Sunday, October 28, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
I am ready for the Rainbow........
We all go through seasons of "rain" in our lives. I have been going through not only rain, but killer thunderstorms. Some days it would just sprinkle, but some days, it rained so hard that I can't see my way through. God allows things to happen in our lives to get our attention. Sometimes, we wallow in our "rain" and that is what I was doing.........wallowing. What a word! Today, God has given me such a peace that I am through with the rain. That was yesterday. Today is a new day on a new page of a new chapter in my life. When old memories of the past present themselves, you can stop and cry and wallow, or you can smile and move on. I choose to smile and move on. Wallowing is a choice. I choose not to wallow anymore. I choose to move on. I will look at the rain differently now. The next time you see a rainbow after a thunderstorm, stop and thank God for that rainbow. Thank Him for the promise that He gave to us to never flood the earth.. Thank Him for never giving you more than you can handle.
I am ready for my rainbow........
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
I have been on an Alfred Hitchcock kick lately. I have watched Rear Window, Vertigo, and am still watching The Man Who Knew Too Much. I have taped Psycho and The Birds.
Bring The Rain - MercyMe
We all experience "rain" in our lives......but we know that at the end of the rain, comes the rainbow and the sunshine again....
In Hebrews, Jesus says........."Never will I leave you, Never will I forsake you"....
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
My Tank
Went to church tonight and learned some new things about myself. The minister talked about priorities in life. He talked about how we each have a tank. There are three lines on your tank. When it gets a little low to the first mark, we tend to get anxious or have an anxiety attack. When it gets to the second mark in reference to draining, we could have an emotional break down. When it gets really low, or to the third mark, we could possibly have a nervous breakdown. We have to identify what fills our tank and what drains our tank. What are the things in your life that fill your tank? Mine are acting silly with my kids, quilting, singing, helping others and special time with my friends. The things that drain my tank are working 2 jobs and not having any time off, and arguing with my kids. When we can prioritize our lives and only focus on what absolutely has to get done, then we can have balance in our lives and keep our tank full.
Sometimes God allows our tanks to get dangerously low to see what is really important in our lives and to fill it back up with His love and the things that really matter. He allows things to happen in our life to get our attention and to take our eyes off of us and to place them back on Him!
I needed that lesson.
Sometimes God allows our tanks to get dangerously low to see what is really important in our lives and to fill it back up with His love and the things that really matter. He allows things to happen in our life to get our attention and to take our eyes off of us and to place them back on Him!
I needed that lesson.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Saturday, October 06, 2007
The dog is barking at a what??????
Yes, we have a new friend in our back yard...........a SNAKE!!! I don't know what kind it was and didn't want to find out. The only good snake is a DEAD SNAKE.
Ok, I am no stinkin snake expert, but after looking on the internet, I think this looks like a RATTLESNAKE!!! Ok, now I think it was a copperhead!
Game Night
The kids and I had so much fun last night. We made individual pizzas with biscuits, ranch dressing, pre-cooked fajita chicken and cheese...And I had to make chocolate chip cookies. I bought the game, Life and they loved it. They even tolerated me listening to Frank Sinatra music while we played.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Monday, October 01, 2007
Daddy's Pipe.........
I have really had my Father on my mind alot. My brother and I have been talking about him a lot the last week. The weirdest thing has been happening to me. I wouldn't have believed it had it not happened to me personally. I can smell my Father's pipe every once in a while. I can be sitting in my house and I smell it. I can be driving in the car and smell it. I can be walking into a store and smell it. No one around me is smoking a pipe! I stop and ask anyone around me if they can smell it and they cannot. It is so very weird. I have not smelled that scent since I was a kid. It has a distinct scent. I feel such peace when I smell it. I feel like he is letting me know from Heaven that he is here with me during some things that I am going through.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Singing in the Rain
Tonight is girls night........Amy and I are watching "Singing in the Rain" and "Pride and Prejudice"
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Shopping for a Homecoming Dress.....
