I cannot believe that 2010 is over. It went so fast.
Random Highlights:
-the girls received electric razors (not the ones you shave with,ha ha) but the ones that are battery operated and can go 15 miles per hour. That is pretty fast. Mike has been riding his bike while they are on these apparatuses.
-I just burned pinto beans on the stove. My house really does not smell pretty like it did just 20 minutes ago. So...I whipped up some oatmeal cookies to bake in the oven. Maybe that will help mask the odor.
-Snickers the kitty got really good at sprinting up the Christmas tree and back down in record time. She only broke 1 wise man from the nativity scene and 4 ornaments. Not too bad considering she is a kitten and all.
-Baking oatmeal cookies did not help the odor. The weather is beautiful to open the windows and light some candles.
-We are about to go to my very favorite church service of the year. The prayer and healing service. I love to feel like we get to start over. A new year. I do not make new year's resolutions because they are hard to keep. But one thing I do want to set my heart on is to get to know Him better this year. The new Ray Vander Laan DVD and discovery guide lessons are about walking with God in the desert. Today's study started in Genesis 1. "In the beginning..." How appropriate. I just smiled. Thank you God for being with us in the details. That is one thing I learned in 2010. Over and over God was in the details--as He always is, but I was more aware of it.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Fluffy Flamingo
Prior to the Christmas worship programs at church, Aunt Cindy buys the girls new outfits.
This year Lisa's was bought on the day of the performance just hours before it was to be worn.
We came home from school, and there it was in all it's pink glory.
Now--Lisa's favorite color's are blue and green, not pink.
She looked at it and was thankful, but....it was pink.
She said "It's cute, but I will look like a fluffy flamingo."
The End.
This year Lisa's was bought on the day of the performance just hours before it was to be worn.
We came home from school, and there it was in all it's pink glory.
Now--Lisa's favorite color's are blue and green, not pink.
She looked at it and was thankful, but....it was pink.
She said "It's cute, but I will look like a fluffy flamingo."
The End.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Small Group Christmas Fun
We had our small group over Saturday night for a fellowship/welcome Brandon home from Iraq/potluck dinner. It was so much fun to get together with everybody and also added a few "new" friends to our small group.
We will be starting a new study in January based on the book "Sacred Marriage" by Gary Thomas. Under the title it has written: "What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?"
Hmmm. Very interesting. How many times do I want to be happy and holiness is the furthest thing on my mind or it may be on my mind, but it sure is not in my actions?
A quote from the book: "Sacred Marriage doesn't tell how to build a better marriage--it shows how your marriage can help you deepen your relationship with God...everything about your marriage is filled with the potential for discovering and revealing Christ's character."
Hmmm. Very interesting. I get lots of opportunity to discover and to reveal Christ's character, but a lot of times I fail miserably and have to humble myself and keep on learning and growing. I love this book and highly recommend it and cannot wait for our small group to start discussing it.
Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of all of the fun we had. Or of all of the kids that were here. Or of all of the food that was brought over. Or the overwhelmed kitten who found great comfort in Crystal's arms.
Here is a picture of the new kitty "Snickers" in the Christmas tree.
She discovered she could climb.
She discovered that she can play with ornaments from inside the tree.
She didn't know she could do this the first week the tree was up, so I thought (rather naively I suppose) that maybe she didn't like trees inside the house and would not really take any interest in it.
Will the Christmas tree survive this season?
We will be starting a new study in January based on the book "Sacred Marriage" by Gary Thomas. Under the title it has written: "What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?"
Hmmm. Very interesting. How many times do I want to be happy and holiness is the furthest thing on my mind or it may be on my mind, but it sure is not in my actions?
A quote from the book: "Sacred Marriage doesn't tell how to build a better marriage--it shows how your marriage can help you deepen your relationship with God...everything about your marriage is filled with the potential for discovering and revealing Christ's character."
Hmmm. Very interesting. I get lots of opportunity to discover and to reveal Christ's character, but a lot of times I fail miserably and have to humble myself and keep on learning and growing. I love this book and highly recommend it and cannot wait for our small group to start discussing it.
Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of all of the fun we had. Or of all of the kids that were here. Or of all of the food that was brought over. Or the overwhelmed kitten who found great comfort in Crystal's arms.
Here is a picture of the new kitty "Snickers" in the Christmas tree.She discovered she could climb.
She discovered that she can play with ornaments from inside the tree.
She didn't know she could do this the first week the tree was up, so I thought (rather naively I suppose) that maybe she didn't like trees inside the house and would not really take any interest in it.
Will the Christmas tree survive this season?
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Song for Christmas: A Baby Changes Everything
Today at church Rachel, Heartsong and the praise team sang this Faith Hill song. It was beautiful. So we came home and I found the video they showed at church. This has a fellow singing it. But the meaning is all the same. Jesus came as a baby and changed everything.
Thank you Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
Thank you Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
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