHRuq8r-lQg91PY/s1600/100B4961cxc.JPG"><img style="width: 266px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612620388481730482" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4wCsRR_BxBCZTEPU6b4ZEgA_yebZY7W-JIyVy-89oQJMfi3kwn_uG6RDuy8al4tKhn0xtar3tUdEf1D07k753gGMFF80NvqgR75DPl0sPru54ty39v2ii80WmcycjHRuq8r-lQg91PY/s400/100B4961cxc.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>On the other hand, I am sure God believes in the kind of satisfaction in a job well done. When we are humble and realize that we need God and we could not have done it on our own, that is pride with the spirit of humility that I am sure sure God understands.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoc-cwjGatHLVAvQ8yeijupjVGmlzrooSCUn6_p-cdb2eU6cSVxlgz-6-NOs2mDh94pz5vEro30goTBh3nwStP1__UXcglfLZTqnfFrKBM0OFCjJcHqmiBW9Fm0mr8Jj7XbuWuQEm2kU/s1600/100B5002.JPG"><img style="width: 266px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612620390851226210" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoc-cwjGatHLVAvQ8yeijupjVGmlzrooSCUn6_p-cdb2eU6cSVxlgz-6-NOs2mDh94pz5vEro30goTBh3nwStP1__UXcglfLZTqnfFrKBM0OFCjJcHqmiBW9Fm0mr8Jj7XbuWuQEm2kU/s400/100B5002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRgS3W3vJQtfqooRU6ECOLPwrxD7NK3L_HY-2QyoAqWTPcqsjrCVRGHUC6aSeX-Zr4njAvRr06ty9K2NcOuPruFbPk6TpmuXMUp45cByHqFW2-nyvjfaX-ohi81ceLyAEwhXbbzlEZH0/s1600/100_5133b.JPG"><img style="width: 267px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612620385583728354" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRgS3W3vJQtfqooRU6ECOLPwrxD7NK3L_HY-2QyoAqWTPcqsjrCVRGHUC6aSeX-Zr4njAvRr06ty9K2NcOuPruFbPk6TpmuXMUp45cByHqFW2-nyvjfaX-ohi81ceLyAEwhXbbzlEZH0/s400/100_5133b.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>My Uncle Harlan, proud to be an American, and very deserving of that pride.</div><div> I am proud of you too! Thank you for MY freedom.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTFhyphenhypheng92FCe4AfVg0XZ1myaIPDCXSHC3HcSOJN30uGExUHB6QeoaW_ArN-TsCIW3JFH5gkBTUQ5rmhgqiaabCMpc-LOm8Bob9YWjlew8VE5EjVij85CASXCwSVmfziaHn5qjUaxKzkyE/s1600/100_5140.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 267px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612623018598161138" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTFhyphenhypheng92FCe4AfVg0XZ1myaIPDCXSHC3HcSOJN30uGExUHB6QeoaW_ArN-TsCIW3JFH5gkBTUQ5rmhgqiaabCMpc-LOm8Bob9YWjlew8VE5EjVij85CASXCwSVmfziaHn5qjUaxKzkyE/s400/100_5140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />....lest we forget.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLsMJSCF5zJUrMWzR5CkU1UztxRNPEmf9LTnU-l3DEyscIZwmCEqV8f7uz9mimMCRL5b3cQhX9nWKEokVuv2MSK-G4e0ZYjo60jKM7ijIy6PUEhJJBXFeslrH1xsNQe9VMBYqT-lypyI/s1600/100B4970.JPG"><img style="width: 398px; height: 530px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612623023595047490" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLsMJSCF5zJUrMWzR5CkU1UztxRNPEmf9LTnU-l3DEyscIZwmCEqV8f7uz9mimMCRL5b3cQhX9nWKEokVuv2MSK-G4e0ZYjo60jKM7ijIy6PUEhJJBXFeslrH1xsNQe9VMBYqT-lypyI/s400/100B4970.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><span style="color:000000;"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><span style="color:000000;"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><span style="color:000000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Look up, there's our flag!<br />We can count every star,--<br />And the red, blue, and white,<br />How lovely they are!<br /><br />Floating high, floating wide,--<br />We can see it from far,<br />Our flag, it's the flag,<br />We can count every star!<br /><br />In the sun, in the wind,<br />Do its bright colors shine.<br />O look at the flag,<br />It is yours, it is mine!