I spent 5 hours at the mall on Saturday with my beautiful daughter looking for a Homecoming Dress and thank goodness, we found one! I couldn't believe the prices of some of them! AHHHH.......we went with her friend and her Mother. It really was a lot of fun. She will be graduating before I know it, so I want every experience in High School to count. We ended up finding one at Macy's. It's lovely.........will show you later when she actually goes to Homecoming. You will just have to wait to see what it looks like and oh, I forgot.......I am the one that picked it out and she loved it.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Here Comes The Groom - 1951 Bing Crosby Jane Wyman
Johnny and I watched this movie this weekend. We both have been singing this song and can't get it out of our head. It was a wonderful movie!
Carol
We got a phone call about 4:00 in the morning Saturday that Carol had passed away. She was only 59 years old.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Mike Huckabee responds to evolution question
I do not consider myself to be very political at all, but this is something worth sharing!
Monday, September 03, 2007
Princess Diana
Hard to believe that it has been 10 years since her death. I remember being in total shock when I heard the news that she had passed away.
Labor Day - 2007
Today we went to my Mom and Step Dad's home at Lake Livingston. We had a great time. The kids looked at my great grandmother's stereograph. My Mom thinks that it is from the early to middle 1800's. This is the original one with the original cards to look at. The kids really enjoyed looking at it. Then my Step Dad brought the little truck thing that he built from his shop. He built it from the ground up. He is so smart. He could build anything! He used a lawn mower engine. The kids got the biggest kick out of it. It was a great day!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Chris Tomlin - Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)
Chris was interviewed on the radio this morning talking about this song.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me to the Moon Lyrics
I have really gotten into Frank Sinatra music lately. I picked out some of my favorite Sinatra songs..downloaded them and made my own CD.... This song reminds me of my Dad. He used to play it alot when I was growing up.
Friday, August 10, 2007
A Fun day with Friends
We went to some really dear friends home for lunch on Tuesday and then went to play miniature golf inside a cool place with black lights. It was a lot of fun!
Singing at the Astros Game
Our Choirs had the privilege of singing the National Anthem at the Astros Game on Monday, August 6th. This was our second year in a row to get to do this. What a total blast!!!
UNDERDOG - Trailer
took the kids and their friends to see this movie today. It was really cute. Then we went to lunch and to the pool........me and 4 teenagers.......had a blast!
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Friday, August 03, 2007
The Brady Bunch Kids Opening
Yes, I am still enjoying putting clips on of t.v. shows that I watched growing up in the 60's and 70's....
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Hairspray, Baby!
Went to see "Hairspray" this afternoon with some friends. We had such a blast. The movie was great then we went to Starbucks. I have the best friends in the world!!!!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Denver Montage
More Denver Mission Trip pictures...........We have the very best kids in our youth group and the very best leaders. Both of my kids went on this youth choir mission trip in June. On the way up, they stopped at the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. While in the Denver area, they held Vacation Bible Schools in two different churches. On the way back they stopped back in Oklahoma City and sang the National Anthem at the Oklahoma City Redhawks game. What an awesome experience for everyone. I remember the two big trips that I got to go on as a teenager in Albuquerque. One year, we went to San Diego for 2 weeks and one year we went to Durango for a week. I will never, ever forget those trips and I am thankful that my kids are making some wonderful memories as well.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Captain Kangaroo: Ping Pong Balls
Can't forget about Captain Kangaroo!!!.......In Albuquerque, we watched a local show called The Captain Billy show. Wish I could find a clip of that. Jeff and I got to go on the show as little bitty kids. I was about 4 and Jeff was 3. Can't remember why we were able to be on t.v......our parents must have known someone at the t.v. station.......
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Go Astros!!!!
Last night we got some awesome tickets to the Astros Game. We were the 6th row up from the Astros dug out. We could see perfectly and could have talked to the players if we wanted to. The family in front of us were L.A. Dodgers fans from California. The little guy in the Dodgers hat kept us entertained all night. The little boy sitting in his fathers lap did something really funny. A fly ball came our way and a college kid caught it and gave it to the little guy. The little boy threw it back to the players! It was priceless. They did get the ball back for him. Our youth group also went to the game last night. Dodgers won, but the game was really fun because we were able to sit so close.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
July Birthdays..........
July 19th was Charles birthday and July 20th was Amy's. Amy turned 15 at camp. We got Amy a digital camera and her brother bought her a Leeland CD.
The Flying Nun Tv Show Intro
Ok, maybe I am not quite through adding old t.v. shows that I watched as a kid....Wonder how old Sally Field was here????