<br /> <span style="font-size:85%;"> ~Nancy Byrd Turner</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-34155903843394257072011-05-22T17:28:00.000-07:002011-05-23T15:47:10.548-07:00Happy Birthday Brandon<div><br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-Nx3gJVre1W_oGua2d06iH8YDUGTNwP97R8_GO3eIxiL3J745ELq5zZuxTcYnjf8TlKV2taQr-J4lsvxrlOiZKl4PI9Tl_9GYL3Cds-HODQOpgq9gpAbj_7AgaDqDToHgCs6nneRszA/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="width: 400px; height: 278px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610045970141855186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-Nx3gJVre1W_oGua2d06iH8YDUGTNwP97R8_GO3eIxiL3J745ELq5zZuxTcYnjf8TlKV2taQr-J4lsvxrlOiZKl4PI9Tl_9GYL3Cds-HODQOpgq9gpAbj_7AgaDqDToHgCs6nneRszA/s400/untitled.bmp" /></a>28 years ago today, we had our first child and I fell in love with an 8 lb. boy. Well, actually, I fell in love with him long before that day. Having a child is a whole new kind of love and it is truly an amazing miracle from God....no other explanation!<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span><span></span></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610043490026821090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0db0uz1djNuubbD3UFHyoIX0Nrhj4jRJ0nRHwekeSehCANLyN-hzDNQ-AgMaBWzLcqMRyqjdBx7RxtKWsM6JNqIL1ZPKXreFUbAYw5i2SfJl45A-VwYMM66tXEEdulgLhzI6fxbIsIfw/s400/100_0264.jpeg" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610043773079151874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA3YRKC_3LincYYVokEyIyOL53tlxCiPBngju2TlHoyi2tAkmCNKZexzVVbtO7qOy42g50XPX-BPTma1h3EaMQSLJIKkWEt3nwYsNqlyU4jXEL5-5kjgXvgc2ypAHpBOa-UV3m2nmyAY/s400/%2521cid_37F563EC-322B-48F2-B5F6-E335945711E6%2540westlyon_k12_ia.jpg" /> </div><div><span><span><strong>He was born in a little bitty hospital and they didn't have the nice birthing rooms they do now. I layed there for so long, I asked if I could have a TV. They said they would see what they could do. No one had ever asked for a TV before. Dave asked if he could go downtown and get something to eat. I said, "Go ahead, I'm not going<br />anywhere". I remember the many, many, MANY trips back and forth of someone<br />in some very noisy, clicky shoes. I found out later that those noisy shoes<br />belonged to the hospital administrator, who just so happened to be my anesthetist<br />late in the evening. Being a little bitty hospital, there was no surgeon at<br />hand. I had to "wait" for him to be done with another surgery atanother hospital. I remember giggling on the operating table. </strong></span></span></div><div><span><span><strong><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeEK3d5JKo_D031qksz5-wKhQ50bOt7h7GKeGXft87eT4kstd7N3GimLgK6hXFOJL_N-oth_QRzzZ_6qXTKJ0V2QO5zsh_J3oK9g41isxw574IFyb_vWOInCs8vOxSHRc0TJf2pUepP8/s1600/001+%25285%2529.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 266px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610045990479732530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeEK3d5JKo_D031qksz5-wKhQ50bOt7h7GKeGXft87eT4kstd7N3GimLgK6hXFOJL_N-oth_QRzzZ_6qXTKJ0V2QO5zsh_J3oK9g41isxw574IFyb_vWOInCs8vOxSHRc0TJf2pUepP8/s400/001+%25285%2529.jpg" /></a></strong></span></span></div><div><span><span><strong>They said they had never heard that before. I was exhausted, nervous, scared, but so, so happy and grateful that they were going to deliver this baby one way or another.</strong></span></span></div><span><span><strong><div><br />Brandon was born, bearing a "cone head", with lots of dark hair, blue<br />eyes, and 8 lbs of flesh and bone and health. Those were also the days without<br />the good drugs and the pain pumps, but rather the hypo in the rear every 4<br />hours. How I dreaded that needle, but learned to take it or be sorry later when<br />the pain was almost unbearable. They would roll me to the side like a<br />"sack of potatoes" when I was still a bit numb from the spinal block.<br />The pain of childbirth, as my mother always said, is a pain you soon forget. It<br />is still there....some of the memory. But having kids is by far worth the pain.<br />You were full of questions....full of answers...full of <u>it</u>...you made<br />life VERY interesting , and I am so thankful for you</div></strong><div></div></span><div></div></span><div></div><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiD-jh8MJ0AZd-irwyc48uAjfb9Bcs5Gc7fp2ygr8U7Hmky5Rrxw7CRHvk_OsjGKv5qcnUpZeauR3YdUYueaoojC6bBPNKr1US1yU62-l-fHCugz8IYNzHQmgh4UkV-OsNvy-p9EJ9vNQ/s1600/100B0890.JPG"><img style="width: 400px; height: 300px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610045981337892530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiD-jh8MJ0AZd-irwyc48uAjfb9Bcs5Gc7fp2ygr8U7Hmky5Rrxw7CRHvk_OsjGKv5qcnUpZeauR3YdUYueaoojC6bBPNKr1US1yU62-l-fHCugz8IYNzHQmgh4UkV-OsNvy-p9EJ9vNQ/s400/100B0890.JPG" /></a></span></p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></span><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong><strong>I was honored to bring you into the world, honored to watch you play soccer and football and basketball and run track, and play baseball, and make pinewood derby cars and be a boy scout, and be confirmed and graduate from high school, and wrestle and swim and play, and then get married and have children of your own.</strong></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><strong> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPjvXu2ZP8JhbIVeiOQ7a_PLB0X-JiYleMk3_lSG4eEl-ySpX08UkFOfPvsOOIIsn2bOIJnjNW8wPfuL6kgoPOXsfE0cyoeZcohFjVyI7UpF_6TUX31P8HPirc51eS_rHIG61x_rUDJo/s1600/SB_156481969.jpg"><img style="width: 267px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610045982865161890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPjvXu2ZP8JhbIVeiOQ7a_PLB0X-JiYleMk3_lSG4eEl-ySpX08UkFOfPvsOOIIsn2bOIJnjNW8wPfuL6kgoPOXsfE0cyoeZcohFjVyI7UpF_6TUX31P8HPirc51eS_rHIG61x_rUDJo/s400/SB_156481969.jpg" /></a></strong></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><strong>You have grown into a good husband, Daddy, brother and son and I am so proud of you! If I haven't told you lately.....I thank you for my grandbabies. I love all of my children AND my grandbabies and I thank you for giving them to me to love!</strong></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><strong>Happy Birthday Son. I love you forever!<br /></strong></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1x3Bp-RHtrmM2g61pi0CeIV8a8E6wKHan_UaqanHfnDUlztPEsHUy-3WFL6g6kcatyhQW1C-2_s2ntgX9e7QYQvFc0buk0kTv4cPgCnyUzxyOlt3lxCYSKFivbCqvKnil1d0uXR-h2z8/s1600/100B1780.JPG"><img style="width: 150px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609958595895039234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1x3Bp-RHtrmM2g61pi0CeIV8a8E6wKHan_UaqanHfnDUlztPEsHUy-3WFL6g6kcatyhQW1C-2_s2ntgX9e7QYQvFc0buk0kTv4cPgCnyUzxyOlt3lxCYSKFivbCqvKnil1d0uXR-h2z8/s200/100B1780.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictU5X5KTI11DcSg-zykw34nFxXuPAzKfW4Wnh_CTsMQbE-gwW9rOzA9EmsEGfjhltX2ytk_FcFNneB79fdbhNqwgs2hYeI60mH-TxN2x-7dAdKn2m-iofWgvrEXw-9i8X8ntL3hCyBsE/s1600/100B1811.JPG"><img style="width: 150px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609958603887203954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictU5X5KTI11DcSg-zykw34nFxXuPAzKfW4Wnh_CTsMQbE-gwW9rOzA9EmsEGfjhltX2ytk_FcFNneB79fdbhNqwgs2hYeI60mH-TxN2x-7dAdKn2m-iofWgvrEXw-9i8X8ntL3hCyBsE/s200/100B1811.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIICJhOTLIuQWy1F5U7fp3ss4SMGrvOmZkOxeFq2ejHvPxsqTd9XTtElasND5ohGloI5FvUD1TntJDRNAn2zV3B02xCEE35Jy7_4-gdmHAF8YZVwPj4CciZO94P4PKwnTKWICnrOmkwDM/s1600/100_0806.JPG"><img style="width: 133px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609959229583060626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIICJhOTLIuQWy1F5U7fp3ss4SMGrvOmZkOxeFq2ejHvPxsqTd9XTtElasND5ohGloI5FvUD1TntJDRNAn2zV3B02xCEE35Jy7_4-gdmHAF8YZVwPj4CciZO94P4PKwnTKWICnrOmkwDM/s200/100_0806.JPG" /></a> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-59683884755249304762011-05-17T06:05:00.000-07:002011-05-17T07:10:28.898-07:00Held<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0frfDfk-1TgrwofJDZCC2s6zqXZVf9UTwaYD-xZ1E0KVBuqsGXY-9q8Z5QAXpB_jVAu2zOCg-qV9MJhJrJ0HdHZ_CuyA0t5pTd8yvfL2yAYPagu1Qk4EwzxkDEcgjId6M6bWJbEgxk9Y/s1600/mural%252Bdining%252Broom.