Friday, July 20, 2007
The First Moonwalk - Complete and Original Version
38 years ago today.......I will never forget this day, because I was 6 years old and my brother was 5. We were running and playing and being loud through the house while my father was trying to watch this on the t.v. He begged us to be quiet and being 6 and 5 we didn't obey. He screamed at us and put his fist in the wall. He really didn't have a bad temper at all, but he knew that this was history in the making and we wouldn't be quiet so that is my memory of the first moonwalk and a fist shaped hole in our hall wall.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Get Smart
You just thought I was through posting old shows, didn't you? hee hee.....the car in the first scene..........my father had a car just like it....it was blue and white. I remember hiding in the back seat when I was four years old and then popping up when my Dad got half way to work......hee hee
Game Day......
Today I took Johnny to play pool, air hockey, ms. pacman and galaga. We had a blast. He beat me in pool and ms. pacman, but I kicked some booty in air hockey and galaga! I still got it!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Partridge Family - Brown Eyes (1972).
ok, so I am on a kick to post all of the old shows that I watched as a kid.....
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Houston Texans
This is Jason Simmons with the Houston Texans. He is number 22 and plays Safety/Cornerback for the Texans. He came to our VBS this week.
Butterfly
This butterfly was in my yard just now as I went out to get the mail. I put my finger down for it to crawl on. It tickled so I let go. Not too bad of a picture taken with my cell phone. Isn't it beautiful? It is one of the largest butterflies that I have seen.
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Thursday, July 05, 2007
4th of July 2007
We had a great day. We had a little parade in our neighborhood like we do every year. It rained pretty hard during this one, I am afraid. We met at the pool for hot dogs. Then we went to our church to see the Imperials in concert. They were incredible! I remember seeing the original Imperials in concert back in the 70's in Albuquerque. I still remembered all of the old songs! One of these pictures is of Amy and the lead singer, Shannon Smith. The kids got all of their autographs. Then we watched fireworks in the parking lot. It was a great day.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Truth or Consequences
Truth or Consequences is a spa city in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, and the county seat of Sierra CountyGR6. As of the 2000 census, the population was 7,289. It is commonly known within New Mexico as T or C.
Originally called "Hot Springs", it took the name of a popular radio program in 1950, when Truth or Consequences host Ralph Edwards announced that he would do the program from the first town that renamed itself after the show. Ralph Edwards came to the town during the first weekend of May for the next fifty years. This event was called the "Fiesta" and included a beauty contest, parade, and a stage show.
Jeff and I were born in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Funny but true story....
AMISH QUILTS -Clip from Feature Documentry
I got to go to an Amish community in Northern Indiana about 20 years ago. It was fascinating to me.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Youth on a Mission - pictures from India
The girl on the left is Candise. She is in our youth group also. I have known her since she was 2. Please pray for these young people as they minister to the people of India. Pray for their safety and great health. Thank you!
Friday, June 29, 2007
Evan Almighty trailer
Very funny movie........a couple of bad words, that I could have lived without...but really cute.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Pictures of France......
These pictures are from France. My cousin, Don and his wife Michelle went over to see their daughter, Taylor while she is studing French for a month. Enjoy!!!
Youth on a Mission - Russia and Ecuador
The first picture is of a group that went to Russia. The girl on the left is a sweet girl from our youth group, named Brittany.
This second picture is a group of youth in Equador. The girl in the blue shirt is a very dear friend, Lauren. They use drama to share with the people of Equador.
Please pray for these girls and their groups that God will use them to share His love to the different people of Russia and Ecuador. Please pray for their safety and for great health while they are there.........Thank you!!!!
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
Youth Choir
Kids got home Saturday evening around 5:00. They had such a great time. The night before, they got to sing the National Anthem at the Oklahoma City Red Hawks game! How cool!
Monday Night Madness
We had games in the gym last Monday, June 18th with the teenagers at church. Great kids!!!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Colorado update.....
The kids are doing just great! They held Vacation Bible School at two different churches. Amy was at one church helping with music, while Johnny was at another church helping with recreation. They said that the weather was just beautiful. Today is a play day at a really cool park in Breckenridge. Amy called me at lunch and said that she and a friend were on a ski lift. I told her that I have skiied at Breckenridge. Then she called me later and said that they took another lift to the top of the mountain and had to stay in a lodge and could not get back on the lift for a while because it was lightning.Sunday, June 17, 2007
Baby Matthew
This sweet baby is my great nephew...........Matthew.......don't you just want to kiss that sweet face???