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 557px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0frfDfk-1TgrwofJDZCC2s6zqXZVf9UTwaYD-xZ1E0KVBuqsGXY-9q8Z5QAXpB_jVAu2zOCg-qV9MJhJrJ0HdHZ_CuyA0t5pTd8yvfL2yAYPagu1Qk4EwzxkDEcgjId6M6bWJbEgxk9Y/s400/mural%252Bdining%252Broom.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607686648403551218" border="0" /></a><br />Recent mural for my sister, Kristy....I hope she reads this daily and believes...."Lo,I am with you always....." She is held.....always.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yO6WUK4V_0_nuXDD_-Dx5WYCqE2TOvGS0VS-C-adblnaKIWm7cfiPZiaP3q4AYvDU5mbRktdkfUirfyQsun4KKr3yc6szEj4iq9G7jpZg7_FJEqE9zrhZIj1vn405seRgG-CQfYsai0/s1600/mural%252Bdining%252Broom%252B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yO6WUK4V_0_nuXDD_-Dx5WYCqE2TOvGS0VS-C-adblnaKIWm7cfiPZiaP3q4AYvDU5mbRktdkfUirfyQsun4KKr3yc6szEj4iq9G7jpZg7_FJEqE9zrhZIj1vn405seRgG-CQfYsai0/s400/mural%252Bdining%252Broom%252B%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607686431468259042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, or what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air. They do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For your heavenly Father knows what you need. Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Matthew 6:25-34</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Pray with me for answers to problems.....God knows and He hears....We are "held"...always!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4YbCKkooeF_p7enq4B5uQpS8pcVt5cxG_eXNcqS-2ALNLg7DbRKGfpYOiGLnuMd1kh0LJMtubCXMfBZITqLvtSJUC8zgCCQm5EcyXoDgiqSNGqlphe_lAcrvkPjMFLDKzMJa-E1-adM/s1600/100_3599.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 507px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4YbCKkooeF_p7enq4B5uQpS8pcVt5cxG_eXNcqS-2ALNLg7DbRKGfpYOiGLnuMd1kh0LJMtubCXMfBZITqLvtSJUC8zgCCQm5EcyXoDgiqSNGqlphe_lAcrvkPjMFLDKzMJa-E1-adM/s400/100_3599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607686425653174866" border="0" /></a>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-41725389189849729602011-05-04T05:58:00.000-07:002011-05-06T08:12:06.487-07:00Happy Birthday Friend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRlvtGtn8XdtUZhfporokXmnlbGnqXUcdcvr2ydz_eB-o5BVUSkVAA3VOWyrcLpgOoNa_yp4KUSjGCsvCWmh9xK-F9gWWhDAbXZatL5kqc5_3bg5jrEQI6Y42fD_EY2ZiXrx5lEpF7Yw/s1600/100_2180.JPG"><img style="width: 256px; 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height: 203px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603301546564643170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_D_vNJI9Z9BSkINjBKuHqW67-nfLhnIUxeVBjCjmv0zDM9MU6eV2f7_FD1K8w-mYQCuXjP_K_a-jYb_kycHqSpTN2CaSYbTY04tOmIwa3ZIh6YWBkXn-7VC6enIONYjDEhBbSHNgxKbc/s200/100_2108.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwrdPrtr_FaGqEuhqXFBE3BLIJNj-MhfHaf9uS2wDxlbz7rowxWhehb6HFtEtFUK1UER6BICNwrWzYHCPUr0ooHRwM5tYILewF5kIiI3iyjMUDi3vJf3FjZ7JvSORhob_HFN6iH9xRjo/s1600/100_2095.JPG"><img style="width: 300px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603301522745697282" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwrdPrtr_FaGqEuhqXFBE3BLIJNj-MhfHaf9uS2wDxlbz7rowxWhehb6HFtEtFUK1UER6BICNwrWzYHCPUr0ooHRwM5tYILewF5kIiI3iyjMUDi3vJf3FjZ7JvSORhob_HFN6iH9xRjo/s200/100_2095.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A friend is one whom you can be yourself with and never fear that he or she will judge you~<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KlAjjnawEhfA4Rz8xw4i8NwVRY-3_KDXLJ6TCKB8pFiFlHN8y9MGV3u95SnNonrJmO9pTiox9CXslhLEHvK1ndV0WhNHl3FlIzb0SbsBlFQE_I6aJMHdjlBnuEl8mMhkL9tiyaYrM6E/s1600/100_2096.JPG"><img style="width: 267px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603301528363662866" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KlAjjnawEhfA4Rz8xw4i8NwVRY-3_KDXLJ6TCKB8pFiFlHN8y9MGV3u95SnNonrJmO9pTiox9CXslhLEHvK1ndV0WhNHl3FlIzb0SbsBlFQE_I6aJMHdjlBnuEl8mMhkL9tiyaYrM6E/s200/100_2096.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A friend is someone that you can confide in with complete trust.<br /><br />"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you" (<a class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://biblia.com/bible/esv/John%2015.13-15" target="_blank">John 15:13-15</a>).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sYozCjvPJP6CPPs3qSfcI5m9qNCNVnkew2GYQtMvjNy0-4-8WQKjmJJK-wsnC9ST_nUn0zNXk0jQA0g4FTtLY_9ezNedMHoLXqVNlezSQadP_ABt-wQNTt_a58BBtd6EfCU4tmEtd7M/s1600/165269_10150381055500486_628630485_16958449_400426_n.jpg"><img style="width: 396px; height: 297px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602844738944598178" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sYozCjvPJP6CPPs3qSfcI5m9qNCNVnkew2GYQtMvjNy0-4-8WQKjmJJK-wsnC9ST_nUn0zNXk0jQA0g4FTtLY_9ezNedMHoLXqVNlezSQadP_ABt-wQNTt_a58BBtd6EfCU4tmEtd7M/s400/165269_10150381055500486_628630485_16958449_400426_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A friend loves at all times....Proverbs 17:17<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEmiDNOJ3_dXSKKtLbc-je_8Wjsee2fdXRuw_GqTatYJeh9Z0wW2RiU82bKETznRkCCef04lyyDxmJzyoKD7PYmpg5Y5gOzpd3a5GHsUyJbSnrEJAuF08_mPBtsw68I2AyMW_CmmcRbo/s1600/28422_10150211185830486_628630485_13109697_3413722_n.jpg"><img style="width: 399px; height: 405px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602844724111954050" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEmiDNOJ3_dXSKKtLbc-je_8Wjsee2fdXRuw_GqTatYJeh9Z0wW2RiU82bKETznRkCCef04lyyDxmJzyoKD7PYmpg5Y5gOzpd3a5GHsUyJbSnrEJAuF08_mPBtsw68I2AyMW_CmmcRbo/s400/28422_10150211185830486_628630485_13109697_3413722_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother" (<a class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://biblia.com/bible/esv/Proverbs%2018.24" target="_blank">Proverbs 18:24</a>).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpjrAD9o-Nyr-Nhtcq3Kyeg5d5Dgz61k0cFh2tBDF_RJhcv9sYBEVt_bT4ZLX8NvuQ7ljR3r8Qc2QDH9bYVEjiNtpAR1pAagqt9ISPBxiT_lF7rSHX84n5CniMBfhd8hkV9UeP3pJ_ws/s1600/28422_10150211583365486_628630485_13123167_6031567_n.jpg"><img style="width: 220px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602844730512166066" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpjrAD9o-Nyr-Nhtcq3Kyeg5d5Dgz61k0cFh2tBDF_RJhcv9sYBEVt_bT4ZLX8NvuQ7ljR3r8Qc2QDH9bYVEjiNtpAR1pAagqt9ISPBxiT_lF7rSHX84n5CniMBfhd8hkV9UeP3pJ_ws/s400/28422_10150211583365486_628630485_13123167_6031567_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"></p>"Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" (<a class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://biblia.com/bible/kjv1900/Amos%203.3" target="_blank">Amos 3:3 KJV</a>).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lhLVfJIAmqGZ5mqMO_BjA6w2diWKoWD68sjAH7hUn3_4qMausFcbtriWmWKg6pyXmR9dhSKKGiJZQgm2jgkgGMdf3BMIqs20FZMktZE2Y9OPXZ6TRRJiSOsb2pFOVLnw599RwwMssrA/s1600/168979_10150387590850486_628630485_17073810_6578096_n.jpg"><img style="width: 400px; height: 349px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602844741742644722" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lhLVfJIAmqGZ5mqMO_BjA6w2diWKoWD68sjAH7hUn3_4qMausFcbtriWmWKg6pyXmR9dhSKKGiJZQgm2jgkgGMdf3BMIqs20FZMktZE2Y9OPXZ6TRRJiSOsb2pFOVLnw599RwwMssrA/s400/168979_10150387590850486_628630485_17073810_6578096_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Friends are of like mind.