Father's Day 2007
Today we celebrated Father's Day with Charles' parents, John and Juanita Russell. It was a great visit and a blessing to have him here on Father's day.
Mission Trip - Day 2
Saturday, the kids traveled from Oklahoma City to Denver. They had a great day of traveling. Amy took this picture with her cell phone of the mountains..
Our Music Minister is keeping pictures and videos of their trip updated on their own blog site:
http://www.sbcstudentchoir.blogspot.com
Will update more later. Please continue to pray for them.
Facing the Giants....
Watched this movie last night with my in-laws...........Probably the very best movie that I have ever seen in my life.......no kidding......so good, that I am going to put 2 movie clips.......You have to rent it...
Saturday, June 16, 2007
First day on the road
The kids made it safely to Oklahoma City yesterday afternoon. They toured the Oklahoma City bombing memorial. Both of my kids remembered it from when we took them there about 8 years ago. They ate at a restaurant on the canal in Bricktown and then took a water taxi ride. Please pray for them today (Saturday) as they travel about 12 hours to Denver. Please pray for great weather, safe roads and that everyone do fine in the high altitude when they arrive. Thank you so much! More updates later...........
Friday, June 15, 2007
Prayer request from Uganda.....
Just received this in an e-mail from very dear friends that are missionaries in Kampala, Uganda. Please take the time and pray for these requests.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Prayer Requets for June:
1. The children of Kampala, and all of Uganda, would
come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior at an early age.
2. That leaders in the local churches would come
forth in reaching out in different areas of Kampala in
evanglizing, preaching and teaching.
3. Out of the exisiting churches new churches will be
started.
4. That many in America will heed the Lord's call to
come to Uganda and work along side of Him.
5. For the International World Changers group of
students coming at the end of June, that they will be
used of God as they minister in Kampala.
5. Safety of the missionaries as they travel about
Uganda in their different ministries.
1. The children of Kampala, and all of Uganda, would
come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior at an early age.
2. That leaders in the local churches would come
forth in reaching out in different areas of Kampala in
evanglizing, preaching and teaching.
3. Out of the exisiting churches new churches will be
started.
4. That many in America will heed the Lord's call to
come to Uganda and work along side of Him.
5. For the International World Changers group of
students coming at the end of June, that they will be
used of God as they minister in Kampala.
5. Safety of the missionaries as they travel about
Uganda in their different ministries.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Planning a Reunion
I worked at a bank about 20 years ago and made some of the very best friends that I will ever have. We were a family. We played volleyball after work, went out together, laughed together and cried together. I took a different job in another department in the bank and then was transferred to Dallas. I had some wonderful career opportunities while I was there and ended up in management when I left to move back to Houston. A few days ago, I was playing on Google and decided to type in a few of those names to see what happened to them. I found one of my very best friends in Florida and another in Michigan. I started contacting people and now we are going to have a Gibraltar Reunion! Each person had kept in touch with a couple of people over these last 20 years and now we have a list of about 20 people that are invited. I am more excited about this reunion than I ever was about any of my high school reunions! I am going to put a book together with where everyone is now and what they have been doing and their fondest memories.............I just can't wait for September to get here.
Baby got burned....
Johnny got back from Middle School camp with one of the worst sunburns that I have ever seen! Of course he had sun screen, but did not reapply it. His eyelids were swollen when I picked him up Friday. He had such a great time, in spite of it. He played some awesome games, went swimming and went canoeing and saw an alligator!
Lazy Puppy
This is true laziness.......
While the rest of us were cleaning house on Saturday, my lazy dog, Spring takes a nap....
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Flicka
Watched this movie last night. It was great. I love horses. I have been horse back riding in New Mexico and Colorado when I was a teenager and it makes me want to go again.
I can't stand country music, but this song made me cry, because it made me think of my Dad. I was such a Daddy's girl and I really miss him.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Luau night
Tonight we had a Hawaiian Luau swim party for the kids from church. Still can't believe that we roasted an entire pig........Had about 30 middle and high school kids come. Had a blast.
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