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzlSThNSqkdwylutO5vF5HTB32XwUsHt9bG1c1p-fEciAs2oI0JqmCtBOnABh164W70o5Vhu7dWlXxXLaZQbi_vgSEGccB54N-MMpaQmuBVpIemuOW3nROd1g3_-qvTj-Wj-evetzDJA/s1600/196151_10150437794425486_628630485_17788748_780483_n.jpg"><img style="width: 396px; height: 303px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602844744075381026" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzlSThNSqkdwylutO5vF5HTB32XwUsHt9bG1c1p-fEciAs2oI0JqmCtBOnABh164W70o5Vhu7dWlXxXLaZQbi_vgSEGccB54N-MMpaQmuBVpIemuOW3nROd1g3_-qvTj-Wj-evetzDJA/s400/196151_10150437794425486_628630485_17788748_780483_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I learned the words to this song working with Sandy at the Good Samaritan Center many years ago. I believe it now to be very true:<br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="center"></p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Make new friends,but keep the old</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" >~<br />One is silver and the other gold !</span><br /><br />Happy Birthday to my dear friend, Sandy, who always has a smile, a laugh and a big hug. I can always count on you, and although our paths do not meet as often as I would like, I KNOW you are there. You, my dear friend, are worth far more than GOLD!!! I am so glad to know, "A lifetime's not too long to live as friends"! I hope you are having the best day ever and enjoying your life, as you always do. The Son is shining today, JUST FOR YOU! Love you forever!Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203046995958253468.post-50572233750228747152011-04-23T21:46:00.000-07:002011-04-23T22:23:43.337-07:00I Know my Redeemer Lives!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_vdXti8PAYRWuhxswT3t1dnXvffQZOoSFd5GVx1DO_YSnDKyGXucsrd-1JYIHNBvLuEmxj6S2o8UQuV_jVMMs-QBu3hL2TgOqYaQz91ZKJh8MntQNomcWgfY-k-X4Y1zCTzZmsUGv24/s1600/u%255Buiop.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599010153261192114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_vdXti8PAYRWuhxswT3t1dnXvffQZOoSFd5GVx1DO_YSnDKyGXucsrd-1JYIHNBvLuEmxj6S2o8UQuV_jVMMs-QBu3hL2TgOqYaQz91ZKJh8MntQNomcWgfY-k-X4Y1zCTzZmsUGv24/s400/u%255Buiop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning?</div><br /><div>And who told the ocean, you can only come this far?</div><br /><div>And who showed the moon where to hide 'til evening,</div><br /><div>Who's words alone can catch a falling star?</div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"></span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Well, I KNOW my Redeemer lives,</span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">I KNOW my Redeemer lives.</span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Let all nations testify</span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">This life within me cries,</span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">I KNOW my Redeemer lives.</span></em></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I have a singing date in the morning. I am singing a song created by Nichole C. Mullen.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I have not exactly felt like singing lately, but I am excited and honored to tell the story. I have this soundman, Scott, who thoroughly enjoys working with sound, tweaking things here and there to make magic happen. I always say, if you have Scott at the soundboard, he MAKES you sound good! He can make anyone sound good! Thank you Scott for being at the wheel in the morning, to help me sing my praises, to help me tell the story of this man who was born, who suffered and died just for me. I have not sung in a while, and to tell the truth, I have missed it.</div><br /><br /><div>Thanking God for giving His son.</div><br /><br /><div>Thanking Jesus, for suffering and dying for my sin.</div><br /><br /><div>Thankful for my family, my friends, my church, my music and my joy! <strong><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">How wonderful it is just to know...............and I KNOW my Redeemer Lives!</span></em></strong></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059278959057152861noreply@blogger.com1